hoopvi. whoop,cry out in wonder,shout with aston-ishment高叫，驚叫。
△H.V.2.2.106: “As two yoke-devils sworn to either’s purpose./ Working so grosslyin a natural cause / That admiration did not hoop atthem；” i.e. Working so obviously for a purpose sonatural to them that they aroused no outcry of aston-ishment. 就像套在一只軛上、發(fā)誓合作的兩個魔鬼，公然為一個不言而喻的共同目的而工作，因此“驚奇”也就不必向它們大喊大叫。 hoop[hu:p]n.環(huán)箍，環(huán)，圈v.環(huán)繞，加箍
◇put sb. through the hoops經(jīng)受磨煉
‖ hoop skirt有裙環(huán)的女裙
hooping n.環(huán)箍
hoopman n.籃球運動員
hoopster[?hu:pst?(r)]n.籃球運動員 |