单词 | hoop |
释义 | hoop ![]() n. 1. A circular band of metal or wood put around a cask or barrel to bind the staves together. 2. A large wooden, plastic, or metal ring, especially one used as a plaything or for trained animals to jump through. 3. One of the lightweight circular supports for a hoop skirt. 4. A circular, ringlike earring. 5. One of a pair of circular frames, usually of wood or plastic, used to hold material taut for embroidery or similar needlework. 6. Basketball a. The basket. b. A field goal: hit a big hoop. c. also hoops The game of basketball. 7. Sports A croquet wicket. tr.v. hooped, hoop·ing, hoops Idiom: 1. To hold together or support with a hoop. 2. To encircle. jump/go through the hoop To undergo a rigorous trial or examination. [Middle English hop.] |
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