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单词 circle
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As fear ripples around their circle no one knows who they can truly trust.The same cameras showed that a car had been circling the area.He called the entire squad into the centre circle.The system is catastrophically failing to end the vicious circle of criminality.Look for signs of how her inner circle is feeling.We were circling round waiting for the course to clear and to be interviewed.The aircraft circled the vessel for an hour before dwindling fuel reserves forced its return to Hawaii.It feels like it's come full circle.And therefore I'm delighted to have this group circling us of young people who are working on these issues.They arrived at an army checkpoint beside a highway that circles the city.We must move people beyond merely sitting in rows in pews to sitting in circles in groups.What is the area of his circle divided by the area of mine?You may see a new depth to some people in your circle this week.They circle like a bird feeling out for a rising thermal.We have established a wide circle of friends.For the entire night we walked around in circles.The vicious circle is a basic pattern.They followed the fault line as it circled the jar all the way round to rejoin itself.Today we seem to have come full circle.This would lead to circling in the air or being left on runways.But she soon relaxed her grip to wave happily at the skiers below as they circled.You end up going round in circles.It circled the city monitoring mobile phone and computer traffic. Draw a circle for his eye.This price based on upper circle tickets, top price stalls also available.There are four eggs, arranged in a circle with their points inward.Delays mount up as aircraft circle the skies, vainly waiting for a landing slot.There, they drew a circle on the floor and continued work.On wet days, it rains in the upper circle.Student drama gave me a focal point, a circle of friends, many of my favourite student memories.

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circle

British English: circle /ˈsɜːkl/ NOUN
A circle is a round shape. Every part of its edge is the same distance from the centre.
...a red flag with a large white circle in the centre.
  • American English: circle
  • Arabic: دَائِرَة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: círculo
  • Chinese: 圆形
  • Croatian: krug
  • Czech: kruh
  • Danish: cirkel
  • Dutch: cirkel
  • European Spanish: círculo circunferencia
  • Finnish: ympyrä
  • French: cercle
  • German: Kreis
  • Greek: κύκλος
  • Italian: cerchio
  • Japanese:
  • Korean:
  • Norwegian: sirkel
  • Polish: koło
  • European Portuguese: círculo
  • Romanian: cerc
  • Russian: круг
  • Latin American Spanish: círculo
  • Swedish: cirkel
  • Thai: วงกลม
  • Turkish: daire
  • Ukrainian: коло
  • Vietnamese: hình tròn
British English: circle VERB
If something circles an object or a place, or circles around it, it forms a circle around it.
This is the road that circles the city.
  • American English: circle
  • Brazilian Portuguese: circular
  • Chinese: 环绕
  • European Spanish: rodear
  • French: contourner
  • German: umkreisen
  • Italian: essere intorno a
  • Japanese: 丸で囲む
  • Korean: 선회하다
  • European Portuguese: circular
  • Latin American Spanish: rodear

All related terms of 'circle'

Chinese translation of 'circle'

circle

(ˈsəːkl)

n

  1. (c) 圆(圓)圈 (yuánquān) (个(個), )
  2. (c) [of friends] 圈子 (quānzi)
    ⇒ He has a small circle of friends. 他有一小圈朋友。 (Tā yǒu yī xiǎo quān péngyou.)
  3. (s) (in cinema, theatre) 楼(樓)厅(廳) (lóutīng)

vi

  1. [bird, plane] 盘(盤)旋 (pánxuán)

vt

  1. (= move round, surround) 环(環)绕(繞) (huánrào)
(noun) 
Definition
something formed or arranged in the shape of a circle
The flag was red with a large white circle.The monument consists of a circle of gigantic stones.
Synonyms
ring
a ring of blue smoke
round
small fresh rounds of goat's cheese
band
disc
a revolving disc with replaceable blades
loop
She reached for a loop of garden hose.
hoop
For hand sewing, use an embroidery hoop to keep the fabric taut.
cordon
Police formed a cordon between the two crowds.
perimeter
halo
(noun) 
Definition
a group of people sharing an interest, activity, or upbringing
a small circle of friends
Synonyms
group
a radical group within the Communist Party
company
He was a notable young actor in a company of rising stars.
set
the popular watering hole for the literary set
school
the Chicago school of economists
club
He was a member of the local youth club.
order
the Benedictine order of monks
class
the relationship between different social classes
society
the historical society
crowd
All the old crowd from my university days were there.
assembly
She waited until quiet settled on the assembly.
fellowship
the National Youth Fellowship
fraternity
the spread of stolen guns among the criminal fraternity
clique
The country is run by a small clique of wealthy families.
coterie
The songs he recorded were written by a small coterie of dedicated writers.
(noun) 
Definition
a group of people sharing an interest, activity, or upbringing
She moved only in the most exalted circles.
Synonyms
sphere
the sphere of international politics
world
The publishing world had never seen an event quite like this.
area
She was involved in every area of the project.
range
The trees on the mountain within my range of vision had all been felled.
field
They are both experts in their field.
scene (informal)
the local music scene
Sport just isn't my scene.
orbit
Cora dazzled all who came within her orbit.
realm
the realm of politics
milieu
They stayed within their own social milieu.
(noun) 
safe within the circle of his arms
Synonyms
enclosure
bounds
compass
circumference
a gold watch-face with diamond chips around its circumference
(verb) 
Definition
to enclose in a circle
This is the ring road that circles the city.
Synonyms
go round
ring
The area is ringed by troops.
surround
The church was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence.
belt
curve
enclose
The land was enclosed by an eight-foot wire fence.
encompass
Egypt is encompassed by the Mediterranean, Sudan, the Red Sea and Libya.
compass
The Christians fled when they saw the city being compassed with armies.
envelop
the thick black cloud of smoke that enveloped the area
encircle
A forty-foot-high concrete wall encircles the jail.
circumscribe
hem in
gird
a proposal to gird the river with a series of small hydroelectric dams
circumnavigate
enwreath
(verb) 
Definition
to move in a circle (around)
There were two helicopters circling around.
Synonyms
wheel
I wheeled around to face her.
spiral
revolve
The entire circle revolved slowly.
rotate
The earth rotates round the sun.
whirl
Hearing a sound behind her, she whirled round.
pivot
The boat pivoted on its central axis.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of area
Definition
a subject field
She was involved in every area of the project.
Synonyms
realm,
part,
department (informal),
field,
province,
arena,
sphere,
domain
in the sense of assembly
Definition
a number of people gathered together for a meeting
She waited until quiet settled on the assembly.
Synonyms
gathering,
group,
meeting,
body,
council,
conference,
crowd,
congress,
audience,
collection,
mass,
diet,
rally,
convention,
flock,
company,
house,
congregation,
accumulation,
multitude,
throng,
synod,
hui (New Zealand),
assemblage,
conclave,
aggregation,
convocation (formal),
jamaat,
runanga (New Zealand)
in the sense of circumference
Definition
the distance round this
a gold watch-face with diamond chips around its circumference
Synonyms
edge,
limits,
border,
bounds,
outline,
boundary,
fringe,
verge (British),
rim,
perimeter,
periphery,
extremity

Synonyms of 'circle'

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