circle

noun

1. 圆；圆形
   a completely round flat shape
   1. Cut out two circles of paper.
      剪出两个圆形纸片。
2. 圆周；圆圈
   the line that forms the edge of a circle
   1. Draw a circle.
      画一个圆圈。
   2. She walked the horse round in a circle .
      她牵着马兜圈子。
3. 圆形物；环状物；圈；环
   a thing or a group of people or things shaped like a circle
   1. a circle of trees/chairs
      一圈树 / 椅子
   2. The children stood in a circle.
      孩子们站成一圈。
4. （剧院或电影院的）弧形楼座
   an upper floor of a theatre or cinema/movie theater where the seats are arranged in curved rows
   1. We had seats in the circle.
      我们坐的是楼座座位。
5. （相同兴趣、职业等的人形成的）圈子，阶层，界
   a group of people who are connected because they have the same interests, jobs, etc.
   1. the family circle
      家庭圈子
   2. She's well known in theatrical circles.
      她在戏剧界赫赫有名。
   3. a large circle of friends
      一大群朋友

verb

1. （尤指在空中）盘旋，环行，转圈
   to move in a circle, especially in the air
   1. Seagulls circled around above his head.
      海鸥在他的头顶上盘旋。
   2. The plane circled the airport to burn up excess fuel.
      飞机在机场上空盘旋以耗掉多余的燃料。
2. 围绕…画圈；圈出；圈起
   to draw a circle around sth
   1. Spelling mistakes are circled in red ink.
      拼写错误都用红笔圈了出来。

1. N-COUNT 圆;圆形;圆圈
   A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
   1. The flag was red, with a large white circle in the center...
      旗子是红色的，中央有个白色大圆圈。
   2. I wrote down the number 46 and drew a circle around it.
      我写下46这个数字，又画了个圆将它圈起来。
2. N-COUNT 圆形物;圆片;圆块
   A circle of something is a round flat piece or area of it.
   1. Cut out 4 circles of pastry.
      切出四块圆形油酥面饼。
   2. ...a circle of yellow light.
      圆形黄光区
3. N-COUNT 一圈（物体或人）
   A circle of objects or people is a group of them arranged in the shape of a circle.
   1. The monument consists of a circle of gigantic stones...
      纪念碑由一圈巨石组成。
   2. We stood in a circle holding hands.
      我们站成一圈，手牵着手。
4. VERB 包围;围绕;环绕
   If something circles an object or a place, or circles around it, it forms a circle around it.
   1. This is the ring road that circles the city.
      这是环绕市区的环路。
   2. ...the long curving driveway that circled around the vast clipped lawn.
      围绕着大片修剪过的草坪的长长的弧形车道
5. VERB (在上空)盘旋，绕圈子
   If an aircraft or a bird circles or circles something, it moves round in a circle in the air.
   1. The plane circled, awaiting permission to land...
      飞机在天上盘旋，等候着陆许可。
   2. There were two helicopters circling around.
      有两架直升机在空中盘旋。
   3. ...like a hawk circling prey.
      像老鹰在猎物头顶盘旋
6. VERB 围绕…移动;绕着…转圈
   To circle around someone or something, or to circle them, means to move around them.
   1. Emily kept circling around her mother...
      埃米莉围着她妈妈转个不停。
   2. The silent wolves would track and circle them.
      悄无声息的群狼会跟踪并包围他们。
7. VERB 在…上画圈;将…圈起来
   If you circle something on a piece of paper, you draw a circle around it.
   1. Circle the correct answers on the coupon below.
      将下面参赛券上的正确答案圈出来。
8. N-COUNT (指朋友或有相同兴趣或职业的人组成的)圈子，界
   You can refer to a group of people as a circle when they meet each other regularly because they are friends or because they belong to the same profession or share the same interests.
   1. He has a small circle of friends...
      他的朋友圈子很小。
   2. Alton has made himself fiercely unpopular in certain circles.
      奥尔顿把自己搞得在某些圈子里极其不受欢迎。
9. (剧院、影院的)楼厅包厢
   In a theatre or cinema, the circle is an area of seats on the upper floor.
10. See also: Arctic Circle dress circle inner circle vicious circle virtuous circle
11. PHRASE 兜了一圈回到原地;循环
    If you say that you have come full circle or have turned full circle, you mean that after a long series of events or changes the same situation that you started with still exists.
    1. We've come full circle and dark-blue jeans are once again the height of style.
       风水轮流转，时下最流行的又是深蓝色牛仔裤了。
12. 在原地兜圈子;原地踏步;毫无进展
    If you say that someone is going round in circles or around in circles, you mean that they are not achieving anything because they keep coming back to the same point or problem.

