circulation
UK [ˌsɜ:.kjʊ'leɪ.ʃən] US [ˌsɝ:-] noun
ADVANCED uncountable
■when something such as information, money or goods passes from one person to another （资讯）流传，传播；（货币或商品）流通•Police have warned that there are a lot of fake £50 notes in circulation.警方提醒说有大量50英镑面额的假钞在流通。 •Add her name to the circulation list for this report (= the people who will be given it to read).把她的名字加进这份报告的传阅名单上。 •figurative I hear she's out of circulation/back in circulation (= taking part/not taking part in social activities) after her accident.我听说车祸后她不参加／又回来参加社交活动了。 countable usually singular
■the number of people that a newspaper or magazine is regularly sold to （报纸杂志的）发行量，销售量•The paper has a circulation of 150 000.这份报纸发行量有15万份。 uncountable
■the movement of blood around the body （血液的）循环•Exercise helps to improve circulation.运动有助于促进血液循环。 |