circus

英['sɜːkəs] 美['sɜːrkəs]
  • n. 马戏团;马戏表演;竞技场;广场
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星级词汇:
    n. (名词)
    1. 马戏团;杂技团
    2. 露天圆形竞技场
    3. 马戏表演场,马戏场,杂技场
    4. <英>圆形广场
    5. 环形交叉口,圆形十字路口
    6. <贬>吵闹的活动
    7. 杂技表演,马戏表演
    8. 乱哄哄的热闹场面
    9. 在作某种表演的一群人
    10. 【地】外轮山
    11. 引人注意的人
    n. (名词)
    1. [C]马戏表演; 马戏团 (a performance by) a travelling group of people and animals who entertain the public with acts of skill and daring
    2. [C]喧闹的场面 a noisy badly behaved meeting, etc.
    3. [C]环形广场 a round open area where a number of streets join together

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals;

    "he ran away from home to join the circus"

  2. a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals;

    "the children always love to go to the circus"

  3. a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment;

    "it was so funny it was a circus"
    "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"

  4. (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games

  5. an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent;

    "they used the elephants to help put up the circus"

  6. a genus of haws comprising the harriers

1. The couple married in the Caribbean to avoid a media circus.
为了摆脱媒体的关注,这对新人在加勒比喜结连理。

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2. She dreamed of being a bareback rider in a circus.
她梦想成为马戏团中的一名无鞍马骑手。

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3. It could well turn into some kind of a media circus.
这很可能会演变成媒体的一场闹剧。

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4. Do you know what? I'm going to the circus this afternoon.
你知道吗?我下午要去看马戏。

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5. He described the smell as something between a circus and a sea-port.
他形容那种气味介于马戏团和海港的味道之间。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. He performs riding stunts in the circus.
      他在马戏团表演骑马绝技。
    2. The circus placarded the city with advertisements.
      马戏团满城张贴广告。
    3. The fascinations of the circus are endless.
      马戏表演非常吸引人。
    4. The Roman circus was used for chariot and horse races.
      罗马竞技场是用来举行敞篷双轮马车竞赛和赛马比赛的。
    5. Am I on the right road to Piccadilly Circus?
      我走这条路去皮卡迪利广场对吗?
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The circus is coming here next week.
      马戏团下星期来这儿。
    2. The circus were very good, weren't they?
      这个马戏团很不错,不是吗?
    3. There is seldom circus seen in this city.
      在这个城市很少有马戏表演可看。
    4. The hall was like a three-ring circus until the police arrived to restore order.
      警察来恢复秩序以前,大厅内一片喧闹和混乱。
    5. There is a Piccadilly Circus in London.
      在伦敦有个笔卡第利广场。
n. (名词)
  1. circus的基本意思是“马戏表演,马戏团”,是集合名词,当其作主语时,谓语动词可为单数,也可为复数。引申可作“喧闹的场面”解。
  2. circus也可作“环形广场”解,常与专有名词连用。
用作名词 (n.)
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