英语词汇“circulate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

circulatecirculate /ˈsɚkyəˌleɪt/ ●○○ verb

ETYMOLOGYcirculate

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of circulare, from circulus; ➔ CIRCLE¹

VERB TABLE

circulate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	circulate
	he, she, it	circulates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	circulated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have circulated
	he, she, it	has circulated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had circulated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will circulate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have circulated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am circulating
	he, she, it	is circulating
	you, we, they	are circulating
Past	I, he, she, it	was circulating
	you, we, they	were circulating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been circulating
	he, she, it	has been circulating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been circulating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be circulating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been circulating

1[intransitive, transitive] to move around within a system, or to make something do this: Blood circulates around the body. The vents circulate heat back into the room.2[intransitive] if information, facts, ideas, etc. circulate, people tell them to other people: Rumors have been circulating on the Internet.circulate among The story circulated quickly among the student population.3[transitive] to send something to all the people in a group, especially information: We circulated a petition asking the city to change the system.circulate something to somebody The report will be circulated to all members.4[intransitive] to talk to a lot of different people in a group, especially at a party: Michael circulated among the guests.