English Dictionary

Hooverize

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈhuvɚaɪz/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞

(transitive, intransitive) To be economical in the use of a resource, particularly food.

日本語の意味

（特に食料などの）資源を節約する、経済的に使用する

During the winter months, our family learned to Hooverize meals to make our groceries last.

冬の間、私たち家族は食事を節約して食料品を長持ちさせることを学んだ。

意味（1）

(transitive, intransitive) To be economical in the use of a resource, particularly food.

The clean plate is the slogan of today, / And we this vital war-cry must obey, / And waste no single particle or crust / And save the scraps, for now we really must / Hooverize! / The empty garbage pail is now the rage, / And in this ‘war on waste’ which we must wage / To throw away an egg shell will be sin / So if, with great success, we are to win, / Hooverize! / Things must be canned which never were before, / We must have fruits and vegetables galore, / There must be lots of corn and beets and beans, / And to us all this warning simple means, / Hooverize! / Our soldiers must be fed in France and here, / To all of us our soldiers are most dear, / And we must ‘do our bit’ and help along, / And every one of us must sing the song, / Hooverize! / ‘Conserve your food supply and win the war,’ / All of you have read these words before, / But when you red them now remember you / Have got your ‘little bit’ cut out to do— / So Hooverize!

Hooverizes （ present singular third-person ）

Hooverizing （ participle present ）

Hooverized （ participle past ）

Hooverized （ past ）