hoop
- IPA[huːp]
英式
- a circular band of metal, wood, or similar material, especially one used for binding the staves of barrels or forming part of a framework.；an earring in the form of a circular band of metal or other material
- bind or encircle with or as with hoops
noun: hoop, plural noun: hoops
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名詞
- 1. a circular band of metal, wood, or similar material, especially one used for binding the staves of barrels or forming part of a framework.
- ▪ an earring in the form of a circular band of metal or other material a pair of plain gold hoops
- ▪ (in the past) a toy in the form of a large circular band of wood, rolled along the ground with a stick.
- ▪ short for hula hoop
- ▪ a large ring for circus performers to jump through.
- ▪ historical a circle of flexible material used for expanding a woman's petticoat or skirt a woman in hoops and crinoline
- ▪ British a metal arch through which balls are hit in croquet.
- ▪ the round metal rim from which a basketball net is suspended by the official rules of the game, a basketball hoop must be 18 inches in diameter and 10 feet off the ground
- ▪ US informal the game of basketball Henry's father played hoops for Kansas
- 2. a horizontal band of a contrasting colour on a sports shirt or jockey's cap.
- ▪ Australian informal a jockey.
動詞
- 1. bind or encircle with or as with hoops a man was hooping a barrel
- a large hoop spun around the body by gyrating the hips, for play or exercise.
- spin a hula hoop around the body by gyrating the hips: two young women hula-hooped to the infectious rhythms of the music
Oxford American Dictionary
- a large hoop spun round the body by gyrating the hips, for play or exercise.
- spin a hula hoop round the body by gyrating the hips: two young women hula-hooped to the infectious rhythms of the music
Oxford Dictionary
- a petticoat expanded with hoops of flexible material.
Oxford American Dictionary
- flattened iron in long thin strips used for binding together the staves of casks or tubs.
Oxford Dictionary
- flattened iron in long thin strips used for binding together the staves of casks or tubs.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a skirt worn over a series of hoops that make it spread out.
Oxford American Dictionary
- extremely and obviously pleased, especially about a triumph or success: the team is cock-a-hoop at winning its first game of the season
Oxford American Dictionary
- extremely and obviously pleased, especially about an achievement: the team is cock-a-hoop at winning its first game of the season
Oxford Dictionary
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- a circular band of metal, wood, or similar material, especially one used for binding the staves ...
- bind or encircle with or as with hoops: a man was hooping a barrel
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