Hoover

胡佛

发音

UK /ˈhuːvə(ɹ)/
US /ˈhuvɚ/

词形变化

Hoovers 复数 Hoovers Hoovered Hoovering Hoovers 三单 Hoovering 现在分词 Hoovered 过去式 Hoovered 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A vacuum cleaner of the Hoover brand.

  2. 2.

    Alternative letter-case form of hoover, irrespective of the brand.

v.
  1. 1.

    Alternative letter-case form of hoover.

name
  1. 1.

    An American surname from German (shared by several famous people including J. Edgar Hoover and Herbert Hoover).

    胡佛

  2. 2.

    A number of places in the United States:

    A city in Jefferson County and Shelby County, Alabama, incorporated in 1967 and named after William H. Hoover.

  3. 3.

    A number of places in the United States:

    An unincorporated community in Adams Township, Cass County, Indiana, named after founder Riley Hoover.

  4. 4.

    A number of places in the United States:

    An unincorporated community in Platte County, Missouri, named after merchant James Hoover.

  5. 5.

    A number of places in the United States:

    An unincorporated community in Garvin County, Oklahoma, named after physician Daniel H. Hoover.

  6. 6.

    A number of places in the United States:

    An unincorporated community in Butte County, South Dakota, named after cattleman John Hoover.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

vacuum vacuum cleaner
动词

同义词 2

vacuum vacuum-clean

上位词 2

clean make clean

相关短语

hoover up Hoover index Hoover hog Hoover hogs Hoover wagon Hoover wagons Hoover blanket Hoover blankets Hoover flag Hoover flags Hoover shoe Hoover bag Hoover shoes Hoover bags

词源

The surname is an anglicization of German Huber or Low German Hufer, originally designating a landowner or a prosperous small-scale farmer. The common noun and verb are taken from the brand name of one of the first vacuum cleaners (see hoover).

来源：wiktionary