英汉词典

circle 基本解释

• 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

circle 词态变化

circle 中文词源

来自PIE*sker,转，圈，环，词源同ring,curve.

circle 英文词源

circle

circle: [14] Etymologically, a circle is a ‘small ring’. The word comes ultimately from Latin circus (source of course of English circus and of a host of circle-related words), whose diminutive form was circulus. This was actually borrowed into English in Old English times, as circul, but this died out. Modern English circle came via Old French cercle, and to begin with was thus spelled in English, but in the 16th century the Latin i was reintroduced. Latin derivatives include the adjective circulāris, source of English circular [15], and the verb circulāre, whose past participle gave English circulate [15].
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circle (n.)

c. 1300, "figure of a circle," from Old French cercle "circle, ring (for the finger); hoop of a helmet or barrel" (12c.), from Latin circulus "circular figure; small ring, hoop; circular orbit" (also source of Italian cerchio), diminutive of circus "ring" (see circus).

Replaced Old English trendel and hring. Late Old English used circul, from Latin, but only in an astronomical sense. Meaning "group of persons surrounding a center of interest" is from 1714 (it also was a secondary sense of Latin circulus); that of "coterie" is from 1640s (a sense also found in Latin circulus). To come full circle is in Shakespeare.

circle (v.)

late 14c., cerclen, "to shape like a globe," also "to encompass or surround," from circle (n.). From c. 1400 as "to set in a circular pattern;" mid-15c. as "to move in a circle." Related: Circled; circling. To circle the wagons, figuratively, "assume an alert defensive stance" is from 1969, from old Western movies.

circle 词组搭配

circle 英文释义

1. ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point;

"he calculated the circumference of the circle"

2. an unofficial association of people or groups;

"the smart set goes there"

"they were an angry lot"

3. something approximating the shape of a circle;

"the chairs were arranged in a circle"

4. movement once around a course;

"he drove an extra lap just for insurance"

5. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island;

"the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"

6. street names for flunitrazepan

7. a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra;

"they had excellent seats in the dress circle"

8. any circular or rotating mechanism;

"the machine punched out metal circles"

circle 同义词解析

rotate, revolve, roll, spin, turn, whirl, circle

这些动词均有"转动，旋转"之意。

rotate： 侧重指物体围绕自己的轴或中心旋转，即自转。

revolve： 强调指物体围绕本身以外的中心旋转，即公转。

roll： 指某物在平面上滚动或翻滚。

spin： 指沿内轴迅速而连续旋转，或沿外部一个点作快速圆周运转。

turn： 普通用词，中性，含义不确切，可指作一个圆周运动或连续地作圆周运动，也可指仅是沿圆的弧形转动。

whirl： 指旋转或作圆周运动，侧重急速或力量。

circle： 指作圆周运动。

circle 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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circle 实用场景例句

a large circle of friends

一大群朋友

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Seagulls circled around above his head.

海鸥在他的头顶上盘旋。

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The plane circled the airport to burn up excess fuel.

飞机在机场上空盘旋以耗掉多余的燃料。

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Spelling mistakes are circled in red ink.

拼写错误都用红笔圈了出来。

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She's well known in theatrical circles.

她在戏剧界赫赫有名。

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a circle of trees/chairs

一圈树 / 椅子

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The children stood in a circle.

孩子们站成一圈。

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We had seats in the circle.

我们坐的是楼座座位。

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the family circle

家庭圈子

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Cut out two circles of paper.

剪出两个圆形纸片。

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Draw a circle.

画一个圆圈。

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She walked the horse round in a circle .

她牵着马兜圈子。

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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。

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The silent wolves would track and circle them.

悄无声息的群狼会跟踪并包围他们。

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Circle the correct answers on the coupon below.

将下面参赛券上的正确答案圈出来。

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He has a small circle of friends...

他的朋友圈子很小。

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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。

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The plane circled, awaiting permission to land...

飞机在天上盘旋，等候着陆许可。

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There were two helicopters circling around.

有两架直升机在空中盘旋。

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Emily kept circling around her mother...

埃米莉围着她妈妈转个不停。

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...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

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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。

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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。

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Cut out 4 circles of pastry.

切出四块圆形油酥面饼。

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...a circle of yellow light.

圆形黄光区

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The monument consists of a circle of gigantic stones...

纪念碑由一圈巨石组成。

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We stood in a circle holding hands.

我们站成一圈，手牵着手。

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This is the ring road that circles the city.

这是环绕市区的环路。

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