circle
n
1 (round space enclosed by a) curved line every point on which is the same distance from the centre 圓周; 圓; 圓形空間
Use your compasses to draw a circle. 用圓規(guī)畫圓. =>App 5 見附錄5. =>illus 見插圖.
2 thing shaped like this; ring 圓形物; 環(huán); 圈
a circle of trees, hills, spectators 一圈樹、 小山、 旁觀者
standing in a circle 站成一圈.
3 (US balcony) group of seats in curved and banked rows raised above the floor level of a theatre, cinema, concert-hall, etc 樓廳包廂(劇院、 電影院、 音樂廳等的半圓形樓座)
We've booked seats in the circle. 我們預訂了樓廳包廂的座位. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1之插圖, page ix.
4 group of people who are connected by having the same interests, profession, etc (有共同興趣、 職業(yè)等的人形成的)圈子, 階層, 界
be well known in business, political, theatrical, etc circles, ie among people connected with business, politics, the theatre, etc 在商、 政、 戲劇等界中知名
move in fashionable circles 進入上層社會
She has a large circle of friends. 她交游很廣.
5 (idm 習語) come full circle => full. go round in `circles work busily at a task without making any progress 工作忙忙碌碌而無進展; 瞎忙. square the circle => square3. a vicious circle => vicious. circle, v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (about/around/round) (over sb/sth) move in a circle, esp in the air 轉圈(尤指在空中); 盤旋; 環(huán)行
vultures circling (round) over a dead animal 在死的動物上空盤旋的禿鷲.
2 [Tn]
(a) move in or form a circle round (sb/sth) 圍繞(某人[某物])轉圈; 盤旋; 環(huán)行
The plane circled the airport before landing. 飛機著陸前圍繞機場盤旋.
The moon circles the earth every 28 days. 月亮每28天繞地球一圈.
a town circled by hills 群山環(huán)繞的城鎮(zhèn).
(b) draw a circle round (sth) 圍繞(某物)畫圈
spelling mistakes circled in red ink 用紅筆圈起的拼寫錯誤.
?? 擴展釋義
*['s?:kl]n. 圓周, 社交圈, 循環(huán), 范圍vt. 圍著, 環(huán)繞vi. 盤旋, 循環(huán)【化】 圓; 圈【醫(yī)】 環(huán), 圈相關詞組: in a circle
?? 醫(yī)學釋義
①環(huán),圈 ②循環(huán)
?? 同詞根單詞
cyclen. 循環(huán),周期;自行車;時代,一段時間;整套;
vi. 周而復始,循環(huán);騎自行車;輪轉;
vt. 運轉,循環(huán);使輪轉;