[N-COUNT 可数名词](报纸、杂志的)发行量，销售量 The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
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The Daily News once had the highest circulation of any daily in the country...
《每日新闻报》的发行量曾位居全国所有日报之首。
The paper has proved unable to maintain its circulation figures.
事实证明这家报纸难以维持其发行量。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]血液循环 Your circulation is the movement of blood through your body.
Anyone with heart, lung or circulation problems should seek medical advice before flying.
有心肺疾病或血液循环问题的人在乘坐飞机前应寻求医生建议。
...cold spots in the fingers caused by poor circulation.
血液循环不畅导致的手指上的冻疮
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[PHRASE 短语](货币等)流通/不流通/退出流通 If something such as money is in circulation, it is being used by the public. If something is out of circulation or has been withdrawn from circulation, it is no longer available for use by the public.
The supply of money in circulation was drastically reduced overnight.
流通领域的货币供应量一夜骤减。
...a society like America, with perhaps 180 million guns in circulation.
像美国这样一个约有1.8亿支枪流散在外的社会
...the decision to take 50 and 100 ruble bills out of circulation.
让面值为50卢布和100卢布的两种纸币退出流通的决议
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[PHRASE 短语](一段时间)不出现在公共场合，不参加社交活动；坐牢；服刑 If someone is out of circulation, they do not appear in public or at social gatherings for a period of time. You can also say that someone is out of circulation when they are in prison.
Political trials were being used to keep prominent activists out of circulation...
通过对著名活动家进行政治审判使其从公众视线中消失。
I had been out of circulation for a month and knew that many friends would be there.
我有一个月深居简出，不过我知道许多朋友正等着我。
Oxford
cir·cu·la·tion/ˌsɜːkjəˈleɪʃn; NAmEˌsɜːrkjəˈleɪʃn/noun1[uncountable ]the movement of blood around the body 血液循环◆Regular exercise will improve blood circulation.经常锻炼会促进血液循环。◆to have good/bad circulation血液循环良好╱不畅2[uncountable ]the passing or spreading of sth from one person or place to another 传递；流传；流通◆the circulation of money/information/ideas货币的流通；消息的传播；观念的流行◆A number of forged tickets are in circulation.有一些假入场券在流通。◆The coins were taken out of circulation.这种硬币已停止流通。◆Copies of the magazine were withdrawn from circulation.这期杂志有不少已从市场上收回。3[uncountable ]the fact that sb takes part in social activities at a particular time （某段时间的）社交活动，交际◆Anne has been ill but now she's back in circulation.安妮一直生病，但现在又回来参加社交活动了。◆I was out of circulationfor months after the baby was born. 孩子出生后我有几个月都没有参加社交活动。4[countable , usually singular ]the usual number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold each day, week, etc. （报刊）发行量，销售量◆a daily circulation of more than one million日发行量超过一百万份5[uncountable , countable ]the movement of sth (for example air, water, gas, etc.) around an area or inside a system or machine （气、水等的）环流，周流，循环circulationcirculationscir·cu·la·tion/ˌsɜːkjəˈleɪʃn; NAmEˌsɜːrkjəˈleɪʃn/
1[singular, uncountable] the movement of blood around your body: Exercise improves the circulation.good/bad circulation Doctors had to remove her leg because of bad circulation.2[uncountable] the exchange of information, money etc from one person to another in a group or societyin/out of circulation Police believe there are thousands of illegal guns in circulation. The book was taken out of circulation.remove/withdraw something from circulation The Treasury Department plans to remove older coins from circulation and replace them with new ones.3[countable usually singular] the average number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are usually sold each day, week, month etccirculation of The newspaper has a daily circulation of 55,000.4[countable, uncountable] the movement of liquid, air etc in a system: Let’s open the windows and get some circulation in here.5 in circulation/out of circulation informal when someone takes part or does not take part in social activities at a particular time: Sandy’s out of circulation until after her exams.
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