circus
n
1
(a) [CGp] travelling company of entertainers, including acrobats, riders, clowns and performing animals 馬戲團.
(b) the circus [sing]
public performance given by such a company, usu in a large tent 馬戲表演(通常在大帳篷中)
go to the circus 看馬戲表演.
2 [C] (infml 口) scene of lively action 熱鬧的場面.
3 [C] (Brit) (in place-names 用於地名) open space in a town where several streets meet (城市中數條街道相會聚的)廣場
Piccadilly Circus 皮卡迪利廣場. Cf 參看 roundabout n 2.
4 [C] (in ancient Rome) round or oval arena for chariot racing and public games (古羅馬)(圓形或橢圓形的)競技場.
?? 考研助記
circ(圓)+us(我們):巡回演出給我們看- 馬戲 馬戲團
?? 擴展釋義
*['s?:k?s]n. 馬戲團, 馬戲, 競技場
?? 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;