circuit

noun

/ˈsɜːkɪt/

/ˈsɜːrkɪt/

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a line, route or journey around a place
- The race ended with eight laps of a city centre circuit.
- The earth takes a year to make a circuit of (= go around) the sun.
Extra Examples
- We did a complete circuit of the park in twenty minutes.
- Green Day moves into the lead as they turn into the straight on the first circuit.
- Runners have to complete fifteen circuits of the two-mile circular course.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
verb + circuit
- do
- make
preposition
- circuit of
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the complete path of wires and equipment along which an electric current flows
- an electrical circuit
- a circuit diagram (= one showing all the connections in the different parts of the circuit)
see also closed-circuit television, integrated circuit, logic circuit, printed circuit, ring circuit, short circuitTopics Engineeringb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- short
- closed
- integrated
- …
verb + circuit
- build
- break
- complete
- …
circuit + noun
- diagram
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(in sport) a series of games or matches in which the same players regularly take part
- This is her biggest triumph in nine years on the women's tennis circuit.
- He announced his retirement from the professional circuit last year.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- amateur
- professional
- international
- …
verb + circuit
- hit
- play
- tour
- …
preposition
- on a/the circuit
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a track for cars or motorcycles to race around
a series of places or events of a particular kind at which the same people appear or take part
- the lecture/cabaret circuit
see also barbecue circuit
Extra Examples
- She's a well-known figure on the international lecture circuit.
- Talent scouts spotted him playing on the amateur circuit.
- Young's film has hit the festival circuit in the US.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- amateur
- professional
- international
- …
verb + circuit
- hit
- play
- tour
- …
preposition
- on a/the circuit
See full entry
a regular journey made by a judge to hear court cases in each of the courts of law in a particular area
- a circuit court/judge
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Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin circuitus, from circuire, variant of circumire ‘go round’, from circum ‘around’ + ire ‘go’.

单词	circuit
释义	circuit noun /ˈsɜːkɪt/ /ˈsɜːrkɪt/ jump to other results a line, route or journey around a place The race ended with eight laps of a city centre circuit. The earth takes a year to make a circuit of (= go around) the sun. Extra Examples We did a complete circuit of the park in twenty minutes. Green Day moves into the lead as they turn into the straight on the first circuit. Runners have to complete fifteen circuits of the two-mile circular course. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete verb + circuit do make preposition circuit of See full entry the complete path of wires and equipment along which an electric current flows an electrical circuit a circuit diagram (= one showing all the connections in the different parts of the circuit) see also closed-circuit television, integrated circuit, logic circuit, printed circuit, ring circuit, short circuitTopics Engineeringb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective short closed integrated … verb + circuit build break complete … circuit + noun diagram See full entry (in sport) a series of games or matches in which the same players regularly take part This is her biggest triumph in nine years on the women's tennis circuit. He announced his retirement from the professional circuit last year. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective amateur professional international … verb + circuit hit play tour … preposition on a/the circuit See full entry a track for cars or motorcycles to race around a series of places or events of a particular kind at which the same people appear or take part the lecture/cabaret circuit see also barbecue circuit Extra Examples She's a well-known figure on the international lecture circuit. Talent scouts spotted him playing on the amateur circuit. Young's film has hit the festival circuit in the US. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective amateur professional international … verb + circuit hit play tour … preposition on a/the circuit See full entry a regular journey made by a judge to hear court cases in each of the courts of law in a particular area a circuit court/judge More Like This Silent lettersSilent letters gnarled gnash gnat gnaw gnome haute cuisine heir herb honour hors d’oeuvre hour knack knee kneel knife knight knit knob knock knot know knuckle psalm psephology psychic ptarmigan pterodactyl psychology wrangle wrap wreath wreck wrench wrestle wriggle wring write wrong bomb climb crumb doubt lamb limb ascent fascinate muscle scene scissors height right sleigh weight align campaign design foreign malign reign unfeigned balmy calm calf half yolk autumn column condemn damn hymn solemn bristle fasten listen mortgage soften thistle wrestle biscuit build circuit disguise guilty league rogue vague yacht answer sword two Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin circuitus, from circuire, variant of circumire ‘go round’, from circum ‘around’ + ire ‘go’.
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