| 释义 |
hoop1/hu:p/ n. & v.●n. 1 a circular band of metal, wood, etc., esp. for binding the staves of casks etc. or for forming part of a framework 箍；环；圈 2a a ring bowled along by a child (儿童滚着玩的)铁环，塑料环 b a large ring, usu. with paper stretched over it, for circus performers to jump through (马戏表演者钻的)大圈 3 esp. Brit. an arch of iron etc. through which the balls are hit in croquet [尤英]槌球戏中的拱门 4 hist. [史义]a a circle of flexible material for expanding a woman's petticoat or skirt (扩张妇女裙子的)裙环 b (in full 全称 hoop petticoat) a petticoat expanded with this 有裙环的衬裙 5a a band in contrasting colour on a sports shirt, jockey's cap, etc. (运动衣或骑士帽等上的)艳丽彩带 b Austral. colloq. a jockey [澳口]职业赛马骑师 ●v. tr. 1 bind with a hoop or hoops 箍 2 encircle with or as with a hoop 用箍环绕；包围 □ be put (or go) through the hoop (or hoops) undergo an ordeal 受苦难；经历磨难 [Old English hōp, from West Germanic] |