1. I have a large circle of friends and acquaintances engaged in photography.
   我在摄影界交游甚广。
2. The Home Secretary aims to break the vicious circle between disadvantage and crime
   内政大臣力图打破贫困和犯罪之间的恶性循环。
3. The flag was red, with a large white circle in the center
   旗子是红色的，中央有个白色大圆圈。
4. I wrote down the number 46 and drew a circle around it.
   我写下46这个数字，又画了个圆将它圈起来。
5. Cut out 4 circles of pastry.
   切出四块圆形油酥面饼。
6. The monument consists of a circle of gigantic stones
   纪念碑由一圈巨石组成。
7. We stood in a circle holding hands.
   我们站成一圈，手牵着手。
8. This is the ring road that circles the city.
   这是环绕市区的环路。
9. The plane circled, awaiting permission to land
   飞机在天上盘旋，等候着陆许可。
10. There were two helicopters circling around.
    有两架直升机在空中盘旋。
11. Emily kept circling around her mother
    埃米莉围着她妈妈转个不停。
12. The silent wolves would track and circle them.
    悄无声息的群狼会跟踪并包围他们。
13. Circle the correct answers on the coupon below.
    将下面参赛券上的正确答案圈出来。
14. He has a small circle of friends
    他的朋友圈子很小。
15. Alton has made himself fiercely unpopular in certain circles.
    奥尔顿把自己搞得在某些圈子里极其不受欢迎。
16. We've come full circle and dark-blue jeans are once again the height of style.
    风水轮流转，时下最流行的又是深蓝色牛仔裤了。
17. It was to be a closed circle of no more than twelve women
    它本来应该是一个不超过12名女性的封闭的小圈子。
18. He has contempt for those beyond his immediate family circle
    他鄙视直系亲属圈子以外的人。
19. Roll out the dough into one large circle
    将面团擀成大的圆形面皮。
20. They formed a circle and sang 'Auld Lang Syne'
    他们围成一个圆圈，唱起了《友谊地久天长》。
21. All the buildings have names and form a half circle.
    所有的建筑都有名称，连在一起构成了一个半圆。
22. A group of people made a circle around the Pentagon.
    一群人在五角大楼四周围成一圈。
23. He used a rope to mark off the circle
    他用绳子把那个圈围了起来。
24. Place the pastry circles on to a baking sheet and position one apple on each circle.
    把油酥面圈放到烘烤盘上，每个上面放一个苹果。
25. The process is not a circle but rather a spiral
    这个过程不是一个圆周运动而是螺旋上升型的。
26. The table is simply a chipboard circle on a base
    这张桌子只不过是在底座上安了一块圆形刨花板。
27. He has squared the circle of keeping the City happy and doing something to improve business cash flow
    他做到了不可能做到的事，既让伦敦城满意，又增加了企业的现金流量。
28. Any two diameters of a circle intersect each other.
    圆周内两直径必相交。
29. He doesn't belong to the inner circle.; He's not on the inside.
    他不是圈里人。
30. Mark the wrong word with a circle.
    把那个错字圈了。

  circle association club fellowship【导航词义：社交圈】

  circle n. 圈子，界

〔辨析〕指由相互认识、定期会面的人组成的群体，也可指有着类似兴趣或工作的一群人。

  association n. 协会，社团

〔辨析〕指有共同志向的人联合起来成立的正式组织。

  club n. 俱乐部，社团

〔辨析〕指有着共同兴趣的人为了一起进行社交、娱乐、体育等活动而结成的组织。

  fellowship n. 团体，协会，联谊会

〔辨析〕指有共同利益、目的或信仰的人所组成的群体。

  rotate circle revolve spin whirl【导航词义：转动、旋转】

  rotate v. 旋转，转动

〔辨析〕指物体围绕自己的轴或中心旋转，在特定语境中指自转。

  circle v. 盘旋，转圈

〔辨析〕尤指在空中盘旋。

  revolve v. 旋转

〔辨析〕指物体像轮子一样转动，在特定语境中指公转。

  spin v. 快速旋转

〔辨析〕强调迅速、连续地旋转，多指绕轴心转动。

  whirl v. 急转，迅速旋转

〔辨析〕强调速度快，含飞旋之意。

n.

come, turn, etc. full circle

• （事情或经历）兜了一圈回到原处
  to return to the situation in which you started, after a series of events or experiences

go round in circles

• 在原地绕圈子；总是回到同一个问题
  to work hard at sth or discuss sth without making any progress

run round in circles

• 徒劳无功；瞎忙；空忙
  to be busy doing sth without achieving anything important or making progress

noun

1. movement once around a course
   1. he drove an extra lap just for insurance

   Synonym:    lapcircuit

2. any circular or rotating mechanism
   1. the machine punched out metal circles

   Synonym:    round

3. a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house
   1. they had excellent seats in the dress circle

   Synonym:    dress circle

4. street names for flunitrazepan

   Synonym:    R-2Mexican valiumrophyroperoofyroachforget me drug

5. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
   1. the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary

   Synonym:    traffic circlerotaryroundabout

6. an unofficial association of people or groups
   1. the smart set goes there
   2. they were an angry lot

   Synonym:    setbandlot

7. ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length
   1. he calculated the circumference of the circle

8. something approximating the shape of a circle
   1. the chairs were arranged in a circle

verb

1. form a circle around
   1. encircle the errors

   Synonym:    encircle

2. travel around something
   1. circle the globe

3. move in circles

   Synonym:    circulate