| 单词 | circle |
| 释义 | circle n. & v. --n 1. a a round plane figure whose circumference is everywhere equidistant from its centre. b the line enclosing a circle. 2. a roundish enclosure or structure. 3. a ring. 4. a curved upper tier of seats in a theatre etc. (dress circle). 5. a circular route. 6. Archaeol. a group of (usu. large embedded) stones arranged in a circle. 7. Hockey = striking-circle. 8. persons grouped round a centre of interest. 9. a set or class or restricted group (literary circles; not done in the best circles). 10. a period or cycle (the circle of the year). 11. (in full vicious circle) a an unbroken sequence of reciprocal cause and effect. b an action and reaction that intensify each other (cf. virtuous circle). c the fallacy of proving a proposition from another which depends on the first for its own proof. --v 1. intr. (often foll. by round, about) move in a circle. 2. tr. a revolve round. b form a circle round. Phrases and idioms circle back move in a wide loop towards the starting-point. come full circle return to the starting-point. go round in circles make no progress despite effort. great (or small) circle a circle on the surface of a sphere whose plane passes (or does not pass) through the sphere's centre. run round in circles colloq. be fussily busy with little result. Derivatives circler n. Etymology: ME f. OF cercle f. L circulus dimin. of circus ring |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含43808条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。