circle
UK ['sɜ:.kl] US ['sɝ:-] noun
SHAPE 形状
ESSENTIAL countable
■a continuous curved line, the points of which are always the same distance away from a fixed central point, or the area inside such a line 圆；圆圈；圆形•Coloured paper was cut into circles, squares and triangles.彩纸被剪成了圆形、正方形和三角形。 •We sat in a circle.我们围坐成一圈。
UK ['sɜ:.kl] US ['sɝ:-] noun
GROUP 团体
ADVANCED countable
■a group of people with family, work or social connections 圈子；集团；界；阶层•The subject was never discussed outside the family circle.这个话题只在家庭成员间讨论。 •She's not one of my close circle of friends.她不是我密友圈中的一员。 •We never meet these days - we move in different circles (= do not have the same group of friends).这些日子我们从未碰面——我们彼此的圈子不同。
UK ['sɜ:.kl] US ['sɝ:-] noun
UPPER FLOOR 上面的楼层
the circle only singular UK
■an upper floor in a theatre or cinema where people sit to watch the performance （剧院或影院的）弧形楼座•Shall I get seats in the circle or in the stalls?我们买楼座座位还是正厅座位？ Compare gallery ; the stalls at stall
UK ['sɜ:.kl] US ['sɝ:-] noun
go/run round in circles
■to keep doing or talking about the same thing without achieving anything 原地兜圈；毫无进展；白忙，瞎忙活•The discussion kept going round in circles.讨论一直在原地兜圈子。 •I've been running round in circles trying to get all the reports finished before the meeting.我一直在瞎忙，想在会前写完所有的报告，可是却毫无头绪。
UK ['sɜ:.kl] US ['sɝ:-] verb
intransitive or transitive
■to move in a circle, often around something 盘旋；环行；绕…转圈•The plane circled for an hour before receiving permission to land.飞机盘旋一小时后才接到允许着陆的讯息。 •Security staff circled the grounds of the house with guard dogs every hour.保安人员每小时都带着警犬在那幢房子周围巡逻。 transitive
■to draw a circle around something 圈出；在…上画圈•Circle the answer you think is correct.把你认为正确的答案圈出来。 ⇒ See also encircle |