Word · Frequency #11838
hoop
箍；用箍固定
To bind or fasten something using a hoop.
- 1.
To bind or fasten using a hoop.
用箍绑住或固定
- 2.
To clasp; to encircle; to surround.
环抱；包围；围绕
环绕；围住；用箍绑住或固定；环抱；包围；围绕；加箍于；包围
In use
The cooper hooped the barrel tightly to prevent leaks.
They hooped the wooden crate with metal bands for extra strength.
The crowd hooped the performer, creating a tight circle around him.
Verb forms
base hoop · third person hoops · -ing hooping · past hooped · past participle hooped
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为hooped。
Connections
Collocations
- hoop a barrel
- 给木桶上箍
- The cooper hooped the barrel with steel bands.制桶匠用钢箍给木桶上了箍。
- hoop a wheel
- 给车轮装铁箍
- Before rubber tires, blacksmiths would hoop the wooden wheels.在橡胶轮胎出现之前，铁匠会给木轮装上铁箍。
- hooped with iron
- 用铁箍箍着的
- The old chest was hooped with iron to protect it from breakage.旧箱子用铁箍箍着以防破裂。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 hoop 想成呼啦圈(hula hoop)：动词就是像用圈把东西箍住、围起来。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：barrel-making / cooperage、literary prose 作为动词时，hoop 通常用于技术性制作语境（如用箍固定木桶），也较常见于书面描写表示“环绕、围住”；日常口语中较少单独使用。整体偏正式，正式程度会随具体语境有所不同。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that genuinely rhyme with hoop all end with the sound /uːp/: loop, scoop, soup, and group. Note that soup and group are spelled -oup but pronounced the same. Be careful with the lookalikes hope /hoʊp/ and hop /hɒp/: despite similar spellings, they have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme with hoop.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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