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单词 hoopla
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Definition of hoopla in English:

hoopla

nounˈhuːplɑː
  • 1British A game in which rings are thrown from behind a line in an attempt to encircle one of several prizes.

    〈英〉投环套物游戏

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There were lots of stalls and games, including darts, skittles and a hoopla.
    • The event, on July 3 from 11 am - 4.30 pm, is to be an old-fashioned fair, with coconut shies and hooplas rather than more modern games.
    • Stalls include work stall, country produce, cake stall, white elephant, books, hoopla and teas.
    • The crowds were entertained by an array of stalls and games, including the traditional hoopla and lucky dip.
    • The children were so busy enjoying themselves at the pool that the caricature, hoopla, wheel of fortune, and other stalls wore a deserted look.
  • 2North American informal mass noun Unnecessary fuss surrounding something.

    〈非正式〉喧嚣,喧闹

    I really didn't know what the hoopla was all about
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As usual, I'm more interested in observing the media coverage and surrounding hoopla than the actual sporting event.
    • The race, which generated a donation of 1 million cans of soup for charity, was part of the silliness that accompanies Super Bowl hoopla.
    • To avoid all this hoopla, why not level with him?
    • And new DVD releases are accompanied with an unending amount of excitement and marketing-driven hoopla.
    • The hype and hoopla generated by the event did not excite everyone.
    • When I finally saw the film, after over a year of hoopla surrounding it, its director, and the director's father, I found it to be a wholly unremarkable film.
    • In an industry filled with as much hype and hoopla as the dotcom world in its heyday, Biogen is a company with products, revenues, profits, and prospects.
    • There's a lot of hoopla, a lot of excitement at the beginning.
    • In light of all this hoopla, one of my readers wrote me asking who might have leaked this memo.
    • I dislike the game but I do have fond memories of all the high school hoopla that attends the sport.
    • All this hoopla surrounding one ugly little creature is a clear case of much ado about the wrong thing.
    • Don't anticipate the same media hoopla that surrounded the events of two weeks ago.
    • The hoopla surrounding a wedding can be pretty distracting for a while, but eventually you will get home from the honeymoon and reality will be waiting for you.
    • Ralph Nader announced his latest run for the presidency, amid press hoopla.
    • When asked about the recent hoopla surrounding gay marriage, he barely musters enough interest to dismiss the conversation.
    • She comes across as an empty-headed, weak woman in all this hoopla over her book.
    • The hype and hoopla surrounding the film did not really wind up with its release, it only increased curiosity about ‘Baba’.
    • Take a look at where we ended up after all that site-search hoopla: right at the very spot where our journey for a more progressive future had begun.
    • That's a lot of high-profile hoopla for a record that's essentially a chronicle of economic and emotional poverty.
    • I've never enjoyed the end-of-the-year hoopla that surrounds December 31, but I do like welcoming in the new year.
    Synonyms
    disturbance, racket, uproar, tumult, ruckus, clamour, brouhaha, furore, hue and cry, palaver, fuss, stir, to-do, storm, maelstrom, melee

Definition of hoopla in US English:

hoopla

noun
  • 1North American informal Excitement surrounding an event or situation, especially when considered to be unnecessary fuss.

    the hoopla and ceremony of international competition
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In an industry filled with as much hype and hoopla as the dotcom world in its heyday, Biogen is a company with products, revenues, profits, and prospects.
    • The hype and hoopla surrounding the film did not really wind up with its release, it only increased curiosity about ‘Baba’.
    • I've never enjoyed the end-of-the-year hoopla that surrounds December 31, but I do like welcoming in the new year.
    • In light of all this hoopla, one of my readers wrote me asking who might have leaked this memo.
    • There's a lot of hoopla, a lot of excitement at the beginning.
    • When asked about the recent hoopla surrounding gay marriage, he barely musters enough interest to dismiss the conversation.
    • Take a look at where we ended up after all that site-search hoopla: right at the very spot where our journey for a more progressive future had begun.
    • Ralph Nader announced his latest run for the presidency, amid press hoopla.
    • The race, which generated a donation of 1 million cans of soup for charity, was part of the silliness that accompanies Super Bowl hoopla.
    • I dislike the game but I do have fond memories of all the high school hoopla that attends the sport.
    • That's a lot of high-profile hoopla for a record that's essentially a chronicle of economic and emotional poverty.
    • The hoopla surrounding a wedding can be pretty distracting for a while, but eventually you will get home from the honeymoon and reality will be waiting for you.
    • She comes across as an empty-headed, weak woman in all this hoopla over her book.
    • All this hoopla surrounding one ugly little creature is a clear case of much ado about the wrong thing.
    • When I finally saw the film, after over a year of hoopla surrounding it, its director, and the director's father, I found it to be a wholly unremarkable film.
    • And new DVD releases are accompanied with an unending amount of excitement and marketing-driven hoopla.
    • To avoid all this hoopla, why not level with him?
    • The hype and hoopla generated by the event did not excite everyone.
    • Don't anticipate the same media hoopla that surrounded the events of two weeks ago.
    • As usual, I'm more interested in observing the media coverage and surrounding hoopla than the actual sporting event.
    Synonyms
    disturbance, racket, uproar, tumult, ruckus, clamour, brouhaha, furore, hue and cry, palaver, fuss, stir, to-do, storm, maelstrom, melee
  • 2British A game in which rings are thrown from behind a line in an attempt to encircle one of several prizes.

    〈英〉投环套物游戏

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The crowds were entertained by an array of stalls and games, including the traditional hoopla and lucky dip.
    • The children were so busy enjoying themselves at the pool that the caricature, hoopla, wheel of fortune, and other stalls wore a deserted look.
    • There were lots of stalls and games, including darts, skittles and a hoopla.
    • The event, on July 3 from 11 am - 4.30 pm, is to be an old-fashioned fair, with coconut shies and hooplas rather than more modern games.
    • Stalls include work stall, country produce, cake stall, white elephant, books, hoopla and teas.
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