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circle
[英] [ˈsə:kl] [美] [ˈsɚkəl] 生词本

n.

vt.

vi.

  • 易混淆的单词：Circle  

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1. 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. 

  • 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。

2. N-COUNT 圆形物;圆片;圆块 A circle of something is a round flat piece or area of it. 

  • 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

3. 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. 

  • 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。

4. 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. 

  • 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

5. 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. 

  • 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。

  • ...like a hawk circling prey.

    像老鹰在猎物头顶盘旋

6. VERB 围绕…移动;绕着…转圈 To circle around someone or something, or to circle them, means to move around them. 

  • 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。

7. VERB 在…上画圈;将…圈起来 If you circle something on a piece of paper, you draw a circle around it. 

  • Circle the correct answers on the coupon below.

    将下面参赛券上的正确答案圈出来。

8. 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. 

  • 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。

9. 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. 
10. See also: Arctic Circle; dress circle; inner circle; vicious circle; virtuous circle;  
11. 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. 

  • 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。

12. 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. 
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"

体育

  • 1.迂回
  • 2.绕过
  • 3.圆圈
  • 4.圆形
  • 5.回环
  • 6.投掷圈
  • 7.争球圈

医学

  • 1.环，圈：圆形，圆形结构或组成部分。另见annules及ring

数学

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  • 1.圆

测绘

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  • 1.度盘
  • 2.用于测量角度的分度圆盘。

计算机

  • 1.圆，圈，圆周；循环，周期；环绕
1. A circle without a center is inconceivable.
一个没有圆心的圆是不可思议的。

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2. A diameter passes through the center of a circle.
直径从圆心穿过。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Any two diameters of a circle intersect each other.
圆周内两直径必相交。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speed-boat was moving in a circle.
这两个人刚刚开始向岸边游去，这时他们突然惊愕地看到快艇正在作圆周运动。

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5. For an anniversary present Stuart took me to the opera and we had seats in the dress circle.
作为一种周年纪念礼物，斯图尔特带我去听歌剧，我们的座位就在第一层楼厅的前排。

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6. Geoffrey Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties.
杰弗里·汉普顿交际很广，在社交聚会上深受欢迎。

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7. He doesn't belong to the inner circle.; He's not on the inside.
他不是圈里人。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8. He has a large circle of acquaintances.
他有很多相识的熟人。

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9. Magnus's army was gradually pushed back into a defensive circle.
马格努斯的军队被迫逐步撤回防守圈。

来自《简明英汉词典》

10. Many countries have sent up man-made satellites to circle the earth.
许多国家已经发射人造卫星围绕地球运转。

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11. Mark the wrong word with a circle.
把那个错字圈了。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

12. Our main force was ordered to circle around and attack the enemy's rear.
我军主力奉命迂回，然后从背后袭击敌人。

来自《简明英汉词典》

13. Outside of his circle he is not very popular.
在他的圈子之外，他并不很受欢迎。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14. Say what you have to say plainly.Don't go all round the circle to get here.
你该说的就直说吧，不用转弯抹角。

来自《简明英汉词典》

15. She only unbends in the family circle.
她只在家庭环境里才不拘束。

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16. Speak not of lakes and streams to one who once has seen the sea.; The clouds over Mount Wushan are the only true clouds.; Don't mention streams to him who has seen a great ocean.; The clouds that circle Wu's peak are the only clouds for him.
曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17. The axis of a circle is its diameter.
圆的轴线是其直径。

来自《简明英汉词典》

18. The children gather round in a circle.
孩子们围成了一圈。

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19. The children had a dance in a circle.
孩子们围成一圈跳舞。

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20. The circle has a diameter of 6 inches.
这个圆直径六英寸。

来自《简明英汉词典》