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circle

UK //ˈsɜːkl//US //ˈsɜːrkl//

词源

源自拉丁语 'circulus'(小环),是 'circus'(环,圆形竞技场)的指小词,13世纪通过古法语 'cercle' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 圆形,指平面上所有点到中心点距离相等的闭合曲线形状,常见于几何图形或日常物品中。

“She drew a perfect circle on the paper.”

(她在纸上画了一个完美的圆形。)

“The children sat in a circle for story time.”

(孩子们围坐成一圈听故事。)

❶ 圈子,指有共同兴趣或关系的人群,如朋友圈、学术圈等社交群体。

“She has a wide circle of friends from different countries.”

(她有一个来自不同国家的广泛朋友圈。)

“In academic circles, this theory is widely accepted.”

(在学术圈中,这个理论被广泛接受。)

同义词:round, ring, loop, group, community

verb

❶ 环绕,指围绕某物移动或形成环形路径,可以是物理移动或抽象概念。

“The plane circled the airport before landing.”

(飞机在降落前绕着机场盘旋。)

“Birds were circling high above in the sky.”

(鸟儿在高空中盘旋。)

同义词:orbit, encircle, surround, revolve, rotate

常见短语

vicious circle — 恶性循环,指一系列负面事件相互影响导致情况不断恶化的过程。

“Poverty and lack of education often form a vicious circle.”

(贫困和缺乏教育常常形成恶性循环。)

come full circle — 兜了一圈回到原点,指经过一系列变化后回到最初的状态或位置。

“After years of traveling, he came full circle and returned to his hometown.”

(经过多年的旅行,他兜了一圈又回到了家乡。)