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词汇 loop-the-loop
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loop the loop


idiom
to fly in the shape of a loop in the sky盘旋,绕圈飞行
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loop the loop
verb[ I ]
(alsoloop-the-loop)uk /ˌluːp ðə ˈluːp/ us /ˌluːp ðə ˈluːp/(US alsoloop-de-loop)

loop the loop verb[I] (MOVE IN CIRCLE)


to move in the shape of a vertical circle, for example in a plane or on a rollercoaster (= a ride in an amusement park, that goes up and down very steep slopes and around very sudden bends):
He decided to learn to fly, and before too long he was looping the loop high over Texas.
On this ride, you loop-the-loop seven times.
The male birds perform aerobatics, looping the loop and spinning through 360 degrees.
US"Hold on, we're gonna loop-de-loop now," he said.
informal
(of someone's heart) to seem to make a big sudden movement because of a strong feeling:
Mary's heart looped the loop when Tom asked her out to dinner.
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aerial bombardment
aerobatic
aerobatics
aerodynamically
aeronautic
aeronautical
aerospace
aircraft
airline
fly-by-wire
flyable
flyby
flyer
glide path
holding pattern
hypersonic
pancake landing
pressurize
stack
tailspin

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Carnival, fairground & circus
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loop the loop
noun[ C ]
(alsoloop-the-loop)uk /ˌluːp ðə ˈluːp/ us /ˌluːp ðə ˈluːp/(US alsoloop-de-loop)
a movement in the shape of a vertical circle, for example by a plane or a rollercoaster(= a ride in an amusement park, that goes up and down very steep slopes and around very sudden bends):
do a loop-the-loopAs we looked up, the plane started doing a loop-the-loop.
A large tornado appears to be doing a loop the loop and is moving south west.
Katherine Stinson was the first woman in the world to perform the loop-the-loop, in 1915.
USBirds were doing loop-de-loops in the sky.
the feeling of your heart seeming to make a sudden big movement because of a strong feeling:
do a loop-the-loopHe makes my heart do a loop-the-loop every time I see him.
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chopper
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jumbo jet
microlight
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UAV
ultralight

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Carnival, fairground & circus
Strong feelings
loop the loop
adjective
(alsoloop-the-loop)uk /ˌluːp ðə ˈluːp/ us /ˌluːp ðə ˈluːp/

loop the loop adjective (CIRCULAR)


A loop-the-loop rollercoaster(= a ride in an amusement park, that goes up and down very steep slopes and around very sudden bends) includes vertical circles:
The more adventurous can enjoy rides like the loop-the-loop rollercoaster or water chute.
The loop-the-loop ride might feel very dangerous but it isn't really.
moving in a vertical circle in the sky:
A fruit fly can execute dazzling loop-the-loop manoeuvres.
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