| 释义 | hoopla/ˈhuːplɑː /noun1British A game in which rings are thrown from behind a line in an attempt to encircle one of several prizes.The event, on July 3 from 11 am - 4.30 pm, is to be an old-fashioned fair, with coconut shies and hooplas rather than more modern games....There were lots of stalls and games, including darts, skittles and a hoopla.The crowds were entertained by an array of stalls and games, including the traditional hoopla and lucky dip.
2 [mass noun] informal, chiefly North American Unnecessary fuss surrounding something: I really didn’t know what the hoopla was all about... When I finally saw the film, after over a year of hoopla surrounding it, its director, and the director's father, I found it to be a wholly unremarkable film.All this hoopla surrounding one ugly little creature is a clear case of much ado about the wrong thing.The hype and hoopla surrounding the film did not really wind up with its release, it only increased curiosity about ‘Baba’.
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