英语词汇“hoard”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To hoard is to save something (or lots of things) for future use. Squirrels hoard nuts for the winter. Old ladies tend to hoard canned food and used plastic bags.

People have been using the word hoard for both "to hide" and "treasure" for centuries; as both a verb and as a noun. Some hoard valuables, such as money, jewelry, and family antiques. Others build up a hoard, or cache, of things that aren't worth money but are important to them — like comic books or match books.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

hoard / horde

To hoard is to squirrel stuff away, like gold bricks or candy wrappers. A horde is a crowd of people, usually, but it can also be a gang of mosquitoes, robots, or rabid zombie kittens.

If you gather all the info you can about hoard, and store it away for later, you'll find it comes from the word for "hidden treasure." When you hoard something, you are collecting lots of material, usually of value, in secret. You store these things in case you need them later. It's a noun and a verb. Hoarding canned goods and batteries before a hurricane is smart. Not throwing out that hoard of old playground equipment in your yard, not so smart. Here's some hoarding from the news:

American firms continue to hoard cash and overall bank deposits soar despite rock-bottom interest rates. (New York Times)

Clippings and advertisements for free samples were hoarded and quickly posted. (Lauren Ann Isaacson)

Every one is given at least one talent for use; not to hide and hoard away. (Louise Vescelius-Sheldon)

A horde, on the other hand, is a busy mob, like the one that chases Frankenstein's monster with torches. Hordes are often roving and mad. Horde is usually derogatory and should be use with care. Here are some hordes from the news:

In China, it means angry hordes parading victims wearing dunce caps through the streets before stringing them up in public squares. (Time)

As darkness fell, women illuminated by wood fires stirred vats of couscous and beef stew for the hordes of visitors. (New York Times)

The only reason people get these words confused is that they sound. Remember, there's an "a" in hoard and "gather." Horde is just a wild bunch of letters holding pitchforks.

WORD FAMILY

hoard: hoarded, hoarder, hoards+/hoarder: hoarders

USAGE EXAMPLES

Then withdraw with a thriller and some hoarded snacks as they bond intensely over how much they hate you.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

Companies prefer to put money in the pockets of shareholders or to hoard cash rather than to raise wages or invest.

Salon(Dec 24, 2016)

He says the closure is needed to thwart smugglers who hoard bolivars in Colombia.

Seattle Times(Dec 16, 2016)

1n a secret store of valuables or money

Syn|Hyper

cache, stash

fund, stock, store

a supply of something available for future use

2v get or gather together

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

accumulate, amass, collect, compile, pile up, roll up

run up

pile up (debts or scores)

corral

collect or gather

collect, pull in

get or bring together

come up, scrape, scrape up, scratch

gather (money or other resources) together over time

chunk, lump

put together indiscriminately

bale

make into a bale

catch

take in and retain

fund

accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability

fund

place or store up in a fund for accumulation

archive, file away

put into an archive

nickel-and-dime

accumulate gradually

beat up, drum up, rally

gather

hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store

keep or lay aside for future use

3v save up as for future use

Syn|Hyper

cache, hive up, lay away, squirrel away, stash

lay aside, save, save up

accumulate money for future use

单词	hoard
释义	hoard (once / 1338 pages) nv To hoard is to save something (or lots of things) for future use. Squirrels hoard nuts for the winter. Old ladies tend to hoard canned food and used plastic bags. People have been using the word hoard for both "to hide" and "treasure" for centuries; as both a verb and as a noun. Some hoard valuables, such as money, jewelry, and family antiques. Others build up a hoard, or cache, of things that aren't worth money but are important to them — like comic books or match books. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS hoard / horde To hoard is to squirrel stuff away, like gold bricks or candy wrappers. A horde is a crowd of people, usually, but it can also be a gang of mosquitoes, robots, or rabid zombie kittens. If you gather all the info you can about hoard, and store it away for later, you'll find it comes from the word for "hidden treasure." When you hoard something, you are collecting lots of material, usually of value, in secret. You store these things in case you need them later. It's a noun and a verb. Hoarding canned goods and batteries before a hurricane is smart. Not throwing out that hoard of old playground equipment in your yard, not so smart. Here's some hoarding from the news: American firms continue to hoard cash and overall bank deposits soar despite rock-bottom interest rates. (New York Times) Clippings and advertisements for free samples were hoarded and quickly posted. (Lauren Ann Isaacson) Every one is given at least one talent for use; not to hide and hoard away. (Louise Vescelius-Sheldon) A horde, on the other hand, is a busy mob, like the one that chases Frankenstein's monster with torches. Hordes are often roving and mad. Horde is usually derogatory and should be use with care. Here are some hordes from the news: In China, it means angry hordes parading victims wearing dunce caps through the streets before stringing them up in public squares. (Time) As darkness fell, women illuminated by wood fires stirred vats of couscous and beef stew for the hordes of visitors. (New York Times) The only reason people get these words confused is that they sound. Remember, there's an "a" in hoard and "gather." Horde is just a wild bunch of letters holding pitchforks. WORD FAMILY hoard: hoarded, hoarder, hoards+/hoarder: hoarders USAGE EXAMPLES Then withdraw with a thriller and some hoarded snacks as they bond intensely over how much they hate you. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Companies prefer to put money in the pockets of shareholders or to hoard cash rather than to raise wages or invest. Salon(Dec 24, 2016) He says the closure is needed to thwart smugglers who hoard bolivars in Colombia. Seattle Times(Dec 16, 2016) 1n a secret store of valuables or money Syn\|Hyper cache, stash fund, stock, store a supply of something available for future use 2v get or gather together Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper accumulate, amass, collect, compile, pile up, roll up run up pile up (debts or scores) corral collect or gather collect, pull in get or bring together come up, scrape, scrape up, scratch gather (money or other resources) together over time chunk, lump put together indiscriminately bale make into a bale catch take in and retain fund accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability fund place or store up in a fund for accumulation archive, file away put into an archive nickel-and-dime accumulate gradually beat up, drum up, rally gather hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store keep or lay aside for future use 3v save up as for future use Syn\|Hyper cache, hive up, lay away, squirrel away, stash lay aside, save, save up accumulate money for future use
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