hoarding
/ˈhɔːdɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɔːrdɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhȯr-diŋ/ (ame, mw)
hoarding — noun
- hoardingsingular
- hoardingsplural
1. a huge flat sign, usually mounted high beside a road or on a building wall, wher
a huge flat sign, usually mounted high beside a road or on a building wall, where companies pay to display advertising posters.
A bright red hoarding for a new pizza chain stood beside the motorway near Manchester.
common pattern: a hoarding for [product/brand]
Nicholas drove past a giant hoarding showing a smiling family in a small electric car.
The local council voted to remove every hoarding from the historic high street.
Workers in orange vests were pasting a film poster onto the hoarding above the train station.
Ryo took a photo of a glowing hoarding in Piccadilly Circus to show his class.
- billboard
the standard American word for the same thing
- advertising board
more general; describes any sign carrying ads
文法句型
a hoarding for [product/event]
用法筆記
Mostly British usage; American English prefers 'billboard' for the same object.
常見錯誤
2. a tall wooden or metal wall built quickly around a construction site, to block p
a tall wooden or metal wall built quickly around a construction site, to block public view and keep people out while work is in progress.
Owen leaned against the blue hoarding to read the planning notice pinned to it.
collocation: lean against / behind the hoarding
Builders erected a tall wooden hoarding around the old cinema before demolition began.
collocation: erect / put up a hoarding around [site]
Children had drawn cartoon faces all over the hoarding beside Victoria Park.
A small gap in the hoarding let curious walkers see the half-built apartment block.
The hoarding was decorated with photos of how the finished hotel would look.
- construction fence
American English equivalent; more descriptive
- site barrier
broader term for any fence around a worksite
文法句型
a hoarding around [site/building]
用法筆記
Distinct from sense 1: this is a barrier with no advertising purpose, even though some hoardings later get posters glued onto them.
3. the behaviour of gathering up far more of something useful, such as food or mone
the behaviour of gathering up far more of something useful, such as food or money, than you currently need, and hiding it so others cannot use it.
Panic hoarding of toilet paper left supermarket shelves in Sydney completely empty.
common compound: panic hoarding
Élise told reporters that hoarding of fuel during the strike had pushed prices up.
pattern: hoarding of [resource]
The government warned that hoarding of medicine during the outbreak would harm sick patients.
Apinya hid bags of rice under her bed, a kind of quiet hoarding she felt ashamed of.
Wartime hoarding of sugar was treated as a serious crime in 1940s Britain.
- stockpiling
more neutral; can describe planned storage without negative tone
- amassing
formal; emphasises growing quantity rather than secrecy
- sharing
opposite behaviour: giving resources to others
文法句型
hoarding of [resource]
panic hoarding
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or group acting selfishly during shortage; distinguish from sense 4, which is a clinical disorder.
常見錯誤
4. a recognised mental health condition in which a person cannot throw away possess
a recognised mental health condition in which a person cannot throw away possessions, even broken or useless ones, and feels strong distress at the idea of getting rid of them.
Sivan's therapist diagnosed her with hoarding after years of refusing to clear her flat.
collocation: diagnosed with hoarding
Sade's brother struggled with hoarding and kept every empty jar from the past decade.
Compulsive hoarding is now treated as a separate disorder, not just a symptom of anxiety.
Severe hoarding can block doorways and make a home dangerous in a fire.
Doctors at the clinic in Toronto offered weekly support groups for families affected by hoarding.
- compulsive hoarding
fuller clinical name for the same condition
- hoarding disorder
official term used in modern psychiatric manuals
文法句型
compulsive hoarding
hoarding disorder
用法筆記
Often appears as 'hoarding disorder' or 'compulsive hoarding' in clinical writing; differs from sense 3 because the items have little or no real value.