hoover
hoover — 名詞
1. a machine that cleans floors and carpets by sucking up dust and dirt through a h
吸塵器
一種用吸力清潔地板、地毯的家電
a machine that cleans floors and carpets by sucking up dust and dirt through a hose or tube; originally a brand name (Hoover), now used in everyday British English as the general name for any such cleaning appliance.
Jenna borrowed a hoover from her neighbour after the carpet got muddy.
Jenna 的地毯弄髒後，向鄰居借了一台吸塵器。
genericized trademark: a hoover = any vacuum cleaner
The old hoover in the cupboard still worked well after fifteen years.
櫥櫃裡那台舊吸塵器用了十五年仍然運作良好。
Ezra bought a lightweight cordless hoover for quick daily cleaning.
Ezra 買了一台輕巧的無線吸塵器，方便每天快速打掃。
The hoover bag was full, so Mauricio emptied it before continuing.
吸塵器集塵袋滿了，Mauricio 先清空後才繼續使用。
Aoi borrowed her flatmate's hoover to clean the car interior.
Aoi 向室友借了吸塵器來清理車內。
- vacuum cleaner
the standard American English term; also used formally in British English
- vacuum
shortened form common in American English; also used informally in British English
文法句型
a hoover
the hoover
用法筆記
In British English, 'hoover' is used as a common noun for any vacuum cleaner, even those made by other brands. In American English, the generic term is 'vacuum cleaner' or simply 'vacuum'.
2. a city in central Alabama, United States, named after William Henry Hoover, the
胡佛市
美國阿拉巴馬州中部的城市
a city in central Alabama, United States, named after William Henry Hoover, the founder of the Hoover Company that made vacuum cleaners.
The Okonkwo family moved to Hoover for the good schools and quiet streets.
Okonkwo 一家為了良好的學區和安靜的街道搬到了胡佛市。
Hoover was ranked among the safest cities in the state of Alabama.
胡佛市被評為阿拉巴馬州最安全的城市之一。
proper noun: city name, no article
Mateo works at a tech company that opened an office in Hoover last year.
Mateo 在一家科技公司工作，該公司去年在胡佛市設立了辦公室。
The high school football team from Hoover won the state championship again.
胡佛市高中的美式足球隊再次贏得了州冠軍。
用法筆記
This is a place name and always appears capitalized as 'Hoover'. It refers specifically to the city in Shelby and Jefferson counties, Alabama.
3. Herbert Clark Hoover (1874–1964), the 31st president of the United States, who s
胡佛總統
美國第31任總統（1929–1933）
Herbert Clark Hoover (1874–1964), the 31st president of the United States, who served from 1929 to 1933 during the early years of the Great Depression.
Herbert Hoover was president when the stock market crashed in October 1929.
1929年股市崩盤時，Herbert Hoover 擔任美國總統。
historical figure: full name + title
The Hoover Dam on the Colorado River was named after President Herbert Hoover.
科羅拉多河上的胡佛水壩是以 Herbert Hoover 總統命名的。
Herbert Hoover's reputation suffered badly during the Great Depression years.
Herbert Hoover 在大蕭條期間聲望受到嚴重打擊。
Scholars still debate whether Hoover's policies deepened the economic crisis.
學者們仍在辯論 Hoover 的政策是否加劇了經濟危機。
4. J(ohn) Edgar Hoover (1895–1972), an American government official who served as t
FBI胡佛
美國FBI首任局長（1924–72）
J(ohn) Edgar Hoover (1895–1972), an American government official who served as the first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for nearly 48 years, from 1924 to 1972.
J. Edgar Hoover built the FBI into a powerful national investigative agency.
J. Edgar Hoover 將 FBI 打造成一個強大的全國調查機構。
historical figure: abbreviated name + title
The FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., is named the J. Edgar Hoover Building.
位於華盛頓特區的 FBI 總部大樓命名為 J. Edgar Hoover Building。
J. Edgar Hoover served as FBI director under eight different U.S. presidents.
J. Edgar Hoover 在八位不同美國總統任內擔任 FBI 局長。
The J. Edgar Hoover Building stands on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington.
J. Edgar Hoover Building 位於華盛頓的 Pennsylvania Avenue 上。
hoover — 動詞
1. to clean a floor, carpet, rug, or piece of furniture by using a vacuum cleaner t
用吸塵器清潔
用吸塵器吸除灰塵、清理地板或地毯
to clean a floor, carpet, rug, or piece of furniture by using a vacuum cleaner to suck up dust, dirt, and small pieces of waste.
Élise hoovered the living-room carpet before the dinner guests arrived.
Élise 在晚餐客人到來之前用吸塵器清潔了客廳的地毯。
transitive: hoover + object (carpet)
I must hoover the stairs — the cat has left fur all over them.
我必須用吸塵器清潔樓梯——貓把毛弄得滿階梯都是。
Quan hoovered under the sofa cushions and found a lost earring.
Quan 用吸塵器清理了沙發墊底下，結果找到一隻遺失的耳環。
Roya said she would hoover while Tunde cleaned the kitchen windows.
Roya 說她會用吸塵器打掃，而 Tunde 負責擦廚房窗戶。
文法句型
hoover + noun phrase
hoover (no object)
用法筆記
This verb is chiefly British English. In American English the equivalent verb is 'vacuum'. The past tense and past participle are 'hoovered' (regular verb). It can be used both transitively ('hoover the floor') and intransitively ('I need to hoover').