| 单词 | circular |
| 释义 | circular (sɜːʳkjʊləʳ ) Word forms: circulars 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2 Something that is circular is shaped like a circle. ...a circular hole twelve feet wide and two feet deep. Using a circular motion, massage gently. 2. See also semi-circular 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2 A circular journey or route is one in which you go to a place and return by a different route. Both sides of the river can be explored on this circular walk. Synonyms: circuitous, cyclical, orbital 4. adjective A circular argument or theory is not valid because it uses a statement to prove something which is then used to prove the statement. 5. countable noun A circular is an official letter or advertisement that is sent to a large number of people at the same time. The proposal has been widely publicised in information circulars sent to newspapers. Synonyms: advertisement, notice, ad [informal], announcement Collocations: circular design This was a penitentiary with a circular design that allowed warders to watch inmates at all times. Times, Sunday Times It was built in 1734 (replacing a 15th-century building) to an unusual, largely circular design. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most were built to a similar circular design with a roof terrace protected by machicolations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After extensive renovation that was finished in 2006, the station features a modern circular design, the first of its kind in the world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the interior of the ruins are several remains of residences, of a circular design, excavated by recent archaeologists. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At 4,500 square feet, the five-bedroom, five-bathroom home sits on an enormous 101-by-152-foot corner lot with a circular driveway. Globe and Mail Landscaped grounds include a circular driveway separating the two buildings and providing access to underground residential and visitor parking. Globe and Mail A circular driveway curved around a fountain in the front of the house and urns stood at corners of the lawn. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A remnant of the original circular driveway can still be seen. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An original circular driveway leads into a triangular, uncleared northern portion of the property where the buildings are located. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It looked complicated, but in essence it was a circular flow of funds that created an upfront interest payment on which the investors could claim tax relief. Times, Sunday Times Complex avoidance schemes tend to have one thing in common: a circular flow of money sent around for no purpose other than to generate tax relief. Times, Sunday Times It will study a circular flow income in these sectors excluding rest of the world i.e. closed economy income. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So long as leakages are equal to injections circular flow of income continues indefinitely. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By giving values to the leakages and injections the circular flow of income can be used to show the state of disequilibrium. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Using a circular frame, it's often possible to surgically lengthen the forearms. The Sun The building has a circular frame with a conical roof, sheet metal handle, and a concrete spout. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The provincial seal features a pond with a lotus flower and leaves in a circular frame. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In a multipolar generator, the armature and field magnets are surrounded by a circular frame or ring yoke to which the field magnets are attached. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At first, badges were diamond-shaped, but after a few years they were changed to circular frames. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Scoop out the cores using a melon baller to create a tidy circular hole, then press a star anise into each one. Times, Sunday Times (2007) There is no way a worker can accidentally drop the cover through a circular hole in the road. Times, Sunday Times (2009) With a circular hole this is impossible. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Commentators have often admired the syntax of that passage as the vertical ascent modulates into a circular movement, meeting unexpected obstacles with no guarantee of reaching the goal. The Times Literary Supplement The hand and forearm at the top have been redrawn several times, each version recalibrating the relation between axial and circular movement. The Times Literary Supplement They argue that such circular movement brings to the home country much intangible knowledge that proves invaluable for the country's development. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Because of the circular movement, the orbits of two particles with slightly different positions may approximate or even cross each other. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This eccentricity would be small enough not to slow down the circular movement by bends with too narrow a radius. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Suppose we sit on a particle in general planar motion (not just a circular orbit). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Assuming a circular orbit, this takes days to complete one orbit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It travels in a low, circular orbit with a period of about 95 minutes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This equation, along with the geodesic equation have motivated by the kinetics and dynamics of a particle orbiting the earth in a circular orbit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The other two masses are assumed to be in a circular orbit about the systems center of mass. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A circular patch with a single feed point will create linearly-polarized radiation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A circular patch of hair on the central pad of their hind paws marks plantar glands that give off a distinctive odor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It causes strange circular patches on the skin, especially on the knuckles, back of the feet and sometimes on the arms and legs too. The Sun During the winter and into the spring seasons, well-defined, clustered, circular patches 10-20 cm in diameter, of necrotic leaf tissues form on mown turf. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Palimpsests are bright, nearly circular patches that are believed to be remnant impact features. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At our approach, they scutter into an impenetrable thicket of brambles, nettles and hawthorns, through which a winding circular path has been mown. Times, Sunday Times A two- to three-hour walk around the main circular path takes you past rocky and sandy coves. Times, Sunday Times All the rooms in the house are connected by a circular path revolving around the courtyard. Times, Sunday Times The sun set in a clear, cold, lavender sky and as the stars came out we turned to wheel across the fields in a circular path back home. Times, Sunday Times Synchrotron radiation emerges from the dipole magnets that bend the beam on a circular path, as well as from undulators and wigglers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Work clockwise in a spiral or circular pattern. The Sun Arrange the remaining apple slices on top of the cake in a circular pattern. Times, Sunday Times Finally, we managed to stack our dishes in a circular pattern, as the scientists advised. The Sun On the title track, a single piano arpeggiates in a circular pattern, cradled by mournful strings. Times, Sunday Times Mix with water and apply the paste, rubbing in a circular pattern following the grooves on the plates (take care not to scratch the metal trims). Times, Sunday Times The club has plenty of 24 loungers — and sumptuous day beds, starting at 70 — all designed around a circular pool. The Sun We enter a huge circular pool, silent and atmospheric: for some reason, the place sends a shiver down my spine. Times, Sunday Times Bright tropical plants and palm trees fill the garden, which also has a small circular pool. Times, Sunday Times The park includes a circular pool surrounded by yew hedging and topiary shapes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The tiled floor leads onto the wooden deck of the pool, this year a circular pool positioned in a corner of the garden. