circles

英 [ˈsɜːklz] 美 [ˈsɜːrklz]

n.  圆; 圆形; 圆周; 圆圈; 圆形物; 环状物; 圈; 环
v.  (尤指在空中)盘旋，环行，转圈; 围绕…画圈; 圈出; 圈起
circle的第三人称单数和复数

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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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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.
    1. Cut out 4 circles of pastry.
      切出四块圆形油酥面饼。
    2. ...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.
    1. The monument consists of a circle of gigantic stones...
      纪念碑由一圈巨石组成。
    2. 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.
    1. This is the ring road that circles the city.
      这是环绕市区的环路。
    2. ...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.
    1. The plane circled, awaiting permission to land...
      飞机在天上盘旋，等候着陆许可。
    2. There were two helicopters circling around.
      有两架直升机在空中盘旋。
    3. ...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.
    1. Emily kept circling around her mother...
      埃米莉围着她妈妈转个不停。
    2. 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.
    1. 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.
    1. He has a small circle of friends...
      他的朋友圈子很小。
    2. 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. (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.
    1. See also: Arctic Circle dress circle inner circle vicious circle virtuous circle
    2. 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.
      1. 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。
    3. 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.
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      双语例句

      1. Cut out 4 circles of pastry.
        切出四块圆形油酥面饼。
      2. This is the ring road that circles the city.
        这是环绕市区的环路。
      3. 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。
      4. In business circles he is noted for his flair and clarity of vision.
        在商界，他的天赋和远见卓识是出了名的。
      5. He often talks in circles, frequently contradicting himself and often ends up saying nothing.
        他说话经常兜圈子，老是自相矛盾，常常到最后什么也没说。
      6. I could see big circles of dampness under each arm
        我能看到每只胳膊下都湿了一大圈。
      7. She enjoys a sterling reputation in law enforcement circles and among the community in general.
        总的说来，她在执法界和老百姓当中口碑甚佳。
      8. I'm guessing again now because I'm not hooked into the political circles
        我现在又是在猜测了，因为我没有涉足政界。
      9. The circles will intersect in two places
        这两个圆将在两处交叉。
      10. He was on the front lawn, measuring out two circles.
        他在前面的草坪上丈量并标记出两个圆圈。
      11. The huge wolfhound danced in circles around his mistress.
        这条大狼犬围着女主人蹦蹦跳跳地绕圈子。
      12. She moves in high-society circles in London
        她时常出入伦敦的上流社会。
      13. Place the pastry circles on to a baking sheet and position one apple on each circle.
        把油酥面圈放到烘烤盘上，每个上面放一个苹果。
      14. Morisot and Degas moved in the same social circles.
        莫里索特与德加斯出入相同的社交圈。
      15. There is, however, unease in feminist circles.
        但是，女权主义者当中存在着不满情绪。
      16. The young man displayed his talent for the first time in the scientific and technological circles.
        那个青年人在科技界初露锋芒。
      17. There has been much gossip in commercial circles as to his resignation.
        关于他的辞职，在商界一直有很多流言蜚语。
      18. All circles have the same shape.
        所有圆的形状都是相同的。
      19. There were dark circles beneath his eyes.
        他的眼窝发黑。
      20. The gentleman was infinitely resourceful and had close contacts in the army and in political circles.
        这位先生神通广大，与军政界关系密切。
      21. He acquired an enviable reputation in literary and art circles for his artistic ability.
        他的艺术才能使他蜚声文艺界。
      22. The research paper evoked strong reactions in academic circles.
        研究报告在学界引起了强烈的反应。
      23. A superstar of the musical circles passed away.
        音乐界的一颗巨星陨落了。
      24. Geodetic theodolites generally have circles of about140mm diameter.
        大地经纬仪的度盘直径一般为140毫米。
      25. He earned a reputation in business circles for having a ready and eloquent tongue.
        他以能说会道闻名于工商界。
      26. He is well-known in academic circles.
        他在学术界很有名。
      27. She confined her activities in educational circles.
        她把她的各项活动都限制在教育圈内。
      28. The Agreement has been widely praised by other Governments, in international organizations and in financial and economic circles.
        这一协议也受到了其他国家政府、国际组织以及金融和经济界的广泛赞扬。
      29. Media Literacy this topic in today's news media has aroused widespread concern in academic circles.
        媒介素养教育这一课题在当今引起了新闻传播学界的广泛关注。
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