单词	circle
释义	noun | verb circlecircle1 /ˈsɚkəl/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYcircle1 Origin: 1000-1100 Old French cercle, from Latin circulus Collocations COLLOCATIONS► Draw a circle around  Draw a circle around the right answer. ► in circles  The birds flew in circles (=they moved in the shape of circles) over the lake. ► in a circle  The women sat in a circle among the trees. ► political/literary/scientific etc. circles  The book has caused an uproar in Washington political circles. ► inner circle  Johnson was part of the president’s inner circle (=the small group of people who talk to the president a lot). ► social circle  He wanted his daughter to marry someone in their own social circle. 1SHAPE a)math, geometry a completely round line with no end, like the letter O:  This circle is 4 inches in diameter. Draw a circle around the right answer. The birds flew in circles (=they moved in the shape of circles) over the lake. b)a flat, completely round shape:  Cut the dough into several small circles.2GROUP OF PEOPLE/THINGS a group of people or things forming a round shape: circle of a circle of chairs The women sat in a circle among the trees.3SOCIAL GROUP a group of people who know each other and meet regularly, or who have similar interests or jobs: circle of a large circle of friendspolitical/literary/scientific etc. circles The book has caused an uproar in Washington political circles. Johnson was part of the president’s inner circle (=the small group of people who talk to the president a lot). He wanted his daughter to marry someone in their own social circle.4come/go full circle to end in the same situation in which you began, even though there have been changes in the time in between:  Education has come full circle in its methods of teaching reading since the 1960s.5go/run around in circles to think or talk about something a lot without deciding anything or making progress:  This conversation’s going around in circles.[Origin: 1000–1100 Old French cercle, from Latin circulus] → see also square the circle at square3 (4), vicious circle noun | verb circlecircle2 ●●○ verb Verb Table VERB TABLE circle Simple Form Present I, you, we, they circle he, she, it circles Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they circled Present perfect I, you, we, they have circled he, she, it has circled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had circled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will circle Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have circled Continuous Form Present I am circling he, she, it is circling you, we, they are circling Past I, he, she, it was circling you, we, they were circling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been circling he, she, it has been circling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been circling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be circling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been circling 1[transitive] to draw a circle around something:  Glenn circled the date on his calendar.2[intransitive, transitive] to move in a circle around something, especially in the air:  Helicopters circled overhead.3[transitive] to make the shape of a circle around something:  Her arms circled his neck.
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