一圈树 / 椅子.◊
_T7ie chfidren stood i‘n a cirde.孩子们站成
一圈。一see
also corn circle, crop circle 4 (8r£) (also bal-cony
NAmE, Br£) an upper floor of a theatre or
cinema/movie theater where the seats are arranged in curved rows (剧院或电影院的）弧形楼座：Wle had
seats in the cfrde. _我们坐的是楼座座.位。一see also dress
circle 5 a group
of people who are. connected because they have the
same interests, jobs, etc.(相同
兴趣、职业等的人形成的）圈子，阶层，界：the/am办 circle 〇 She}s
well known in theatrical circles. M
在戏剧界赫赫有名。◊
a Zarge circle 〇/介iends -大群朋
友一see
also charmed circle, inner circle,
vicious circle IT»!7!1 come,
turn, etc. full circle to return to the situation in which you
started, after a series of events or experiences (參情或经历）兜了一圈回到原处
go round in 'circles to work hard at sth or discuss sth without
making any progress在原地绕圈子；总是回到
同一个问题 run round, in ’circles to be
busy
sth without achieving
anything important or g progress徒劳无功；瞎忙;空忙
■ verb 1 ~ (around)
(above/over sb/sth) to move in a circle, especially in the air (尤指在空中）盘旋，环行， 转圈：[V] cfrcied
around above his head 海踏在
也的头M上盘旋。◊
[VN] TTie piane cirded the airport to burn up excessi机在机备上空盘旋以耗掉多余的燃
料。2 [VN] to draw a circle around sth _ 绕…画圈；圈
出；圈起：SpeHin^ mistakes
are drded in red infc•拼写
^误都用红笔圈了出来。
circ-let
/'S3：klat; NAmE
'S3：rk-/ noun a
round band made of precious metal, flowers,
etc.，worn around die head for decoration圆箍饰环，环形饰物（用贵重金属、
花等#作，戴在头上）
circuit /'S3：kit; NAmE
'S3：rkit/ noun
1 a line, route, or
journey around a place 环行；环行路线TTie
.race ended with eight laps of a city centre circuit.
城中心跑八圈结束。◊
TTie earth tafces a year to mafce a circuit 〇/(= go around) the sun.地球绕太阳运行一周需
要一年的时间。2 tke complete path oif wires and equipment
along which an electric current flows 电
路；线路：an eZectricaZ
ci’rci^t 电，路◊
a drcuit diagram (=one showing all
the connections in the different parts of the circuit)电路图一see
also integrated CIRCUIT, PRINTED
CIRCUIT, SHORT CIRCUIT 3 (in sport
体育运知）a
series of games or matches in which the same players regularly take part 巡回赛：the womens tennis circuit 女子网球巡回赛 4 a track for cars
or motorcycles to race around 赛车道 5 a series of places or events of a particular kind at
which the same people appear or take part 巡回；巡游：the lecture/cabaret
circuit巡回讲学/卡巴莱歌舞巡回表演一 see also closed-circuit
television € a regular journey made by a judge to hear court cases in
each of the courts of law in a particular area (法官的）巡回审判
'circuit
board noun a board that holds electrical circuits
inside a piece of electrical equipment 电路板； ♦线路f
"circuit-breaker noun a
device that can automatically stop an electric current if it becomes dangerous (自品
断电的）断路器
cir-cu-it-ous /sa'kjuntas; NAmE sar'k-/ adj.
{formal) (of a route or journey 路线或旅程）long and not direct 迂回 的.；绕道的；曲折的 BEE3 roundabout ►
cir.cu.it.ous- ly adv.
cir-cuit-ry /'S3：kitri; NAmE
'S3：rk-/ noun
[u] a system of
electrical circuits or the
equipment that forms this
电路系统；电路；电路装置
'circuit
training noun [U] a type of training in sport in which
different exercises are each done for a short time 循环训练（轮番作不同的体育运动，每种只做很短时间） circular
/'S3：kjala{r);
NAmE 'S3：rk-/ adj.,
noun an办 1 shaped like a
circle; round 圆形的；环形的；圆
的：a circuZar bidding 圆系建筑物 2 moving around in a
circle 环行的；绕圈的：a circukir taur 〇/ the cify 环城 游览 3 (of an argument or a theory 论点或理论）using
an idea or a statement to prove sth which is then used to prove the idea or
statement at the beginning 循环论
证的（以一种观点证明另一观点，接着再用后一种观点反
过来去证明前一观点）4 (of a
letter信函）sent to
a large
343 circumlocution
number of people大量送发的；传阅的►
circu•丨aHty /,S3：kja'laerati;
NAmE ,s3：rk-/ noun
[U] ： There is a dangerous
cfrcuiarify about t/iis argument.这个论点.存在
着危险的循环论证。
unoun a printed letter,
notice or advertisement that is sent to a large number of people at the same
time (同 时送达很多人的）印刷信函（或通知、广告）
.circular 'saw noun a saw in the form of a metal disc that
turns quickly, driven by a motor, and is used for cutting wood, etc.圆锅
circulate /'S3：kj0leit; NAmE 'S3：rk-/ verb 1 when a liquid, gas, or air circulates or is
circulated, it moves continuously around a place or system (液妹或气体） 环流，循环：.[V] The condition prevents the Wood/rom
circuiating介edy.这种病阻碍了i液的循环畅通。◊
[VN] Cooled air is circulated throughout the building.
