loop¹/lup; luːp/ n 1 [C] a shape like a curve or a circle, or a line, piece of wire, string etc that has this shape 圈，环; 绳圈，襻: belt loops (=cloth loops used for holding a belt on clothes) 裤襻 2 be out of the loopAmE to not be part of a group of people that make decisions 【美】 在决策圈外: Gaynor says he was out of the loop when the order was given. 盖纳说下命令时他在决策圈外。