- Hoover1, Herbert (Clark) (1874-1964), American Republican statesman, 31st President of the US 1929-33. As President he was faced with the long-term problems of the Depression.胡佛, 赫伯特（·克拉克）（1874-1964, 美国共和党政治家, 第31任总统[1929-1933]; 任内遭遇美国经济大萧条的长期困扰）。
- Hoover2, J. Edgar (1895-1972), American lawyer and director of the FBI 1924-72; full name John Edgar Hoover. He reorganized the FBI into an efficient, scientific law-enforcement agency, but came under criticism for the organization's role during the McCarthy era.胡佛, J·埃德加（1895-1972, 美国律师, 1924-1972年任美国联邦调查局局长; 全名约翰·埃德加·胡佛, 他重组联邦调查局, 使之成为一个有效率、科学的执法机构, 但因在麦卡锡时代该组织所扮演的角色而受到批评）。
- Hoover3, William (Henry) (1849-1932), American industrialist. In 1908 he bought the patent of a lightweight electric cleaning machine and formed a company to manufacture it with great success. In 1910 the company was renamed Hoover.胡佛, 威廉（·亨利）（1849-1932, 美国工业家, 1908年购买了轻便电动吸尘器的专利并建立一个公司成功地生产该产品; 1910年该公司更名为胡佛公司）。
Brit. <英>
- trademark a vacuum cleaner, properly one made by the Hoover company〈商标〉（胡佛公司生产的）胡佛牌真空吸尘器。
(hoover)with obj.
1- clean (something) with a vacuum cleaner用真空吸尘器打扫：
he was hoovering the stairs.
他在给楼梯吸尘。
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hoover something up
suck something up with or as if with a vacuum cleaner（用或像用真空吸尘器）吸掉, 吸完：hoover up all the dust.
吸掉所有的灰尘。
词源
1920s: named after W. H. HOOVER3.