English Dictionary

hoover up

動詞

口語 他動詞 自動詞 慣用表現 比喩的用法

(transitive, colloquial) To suck (something) into a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand / (intransitive, colloquial) To do the vacuuming

日本語の意味

（掃除機で）汚れやごみなどを吸い取る、掃除を徹底的に行うことを示す（口語表現）。 / （自動車・口語的に）真空掃除機のように、物を吸い込む・取り込む行為を意味する

Could you hoover up the cereal that spilled under the table?

テーブルの下にこぼれたシリアルを掃除機で吸い取ってくれませんか？

意味（1）

(transitive, colloquial) To suck (something) into a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand

Don't worry about the mess on the carpet - I'll hoover it up later.

意味（2）

(intransitive, colloquial) To do the vacuuming

I'll hoover up after I've finished washing the dishes.

意味（3）

(colloquial, idiomatic) To eat (food) quickly, especially by taking it into the mouth directly from the plate rather than using cutlery.

意味（4）

(transitive, colloquial, figuratively) To avidly absorb something as if by a vacuum cleaner.

[…] a deputy governor of China’s central bank pointed out that China no longer hoovers up dollar reserves with its past abandon.

hoovers up （ present singular third-person ）

hoovering up （ participle present ）

hoovered up （ participle past ）

hoovered up （ past ）