hoop
noun /huːp/
/huːp/
Idioms - a large ring of plastic, wood or iron
箍；环；圈 - The barrel was bound with three iron hoops.
那个桶用三个铁环箍住了。
- The barrel was bound with three iron hoops.
- enlarge image(also hoop earring)an earring in the shape of a ring
圈状耳环 - a pair of plain gold hoops
一对纯金环形耳环
- a pair of plain gold hoops
- enlarge imagethe ring that the players throw the ball through in the game of basketball in order to score points
（篮球）篮圈；篮筐 - Let's shoot some hoops.
我们投几下篮吧。
- Let's shoot some hoops.
- hoops[uncountable] (North American English, informal) the game of basketball
（篮球）篮圈；篮筐 - He played junior college hoops in California.
他在加州打大专篮球。
- He played junior college hoops in California.
- 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 - (also hula hoop, US English Hula-Hoop™)a large plastic ring that you move in a circle around the middle part of your body by moving your hips
呼啦圈 - 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 (= in the game of croquet)
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。
- croquet hoops (= in the game of croquet)
词源late Old English hōp, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoep.
Idioms
jump through hoops
- to do something difficult or complicated in order to achieve something
（为达到目的而）经受磨难 - You have to jump through so many hoops to get a job like this.
要得到这样一份工作，你必须经历许多困难。
- You have to jump through so many hoops to get a job like this.