| 词汇 | squirrel away |
| 释义 | Phr V squirrel away squirrels, squirrelling, squirrelled American & Australian also squirreling, squirreled squirrel away sth or squirrel sth away mainly American to put something {esp. money} in a secret place so that you can use it laterHe's busy squirreling money away for his retirement.She'd squirreled away the chocolates to eat later. squirrel away verb to hide something; to conceal something for later use; to store something away. Like the squirrel and his nuts UK, 1977squirrel away sth • squirrel sth away to save something and put it in a safe or secret place so that you can use it at a later time: Hasselhof had several million dollars squirreled away in Swiss bank accounts. I took the candy and squirreled it away in my bedroom.■ SIMILAR TO: hoard squirrel awayTo hide, reserve, or hoard something for future use. A noun or pronoun can be used between "squirrel" and "away." I've been squirreling away a little bit of money each so that I can afford a trip to Spain next summer. It turns out she'd been squirreling office supplies away in the filing cabinet near her desk. The company has been accused of squirreling away huge amounts of customers' data, which it then implemented into its advertising algorithms across its various platforms. squirrel something awayFig. to hide something or store something in the way that a squirrel stores nuts for use in the winter. I squirreled a little money away for an occasion such as this. Liz squirreled away a lot of money while she was working. squirrel awayHide or store, as in She squirreled away her savings in at least four different banks. This expression alludes to the squirrel's habit of hiding nuts and acorns in the ground. [First half of 1900s] squirrel awayv. To hide or store something: They have been squirreling away money in an offshore bank account. The children were squirreling candy away in their rooms. squirrel something away tv. to hide something in reserve. Here is some food. I squirreled it away in my suitcase. |
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