circle
英 ['sɜːk(ə)l]
美['sɝkl]
- n. 循环，周期；圆；圈子；圆形物
- vi. 盘旋，旋转；环行
- vt. 画圆圈；环绕…移动
词组搭配
circle the wagons
(N. Amer. informal)(of a group) unite in defence of a common interest
(北美， 非正式)（集团）为保障共同利益团结起来
come (或turn) full circle
return to a past position or situation, especially in a way considered to be inevitable
尤指不可避免地）兜了一圈，仍回到原位
go round in circles
(informal)do something for a long time without achieving anything but purposeless repetition
(非正式)在原地兜圈子；长时间反复进行毫无进展
the discussion went round and round in circles.
长时间反复讨论毫无进展。
run round in circles
(informal)be fussily busy with little result
(非正式)空忙；无事忙
the wheel has turned (或come) full circle
the situation has returned to what it was in the past, as if completing a cycle
事情转了一大圈，还是回到了原来的样子
双语例句
- 1. The process is not a circle but rather a spiral.
- 这个过程不是一个圆周运动而是螺旋上升型的。
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- 2. He is a cultured man with a wide circle of friends.
- 他为人文雅，结交广泛。
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- 3. They formed a circle and sang "Auld Lang Syne"
- 他们围成一个圆圈，唱起了《友谊地久天长》。
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- 4. Oxford's social circle was far too liberal for her taste.
- 牛津的社交圈过于开放,不合她的胃口.
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- 5. He used a rope to mark off the circle.
- 他用绳子把那个圈围了起来。
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