hoops
n. 箍( hoop的名词复数 ); (篮球)篮圈; (旧时儿童玩的)大环子; (两端埋在地里的)小铁弓
A hoop is a large ring made of wood, metal, or plastic.
In croquet, the hoops are the small metal arches which players hit the ball through.
A basketball hoop is the ring that players try to throw the ball into in order to score points for their team.
If someone makes you jump through hoops, they make you do lots of difficult or boring things in order to please them or achieve something.
He had the duty receptionist almost jumping through hoops for him. But to no avail.
值班的接待员几乎为他费尽了力气,但还是没用。
1. a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop
a barrel bound with iron hoops
用铁箍箍紧的桶
He had the duty receptionist almost jumping through hoops for him. But to no avail.
值班的接待员几乎为他费尽了力气,但还是没用。
Hoops in Paris were wider this season and skirts were shorter.
在巴黎,这个季节的裙圈比较宽大,裙裾却短一些.
She rose and jerked her hoops into place.
她站起身来,整了整裙腰.
The child's hoops kept her parents awake all night.
孩子的咳嗽声使她父母彻夜未眠.