单词 | loop |
释义 | loop 1 ![]() n. 1. a. A length of line, thread, ribbon, or other thin material that is curved or doubled over making an opening. b. The opening formed by such a doubled line. 2. Something having a shape, order, or path of motion that is circular or curved over on itself. 3. Electricity A closed circuit. 4. Computers A sequence of instructions that repeats either a specified number of times or until a particular condition is met. 5. A loop-shaped intrauterine device. 6. A flight maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane with the lateral axis of the aircraft remaining horizontal. 7. A segment of film or magnetic tape whose ends are joined, making a strip that can be continuously replayed. 8. Sports See league1. v. looped, loop·ing, loops v.tr. 1. To form into a loop. 2. To fasten, join, or encircle with loops or a loop. 3. To fly (an aircraft) in a loop. 4. To move in a loop or an arc. 5. Electricity To join (conductors) so as to complete a circuit. 6. To add or substitute (words) in a film by altering the soundtrack. v.intr. Phrasal Verb: 1. To form a loop. 2. To move in a loop: "The couple looped constantly around the international social circuit" (Walter Isaacson). 3. To make a loop in an aircraft. loop in Idioms: To provide up-to-date information; inform: She sent an email to loop in the staff about policy changes. Before proceeding with my plan, I looped my colleagues in. in the loop Part of a group that is kept up-to-date with information about something: knew about the merger because she's in the loop. knock/throw for a loop Slang To surprise tremendously; astonish. out of the loop Not part of a group that is kept up-to-date with information about something. [Middle English loupe, probably from Middle Irish lúb (perhaps influenced by Middle English lep, basket).] |
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