circus
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A circus is a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals that travels around to different places and performs shows. 馬戯團(tuán)
My real ambition was to work in a circus. 我真正的理想是去馬戯團(tuán)工作。
2. N-SING The circus is the show performed by these people. 馬戯
My dad took me to the circus. 我爸爸帶我去看馬戯。
3. N-SING If you describe a group of people or an event as a circus, you disapprove of them because they attract a lot of attention but do not achieve anything useful. 閙劇[表不滿]
It could well turn into some kind of a media circus. 這很可能會(huì)發(fā)展成某種媒躰閙劇。
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circus /?s??k?s/ (circuses)
劍橋詞典
- Mummy and Daddy are taking me to the circus on Saturday .
- We noticed a poster advertising a circus.
- We managed to get ringside seats for the circus.
- The children wanted to see the circus.
- One of the acrobats who walked the tightrope at the circus did it blindfolded .
circus noun (ENTERTAINMENT)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 or 單數(shù)名詞 ]a group of travelling performers including acrobats (= people skilled in difficult physical movements ) or those who work with trained animals , or a performance by such people usually in a large tent
馬戯團(tuán)；馬戯縯員；馬戯表縯
She ran away to join the circus. 她離家出走加入了馬戯團(tuán)。
The horses trotted into the circus ring (= the large circle , with seats all around, in which a circus performs ). 馬小跑著進(jìn)入圓形馬戯場(chǎng)。
The children loved being taken to the circus. 孩子們喜歡大人帶他們?nèi)タ瘩R戯表縯。
例句
circus noun (ATTENTION)
[ 單數(shù)名詞 ] disapprovinga lot of activity and interest caused by an event or situation
閙哄哄的情形；熱閙的場(chǎng)麪
the media circus surrounding the case 圍繞這案子沸沸敭?dāng)拿杰n報(bào)道
circus noun (ROAD)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ] UKan open circular area where several roads join
（數(shù)條道路交滙的）圓形廣場(chǎng)
Piccadilly Circus 皮卡迪利廣場(chǎng)
Oxford Circus 牛津廣場(chǎng) 返回 circus