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  • 例句
  • 同义词
  • 同义词解析
  • 词组
  • 四级真题
  • 六级真题
  • 柯林斯词典释义
  • 英汉词典释义
  • 英英词典释义
  • 行业词典释义

circle

[ˈsɜ:kl] [ˈsɜrkl]
  • 复数:circles;
  • 过去式:circled;
  • 过去分词:circled;
  • 现在分词:circling;
  • 第三人称单数:circles;
  • 例句
    同义词
    同义词解析
    • 以下这些动词均有"转动,旋转" 的意思
      rotate侧重指物体围绕自己的轴或中心旋转,即自转。
      revolve强调指物体围绕本身以外的中心旋转,即公转。
      roll指某物在平面上滚动或翻滚。
      spin指沿内轴迅速而连续旋转,或沿外部一个点作快速圆周运转。
      turn普通用词,中性,含义不确切,可指作一个圆周运动或连续地作圆周运动,也可指仅是沿圆的弧形转动。
      whirl指旋转或作圆周运动,侧重急速或力量。
      circle指作圆周运动。
    词组
    • circle the wagons
      (N. Amer. informal)(of a group) unite in defence of a common interest (北美, 非正式)(集团)为保障共同利益团结起来
    • come (或turn) full circle
      return to a past position or situation, especially in a way considered to be inevitable 尤指不可避免地)兜了一圈,仍回到原位
    • go round in circles
      (informal)do something for a long time without achieving anything but purposeless repetition (非正式)在原地兜圈子;长时间反复进行毫无进展
    • run round in circles
      (informal)be fussily busy with little result (非正式)空忙;无事忙
    • the wheel has turned (或come) full circle
      the situation has returned to what it was in the past, as if completing a cycle 事情转了一大圈,还是回到了原来的样子
    英语四级真题
      It aroused a lot of interest in the scientific circles.
      出自-2011年6月阅读原文
    英语六级真题
      They often have to seek jobs outside the academic circle.
      出自-2013年12月阅读原文
      They represent the latest fashion in the business circles.
      出自-2013年12月听力原文
      What is the finding of a new study by CIRCLE?
      出自-2010年6月阅读原文
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • N-COUNT
      圆;圆形;圆圈
      A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
      例句
      The flag was red, with a large white circle in the center... 旗子是红色的,中央有个白色大圆圈。 I wrote down the number 46 and drew a circle around it. 我写下46这个数字,又画了个圆将它圈起来。
    • N-COUNT
      圆形物;圆片;圆块
      A circle of something is a round flat piece or area of it.
      例句
      Cut out 4 circles of pastry. 切出四块圆形油酥面饼。 ...a circle of yellow light. 圆形黄光区
    • N-COUNT
      一圈(物体或人)
      A circle of objects or people is a group of them arranged in the shape of a circle.
      例句
      The monument consists of a circle of gigantic stones... 纪念碑由一圈巨石组成。 We stood in a circle holding hands. 我们站成一圈,手牵着手。
    • VERB
      包围;围绕;环绕
      If something circles an object or a place, or circles around it, it forms a circle around it.
      例句
      This is the ring road that circles the city. 这是环绕市区的环路。 ...the long curving driveway that circled around the vast clipped lawn. 围绕着大片修剪过的草坪的长长的弧形车道
    • VERB
      (在上空)盘旋,绕圈子
      If an aircraft or a bird circles or circles something, it moves round in a circle in the air.
      例句
      The plane circled, awaiting permission to land... 飞机在天上盘旋,等候着陆许可。 There were two helicopters circling around. 有两架直升机在空中盘旋。
    • VERB
      围绕…移动;绕着…转圈
      To circle around someone or something, or to circle them, means to move around them.
      例句
      Emily kept circling around her mother... 埃米莉围着她妈妈转个不停。 The silent wolves would track and circle them. 悄无声息的群狼会跟踪并包围他们。
    • VERB
      在…上画圈;将…圈起来
      If you circle something on a piece of paper, you draw a circle around it.
      例句
      Circle the correct answers on the coupon below. 将下面参赛券上的正确答案圈出来。
    • N-COUNT
      (指朋友或有相同兴趣或职业的人组成的)圈子,界
      You can refer to a group of people as a circle when they meet each other regularly because they are friends or because they belong to the same profession or share the same interests.
      例句
      He has a small circle of friends... 他的朋友圈子很小。 Alton has made himself fiercely unpopular in certain circles. 奥尔顿把自己搞得在某些圈子里极其不受欢迎。
    • N-SING
      (剧院、影院的)楼厅包厢
      In a theatre or cinema, the circle is an area of seats on the upper floor.
    • PHRASE
      兜了一圈回到原地;循环
      If you say that you have come full circle or have turned full circle, you mean that after a long series of events or changes the same situation that you started with still exists.
      例句
      We've come full circle and dark-blue jeans are once again the height of style. 风水轮流转,时下最流行的又是深蓝色牛仔裤了。
    • PHRASE
      在原地兜圈子;原地踏步;毫无进展
      If you say that someone is going round in circles or around in circles, you mean that they are not achieving anything because they keep coming back to the same point or problem.
    英汉词典释义
    • vt.
      环行;绕…运转
      The moon circles the earth. 月球围绕着地球运转。
      绕过;避开
      Their ship circled the iceberg. 他们的船绕过了冰山。
    • vt. & vi.
      环绕; 盘旋
      They saw the birds were circling again. 他们看见鸟儿又在盘旋。 The plane circled the airport before landing. 飞机着陆以前在机场上空盘旋。
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point;
      "he calculated the circumference of the circle"
      2. an unofficial association of people or groups;
      "the smart set goes there""they were an angry lot"
      3. something approximating the shape of a circle;
      "the chairs were arranged in a circle"
      4. movement once around a course;
      "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
      5. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island;
      "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
      6. street names for flunitrazepan
      7. a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra;
      "they had excellent seats in the dress circle"
      8. any circular or rotating mechanism;
      "the machine punched out metal circles"
    • Verb
      1. travel around something;
      "circle the globe"
      2. move in circles
      3. be around;
      "Developments surround the town""The river encircles the village"
      4. form a circle around;
      "encircle the errors"
    行业词典
    • 体育: 迂回;绕过;圆圈;圆形;回环;投掷圈;争球圈;
      医学: 环,圈:圆形,圆形结构或组成部分。另见annules及ring;
      数学: 圆;
      测绘: 度盘;用于测量角度的分度圆盘。;