hoarding
noun /ˈhɔːdɪŋ/
/ˈhɔːrdɪŋ/
- (British English) (also billboard North American English, British English)[countable] a large board on the outside of a building or at the side of the road, used for displaying advertisements
大幅广告牌 - advertising hoardings
大幅大幅的广告牌
- advertising hoardings
- [countable] (British English) a temporary fence made of boards that is placed around an area of land until a building has been built
（建筑工地用木板搭起的）临时围栏 - [uncountable] the act of collecting and keeping large amounts of food, money, etc., often secretly
贮存；聚藏；（尤指）秘藏 - Consumer hoarding of limited goods, such as gasoline and paper, is creating shortages in stores.
消费者囤积有限的商品，如汽油和纸张，造成商店短缺。
- Consumer hoarding of limited goods, such as gasoline and paper, is creating shortages in stores.
词源early 19th cent.: from obsolete hoard in the same sense (probably based on Old French hourd; related to hurdle) + -ing.