单词 | circle |
释义 | 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 •She's not one of my close circle of friends •We never meet these days - we move in 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 stallUK ['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 |
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