| 单词 | one-ring circus |
| 释义 | > as lemmasone-ring circus one-ring circus n. a small circus containing only one ring; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > circus performance > [noun] > circus arena circus1791 cirque1845 three-ring circus1898 one-ring circus1907 1903 Police Gaz. 4 July 2/2 I was out with a one-ring tent show run by a guy named Delevan.] 1907 Billboard 6 July 23/3 Good place: rehearse dramatic, opera, minstrel, vaudeville or complete one-ring circus. 1922 P. G. Wodehouse Clicking of Cuthbert vi. 142 No human being could play golf against a one-ring circus like that without blowing up. 1972 Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 June 40/3 An opera house that is not a cultural force is only a one-ring circus made up of vocal acrobats who use music as a trampoline. 2000 N.Y. Times 8 Aug. b6/5 I can understand Big Apple's sensitivity to the arrival of another one-ring circus in New York, but a competitive rivalry could lead to near-record sales for both circuses. < as lemmas |
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