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"hoover up" in Chinese (Simplified)

大量获取吸收团购

Definition

指大量地获取、收集或购买某物,通常指动作迅速且带有抢购的意味。原本源自吸尘器的用法,现在常用于指搜集资源或信息。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多见于英式英语的非正式场合。可指“吸尘”,但更常指迅速或大量获取、采购、整合,如“hoover up data(收集数据)”、“hoover up profits(攫取利润)”。美式英语通常用“scoop up”或“snap up”。

Examples

The company hoovered up all the small businesses in the area.

那家公司**收购了**该地区所有小企业。

We need to hoover up the data before the end of the week.

我们需要在本周结束前**收集**所有数据。

They quickly hoovered up the remaining tickets for the concert.

他们很快就**抢购了**音乐会剩下的票。

Investors tried to hoover up property before prices went up.

投资者在房价上涨前**大量购入**房产。

He just sits there and hoovers up all the snacks at every party.

他每次聚会都只坐着,把所有小吃**一扫而空**。

The app is designed to hoover up your personal information.

这个应用被设计为**收集**你的个人信息。