circle

n.圆；圆状物；一圈；圈子

vt.圈出，包围；绕…运转

vi.环绕，盘旋

noun

1. 圆；圆形
   a completely round flat shape
   1. Cut out two circles of paper.
      剪出两个圆形纸片。
2. 圆周；圆圈
   the line that forms the edge of a circle
   1. Draw a circle.
      画一个圆圈。
   2. She walked the horse round in a circle .
      她牵着马兜圈子。
3. 圆形物；环状物；圈；环
   a thing or a group of people or things shaped like a circle
   1. a circle of trees/chairs
      一圈树 / 椅子
   2. The children stood in a circle.
      孩子们站成一圈。
4. （剧院或电影院的）弧形楼座
   an upper floor of a theatre or cinema/movie theater where the seats are arranged in curved rows
   1. We had seats in the circle.
      我们坐的是楼座座位。
5. （相同兴趣、职业等的人形成的）圈子，阶层，界
   a group of people who are connected because they have the same interests, jobs, etc.
   1. the family circle
      家庭圈子
   2. She's well known in theatrical circles.
      她在戏剧界赫赫有名。
   3. a large circle of friends
      一大群朋友

verb

1. （尤指在空中）盘旋，环行，转圈
   to move in a circle, especially in the air
   1. Seagulls circled around above his head.
      海鸥在他的头顶上盘旋。
   2. 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。
2. 围绕…画圈；圈出；圈起
   to draw a circle around sth
   1. Spelling mistakes are circled in red ink.
      拼写错误都用红笔圈了出来。

名词复数形式:circles 过去式:circled 现在分词:circling 过去分词:circled 第三人称单数:circles

circle 圈

来自PIE*sker,转，圈，环，词源同ring,curve.

1. I have a large circle of friends and acquaintances engaged in photography.
   我在摄影界交游甚广。
2. The Home Secretary aims to break the vicious circle between disadvantage and crime
   内政大臣力图打破贫困和犯罪之间的恶性循环。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. Cut out 4 circles of pastry.
   切出四块圆形油酥面饼。
6. The monument consists of a circle of gigantic stones
   纪念碑由一圈巨石组成。
7. We stood in a circle holding hands.
   我们站成一圈，手牵着手。
8. This is the ring road that circles the city.
   这是环绕市区的环路。
9. The plane circled, awaiting permission to land
   飞机在天上盘旋，等候着陆许可。
10. There were two helicopters circling around.
    有两架直升机在空中盘旋。
11. Emily kept circling around her mother
    埃米莉围着她妈妈转个不停。
12. The silent wolves would track and circle them.
    悄无声息的群狼会跟踪并包围他们。
13. Circle the correct answers on the coupon below.
    将下面参赛券上的正确答案圈出来。
14. He has a small circle of friends
    他的朋友圈子很小。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. It was to be a closed circle of no more than twelve women
    它本来应该是一个不超过12名女性的封闭的小圈子。
18. He has contempt for those beyond his immediate family circle
    他鄙视直系亲属圈子以外的人。
19. Roll out the dough into one large circle
    将面团擀成大的圆形面皮。
20. 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》。
21. All the buildings have names and form a half circle.
    所有的建筑都有名称，连在一起构成了一个半圆。
22. A group of people made a circle around the Pentagon.
    一群人在五角大楼四周围成一圈。
23. He used a rope to mark off the circle
    他用绳子把那个圈围了起来。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. The table is simply a chipboard circle on a base
    这张桌子只不过是在底座上安了一块圆形刨花板。
27. He has squared the circle of keeping the City happy and doing something to improve business cash flow
    他做到了不可能做到的事，既让伦敦城满意，又增加了企业的现金流量。
28. Any two diameters of a circle intersect each other.
    圆周内两直径必相交。
29. He doesn't belong to the inner circle.; He's not on the inside.
    他不是圈里人。
30. Mark the wrong word with a circle.
    把那个错字圈了。