- hoard (of something)
a collection of money, food, valuable objects, etc., especially one that somebody keeps in a secret place so that other people will not find or steal it (钱、食物、贵重物品等的)贮存,聚藏;(尤指)秘藏 They dug up a hoard of Roman coins. 他们挖出一批秘藏的古罗马硬币。
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyc1He controls a cash hoard of some $1 billion. 他掌握大约 10 亿美元的现金储备。 a vast hoard of treasure 一大批财宝 her secret hoard of food 她秘密贮备的食物 one of the biggest hoards of Roman coins ever found 迄今为止所发现的最大一批秘藏的古罗马硬币 Police have uncovered a hoard of stolen goods which may help to trace the fugitives. 警方发现了一批或可以帮助追查逃犯的失窃物品。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- large
- major
- …
- in hoards
- hoard of
Word OriginOld English hord (noun), hordian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German Hort (noun), horten (verb).