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  • Conjugation : past  circled ; ing  circling
  • Derivatives : n  circler
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

circle ['səːkl]
  1. 1. noun [c] 圆圈
  2. 2. noun [c] [of friends] 圈子
    He has a small circle of friends.
    他有一小圈朋友
  3. 3. noun [s] (in cinema,theatre) 楼厅
  4. 4. vi. [bird] [ plane+] 盘旋
  5. 5. vt. (move round,surround) 环绕

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

circle [ˈsɜːkl]
  1. 1. n.[c] 圆,圆圈
    Did you calculate the radius of the circle?
    你有没有计算这个圆的半径
    He calculated the circumference of the circle.
    计算出了圆的周长
  2. 2. n.[c] 圈子群体
    For many years this has been a favourite cafe in my circle of friends.
    很多年来这里成为我的朋友圈里最喜欢的咖啡店
  3. 3. n.[c] 圆形环形
    The class are sitting in a circle with the teacher in the middle.
    同学们坐成一圈,把老师围在中央
    The chairs were arranged in a circle.
    椅子摆成了一圈。
  4. 4. n.[c] 跑道的一圈
    He walked a circle around the house to calm down.
    他绕着房子走了一圈,想让自己冷静下来
  5. 5. n.[c] 环岛转盘
    He drove around the traffic circle about five times.
    他绕着环岛开了大约五圈。
  6. 6. n.[c] [Biochemistry] 氟硝安定
  7. 7. n.[c] 楼厅包厢
    We paid extra for tickets for the upper circle.
    我们上层楼厅包厢的票另外加付了钱。
  8. 8. n.[c] 环形装置旋转构造
    A lot of people have difficulties cutting glass circles.
    很多人在刻玻璃圆弧时有困难
    The machine punched out metal circles.
    机器冲压出金属圆盘
  9. 9. vt. 环绕环游
    The satellite is circling the earth every 100 minutes.
    人造卫星每一百分钟绕地球一圈。
  10. 10. verb 绕圈环行盘旋
    The birds circled lazily overhead as we walked.
    我们走路时,鸟儿们懒洋洋地在我们头顶盘旋
  11. 11. vt. 圈出,画圈于
    My teacher had circled all of the mistakes in red pen.
    我的老师所有错误都用红笔圈了出来
  12. 12. vt. 绕过避开

Collins English-English Dictionary

circle ['s3ːkəl]
  1. 1. n [maths] a closed plane curve every point of which is equidistant from a given fixed point, the centre. Equation: (x --h)2 + (y --k)2 = r2 where r is the radius and (h, k) are the coordinates of the centre; area πr2; circumference: 2πr
  2. 2. n the figure enclosed by such a curve
  3. 3. n [theatre] the section of seats above the main level of the auditorium, usually comprising the dress circle and the upper circle
  4. 4. n something formed or arranged in the shape of a circle
  5. 5. n a group of people sharing an interest, activity, upbringing, etc; set
    golf circles
    a family circle
  6. 6. n a domain or area of activity, interest, or influence
  7. 7. n a circuit
  8. 8. n a process or chain of events or parts that forms a connected whole; cycle
  9. 9. n a parallel of latitude - See also great circle small circle
  10. 10. n the ring of a circus
  11. 11. n one of a number of Neolithic or Bronze Age rings of standing stones, such as Stonehenge, found in Europe and thought to be associated with some form of ritual or astronomical measurement
  12. 12. n See striking circle
  13. 13. n [hockey] a circular argument - See vicious circle
  14. 14. vb to move in a circle (around)
    we circled the city by car
  15. 15. vt. [tr] to enclose in a circle; encircle
  16. 16. vt. [Etymology] C14: from Latin circulus a circular figure, from circus ring, circle

Examples

circumscribe a triangle with circle
使三角形与圆外接
A=πr2 is the formula for determining the area of a circle.A=πr2
A=πr 2 是测定圆的面积的公式。
the quadrature of a circle
圆求方问题
Please circle the nouns in each sentence.
把每句话里的名词都用圈画上。
He cut the paper into a circle and then drew a happy face on it.
他把这张纸剪成圆形,然后在上面画了一张笑脸。

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