Jump through hoops.
/dʒʌmp θruː huːps/
Jump through hoops.
/dʒʌmp θruː huːps/
要“Jump through hoops”意味着必须执行一系列复杂或困难的任务才能达成目标。这个习语来自马戏团训练中,动物需跳过火圈的表演。现实生活中,这可以指需要通过一系列严格或复杂的步骤来完成工作或得到某个重要的东西。
To get his license, he had to jump through hoops at the DMV.
他为了获得执照,在车管所需经历许多复杂的程序。
Applicants often have to jump through hoops to prove their qualifications.
申请者常常需要通过各种复杂的程序来证明他们的资格。
She wasn't ready to jump through hoops just to secure a minor role in the play.
她不愿意只为了一个小角色而去费尽周折。