整座大楼循环。2 if a
story，an
idea, information, etc. circulates or if you
circiilate it, it spreads or it is passed from one person to another 传播；流传.；散布：
[V] Rumours began to circulate about his financial probtems.有关他财务困难的谣言开始流传开来。[also VN] B [VN] ~ sth (to sb) to send goods or information
to all 仕te people in a group 传送；传递；传阅：77ie
document wiH be drcukited to aH members•这洽•女件将在所有成员
中传阅。4 [V] to move
around a group, especially at a party，talking to different people (尤 A在会上 I往来
应酬，周旋
cir-cu-la-tiori /,s3：kj0'leijn; NAmE ,s3：rk-/ noun 1 the movement of blooil
around the body 血液循环： Regular exercise
will improve blood circulation.
会促进血液循环。.Oto havegooct/bad cfrcukition ili 循环良好./ 禾畅 2 [U]
the passing or spreading of stii from one person or place to another # il;流传；流 通：the
circutotio/i 〇/
mon«y/fn_/brmation/fdeas 货币
的流通；消息的传播；观念的流行◊Amimbero//orged
tickets are m circulation•有一些假入场券在流通。◊ rhe cm'ns were
tafcen out 〇/ circulation•这种硬币已停止
流通。◊ Copfes 〇/ the magazine were
withcirawn/rom circulation.这期杂志有不少已从市场上收回。3 [U]
the fact that sb takes part in social activities at a particular time (某段时间的）社交活动，交际：Anne
has been iH but now she’s Mdc m cfrcuiationL 安妮一直生病，但现
在又回来参加社交活动了。◊
J vvai out o/cfrcukition /or months a_/ter the baby w〇5 bom.孩子出生后我有几个
月都没有参加社交洁动。4 [C,
usually sing.] the usual number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are
sold each day, week, etc.(报刊）发行量，销售量：a daily
circulation of more than one million 0 一百万份 5 [U，C] the
movement of sth (for example air， water,
gas, etc.) around an area or inside a system or machine (气、水等的）环流，循环
cir-cu-la-tory /,s3：kja'leit8ri; NAmE 's3：rkjalato:ri/ adj.
relating to the circuiation of the blood 血液循环的 cir-cum-cise
/'S3：k0msaiz;
NAmE 'S3：rk-/ verb
[VN] 1 to remove the foreskin of
a boy or man for religious or medical reasons (因宗教或医学原因〉对（男子）行割
礼，环割（男子的）包皮2 to cut off part of tiie sex organs of a
girl or woman 割除（女子的）阴蒂
cir-cum-ci-sion /,s3：kam'si3n; NAmE ,s3：rk-/ noun [u, C] the act of circumcising sb;
the religious ceremony wlien sb, especially a baby, is circumcised 包皮环割术；阴蒂
切除术；（宗教仪式尤指为男婴施行的）割礼
cir-cum-ference /se'kAmfarans; NAmE sar'k-/ noun
[c, U] a line that goes around a circle or any other curved shape; the length
of this line 圆周；圆周长：the drcum/erence
〇/ the earth 地球的.周长◊ TTie earth
is aZmost 25 000 miies in cfrcitm/erence.地球的周长大约为 25 000 英里。一picture o circle 一 compare perim- eter(2)
circum-flex /'S3：k0mfleks; NAmE 'S3：rk-/ (also .circumflex
'accent) noun the mark placed over a vowel in some
languages to show how it should be pronounced, as over the o in ra/e音调符号（标在元音字每上表发音， 如 r61e — 词中 〇 字母 i 的符 4) — compare acute
ACCENT, GRAVE2, TILDE, UMLAUT cir.cum.lo.cu.tion
/.saikamla'kjuijn; NAmE ,s3：rk-/ noun [U, C] {format)
using more words than are