loop 和 hoop

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loop
loop / luːp /
noun
1. a shape like a curve or circle made by a line curving right round and crossing itself
   环形；环状物；圆圈:
   The road went in a huge loop around the lake.
   那条路环湖绕了一个大圈。
2. a piece of rope, wire, etc. in the shape of a curve or circle
   (绳、电线等的)环,圈:
   He tied a loop of rope around his arm.
   他在手臂上用绳子系了一个圈。
   Make a loop in the string.
   在绳子上打个圈。
   a belt loop (= on trousers / pants, etc. for holding a belt in place)
   皮带襻
3. a strip of film or tape on which the pictures and sound are repeated continuously
   循环电影胶片；循环音像磁带:
   The film is on a loop.
   这部电影已制成循环音像磁带。
  (figurative) His mind kept turning in an endless loop.
   他思绪万千。
4. (computing 计) a set of instructions that is repeated again and again until a particular condition is satisfied
   循环；回路；(程序中)一套重复的指令
5. a complete circuit for electrical current
   环路；回线；回路
6. (BrE) a railway line or road that leaves the main track or road and then joins it again
   (铁道或公路的)环线
7. the Loop (US, informal)  the business centre of the US city of Chicago
   大环(指美国芝加哥市的商业中心)

▪ in the 'loop | out of the 'loop    (informal)  part of a group of people that is dealing with sth important; not part of this group
   属(处理要务的)圈内人士；圈外人士
▪ knock / throw sb for a 'loop
(NAmE, informal)
   to shock or surprise sb
   使震惊；使惊讶


verb[+adv. / prep.]
1. [VN] to form or bend sth into a loop
   使成环；使绕成圈:
   He looped the strap over his shoulder.
   他把带子绕了一个圈挎在肩上。
2. [V] to move in a way that makes the shape of a loop
   成环形运动:
   The river loops around the valley.
   那条河顺着山谷绕了个大弯儿。
   The ball looped high up in the air.
   球高高飞起,在空中画了一条弧线。
▪ ˌloop the 'loop
   to fly or make a plane fly in a circle going up and down
   (使飞机)翻跟头飞行


hoop
hoop / huːp /
noun
1. a large ring of plastic, wood or iron
   箍；环；圈:
   a barrel bound with iron hoops
   用铁箍箍紧的桶
   hoop earrings (= in the shape of a hoop )
   耳环
2. the ring that the players throw the ball through in the game of basketball in order to score points
   (篮球)篮圈；篮框:
   Let's shoot some hoops.
   我们投几下篮吧。
3. a large ring that was used as a children's toy in the past, or for animals or riders to jump through at a circus
   (旧时儿童玩的)大环子；(马戏团用的)大圈
4. = hula hoop
5. a small arch made of metal or plastic, put into the ground
   (两端埋在地里的)小铁弓,小塑料弓:
   croquet hoops
   槌球戏中的拱门
   Grow lettuces under plastic stretched over wire hoops.
   在铁弓撑起的塑料棚下种植生菜。

jump through 'hoops
   to do sth difficult or complicated in order to achieve sth
   (为达到目的而)经受磨难