hoover

英 ['huːvə]
  • vi. 胡佛电动吸尘
  • n. 胡佛电动吸尘器
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1. Hoover 很广泛的一个姓氏,如曾经的美国总统“胡佛”,胡佛大坝。
Hoover 真空吸尘器

品牌名,来自其创始人W.H.Hoover.后该词小写用于真空吸尘器的代名词,读音也很好的吻合了吸尘器发出的声音。

Hoover
proprietary name for a make of vacuum cleaner (patented 1927); sometimes used generally for "vacuum cleaner." As a verb, meaning "to vacuum," from 1926, in the company’s advertising.
1. Hoover was building his reputation as a crime-buster.
胡佛作为罪犯克星的名头越来越响。

来自柯林斯例句

2. to hoover the carpet
用吸尘器清扫地毯

来自《权威词典》

3. I started with Hoover 26 years ago in sales and rose up through the ranks.
我26年前加入胡佛公司时做的是销售工作,后来级级攀升。

来自柯林斯例句

4. In 1929, President Herbert Hoover organized the federal Farm Board.
1929年, 赫伯特-胡佛总统组建了联邦农业委员会.

来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

5. The Republicans called it trickle - down when Hoover tried it.
胡佛尝试这个办法时,共和党人称之为“渗透效应”.

来自演讲部分