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N-COUNT
（繩等形成的）圈，環
A loop is a curved or circular shape in something long, for example in a piece of string.
例句
Mrs. Morrell reached for a loop of garden hose.
莫雷爾太太伸手去拿繞成圈的花園澆水用的軟管。
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VERB
把（繩等）打成圈（或環）
If you loop something such as a piece of rope around an object, you tie a length of it in a loop around the object, for example in order to fasten it to the object.
例句
He looped the rope over the wood...
他把繩子繞到木頭上。
He wore the watch and chain looped round his neck like a medallion.
他將鏈表繞掛在脖子上，就像戴了一枚大獎章。
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VERB
打環；成圈
If something loops somewhere, it goes there in a circular direction that makes the shape of a loop.
例句
The enemy was looping around the south side...
敵人正從南側包抄過來。
The helicopter took off and headed north. Then it looped west, heading for the hills.
直升機起飛后向北飛行，接著又兜向西邊，朝山那邊飛去。
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PHRASE
屬于/不屬于圈內人士
If someone is in the loop, they are part of a group of people who make decisions about important things, or they know about these decisions. If they are out of the loop, they do not make or know about important decisions.
例句
I think that the vice president was in the loop...
我認為副總統是局內人。
These activists don't want to feel out of the loop.
這些活躍分子不想做局外人。