"squirrel away" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 偷偷儲藏
• 祕密存放

Definition

把某物（尤其是錢或物品）偷偷存起來，以備將來使用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語且稍帶俏皮語氣，通常用於錢財，但亦可指任何被祕密存放的資源。有偷偷放起來的含義，如同松鼠藏堅果。不用於正式存錢於銀行的情景。

Examples

He likes to squirrel away coins in a jar.

他喜歡把硬幣**偷偷儲藏**在罐子裡。

She squirreled away some snacks for later.

她為以後**偷偷藏起**了一些零食。

Many people squirrel away money for emergencies.

許多人**偷偷存**錢以備不時之需。

He’s been squirreling away cash in his sock drawer for years.

多年來他一直在襪子抽屜裡**偷偷存**現金。

If you squirrel away a little each month, it really adds up.

如果你每個月都**偷偷存**一點，積少成多。

Whenever he got extra food, he would squirrel it away for winter.

每當他有多餘的食物時，他就會**偷偷儲藏**起來，留到冬天。