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The circular reasoning of that comment aside, they are probably nearly correct in what they say-nearly correct. Christianity Today If these results are not carefully established in advance, the proof may give rise to circular reasoning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The four justices that dissented accused the majority of relying upon circular reasoning in formulating their opinion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The play focused on the fact that once accused, a person had little chance of exoneration, given the irrational and circular reasoning of both the courts and the public. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some run an unordered analysis, and order characters that show a clear order of transition in the resulting tree (which practice might be accused of circular reasoning). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This amazing circular room features rustic beams and natural stone, complete with original pigeonholes and a bathroom on a separate floor. Times, Sunday Times Still, we're rewarded with a terrific final sequence in which we sit in a circular room with a wishing well at the centre. Times, Sunday Times At the hospital we were led into a warm circular room that had a sunny, domed ceiling. Times, Sunday Times Built in 1865 as a reservoir for the main house, it has a spiral staircase that leads to a circular room on each of the four floors. Times, Sunday Times Opt for a romantic, circular room in the tower. Times, Sunday Times Plan in advance and you can create a circular route over a weekend or longer. Times, Sunday Times Head north from here on a rollercoaster circular route, and make sure your camera batteries are fully charged. Times, Sunday Times Try the four-mile circular route that takes in most of the best work. The Sun A map viewer might jump indifferently from any continent into any other, rather than following the canonically circular route that encompassed all three. The Times Literary Supplement If you bring your hiking boots with you, you can join the two-hour (or so) circular route straight from the castle. Times, Sunday Times Place the figs on top in a circular shape. The Sun The panoramic roof has acquired a crack just above the passenger seat in a rough circular shape. Times, Sunday Times The roomy lid and circular shape helped with heat retention, and the compact chassis made it manoeuvrable. Times, Sunday Times Only a fraction of the project was completed, just enough to demonstrate the circular shape, pillars, classical façades and massive sculptures. Times, Sunday Times Roll into a thin circular shape then toast in a dry frying pan over a medium heat for 2 minutes on each side. The Sun The four floors are linked by a lift and a circular staircase with a glazed roof that allows natural light to permeate. Times, Sunday Times A glass trap door looks through in to the cellar from the kitchen, and a circular staircase winds its way up to the tower. Times, Sunday Times Enter the dwelling and a sweeping circular staircase leads to the first basement level, featuring a large glass ceiling that allows light to flood in from above. Times, Sunday Times A circular staircase covered with iron and lined with wood provides access to the watchtower. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The second floor was reached by a circular staircase leading to a 20 by 20 foot room used as a school. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He sat with half a dozen pals around a circular table on the upper floor. The Sun (2009) It now hangs over a central circular table where keys are thrown and post mounts up. Times, Sunday Times (2007) In the middle of the room was a small circular table, blazing brilliant with crystal and silver and dazzling white napery. THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002) At a gesture from him, the men scooted together until they sat in a semicircle, facing him across the circular table. PEARL COVE (2004) Construction of this tower, like the circular tower, began in 1996 and was completed in 1999. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the same century, it was turned into circular tower. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The earliest remains of this structure remaining today are a circular tower on the water's edge, 10.5m in diameter, with walls 2.2m thick. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It underwent substantial modification at the end of the 15th century to make it habitable, most importantly, the addition of windows and a circular tower. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The circular tower has a bank of windows along the entire curve, providing a broad vista overlooking the bay. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We make for the pedal train that goes round the circular track. Times, Sunday Times A vast circular track has been carved in the ice, and he's just done a lap of it at 60mph with the car's nose pointed straight at its centre. Times, Sunday Times In order to achieve this, he constructed a small building with skylights, and mounted it upon rollers that rode a circular track outside his studio. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During 2013, a circular track of dual gauge and gauge was under construction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The board features a circular track in which players moved their tokens to land on spaces that had various rewards or triggered game action. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Light pours into the bedroom through a wonderful circular window, 5ft in diameter. Times, Sunday Times Among its features are a stone circular window, oak panelling and open fireplaces. Times, Sunday Times Its facade has three levels, each level scaled proportionally and topped by a triangular pediment with a circular window. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The helmet was cylinder-shaped with a circular window. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Above this doorway a circular window was also added. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The stadium's design was nearly circular, and was known as an octorad design, which attempted to facilitate both football and baseball. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The shape of the collecting nucleolus ranged from nearly circular to irregular. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It consists of a 6-mile (10 km) wide nearly circular barrier reef surrounding a shallow lagoon and several sand islets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has a nearly circular pectoral fin disc slightly longer than wide, with a short, obtuse snout. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The petals are oblong to nearly circular, slightly longer than tube. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The path around it was almost perfectly circular, barely a yard wide, with steep drops on either side. Times, Sunday Times They are not meant to look perfectly circular. The Sun Sure, some roller coasters can loop-the-loop, but have you ever noticed it’s never perfectly circular? Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was amazed by the slowly rotating, 10ft wide, perfectly circular object, which was stationary in the current close to where a stream joined the river. Times, Sunday Times These values are approximate, because (as mentioned above) the planets do not have perfectly circular, coplanar orbits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Get them roughly circular, 30cm across, and the thickness of a pound coin. The Sun Shape so they are roughly circular. The Sun In horizontal section potholes are roughly circular to elliptical and vary in diameter from 20 m to more than 1 km. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It comprises a roughly circular ditch, segmented by several causeways which cross it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The terminal inflorescences number four or five solitary, roughly circular heads per plant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 圆形的, 函件 Japanese: 円形の, 回覧状 |
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