| 单词 | circuit |
| 释义 | circuit n. 1. a a line or course enclosing an area; the distance round. b the area enclosed. 2. Electr. a the path of a current. b the apparatus through which a current passes. 3. a the journey of a judge in a particular district to hold courts. b this district. c the lawyers following a circuit. 4. a chain of theatres or cinemas etc. under a single management. 5. Brit. a motor-racing track. 6. a a sequence of sporting events (the US tennis circuit). b a sequence of athletic exercises. 7. a roundabout journey. 8. a a group of local Methodist churches forming a minor administrative unit. b the journey of an itinerant minister within this. Phrases and idioms circuit-breaker an automatic device for stopping the flow of current in an electrical circuit. Etymology: ME f. OF, f. L circuitus f. CIRCUM- + ire it- go |
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