
circles
词源
源自拉丁语 'circulus'(小环),通过古法语 'cercle' 进入中古英语,最初指几何圆形,后引申为社交群体。
noun
❶ 圆形或环状的图形或物体,指平面上所有点到中心距离相等的闭合曲线,也指类似形状的物体或排列。
“She drew perfect circles on the paper.”
(她在纸上画出了完美的圆形。)
“The children sat in a circle to play the game.”
(孩子们围坐成一个圈玩游戏。)
❶ 社交或专业群体,指有共同兴趣、活动或背景的一群人形成的圈子或团体。
“She moves in artistic circles in Paris.”
(她在巴黎的艺术圈中活动。)
“The news spread quickly through political circles.”
(这个消息在政治圈中迅速传播。)
verb
❶ 围绕某物移动或旋转,指以圆形路径移动或使某物以圆形路径移动。
“The hawk circled high above the field.”
(鹰在田野上空高高盘旋。)
“She circled the correct answer on the test paper.”
(她在试卷上圈出了正确答案。)
常见短语
come full circle — 回到原点或最初的状态,经历一系列变化后又回到起点。
“After years of traveling, he came full circle and returned to his hometown.”
(经过多年的旅行,他兜兜转转又回到了家乡。)
run in circles — 忙碌却无进展,形容做了很多事但收效甚微或原地踏步。
“We've been running in circles trying to solve this problem.”
(我们一直在原地打转,试图解决这个问题。)