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Circus Group Performed Place Noun Show People Media

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circus

[ˈsɜ:kəs]

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马戏团(87%),马戏表演(11%),竞技场(1%),广场(1%)
n.马戏;马戏团
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circus ★★☆☆☆
/sɜ͟ː(r)kəs/
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]马戏团 A circus is a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals which travels around to different places and performs shows.
  [the N]
  • My real ambition was to work in a circus.

    我的真正理想是在马戏团工作。

  • ...circus performers.

    马戏团演员

  • The circus is the show performed by these people.马戏;马戏(团)表演
    • My dad took me to the circus.

      我爸爸带我去看马戏。

2
[N-SING 单数名词]闹哄哄的人群;架势很大的活动 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.
  [disapproval]
  • It could well turn into some kind of a media circus.

    这很可能会演变成媒体的一场闹剧。

  • ...the travelling circus of political journalists.

    四处奔走的一群政治记者

3
[N-IN-NAMES 名称名词](有时用于街道名称)环形路,环形广场,环形交叉口 Circus is sometimes used as part of the name of a street which goes in a circle.
  [n N]
  [BRIT 英]
  • ...Piccadilly Circus.

    皮卡迪利广场


Oxford
cir·cus / ˈsɜːkəs ; NAmE ˈsɜːrkəs / noun 1 [countable ] a group of entertainers, sometimes with trained animals, who perform skilful or amusing acts in a show that travels around to different places 马戏团 2 the circus [singular ] a show performed by circusentertainers, usually in a large tent called a
big top
马戏表演(常在大帐篷里进行)
We took the children to the circus. 我们带孩子去看了马戏表演。
3 [singular ] ( informal, disapproving) a group of people or an event that attracts a lot of attention 引人注意的人(或事);热闹场面 A media circus surrounded the royal couple wherever they went. 无论王室夫妇走到何处,他们的身后都会跟着一大群媒体记者。 the American electoral circus 美国选举的热闹场面 4 [countable ] ( BrE) (used in some place names 用于一些地名 ) a round open area in a town where several streets meet 圆形广场;环形交叉路口 Piccadilly Circus 皮卡迪利广场 5 [countable ] (in ancient Rome 古罗马 ) a place like a big round outdoor theatre for public games, races, etc. 露天圆形竞技场 circus circuses
cir·cus / ˈsɜːkəs ; NAmE ˈsɜːrkəs /
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circuscir‧cus /ˈsɜːkəs $ ˈsɜːr-/ ●●○ noun
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1[countable] a group of people and animals who travel to different places performing skilful tricks as entertainmentcircus act (=a trick performed in a circus)circus ring (=a large circular area where tricks are performed)2[singular] informal a situation in which there is too much excitement or noise:  The first day of school is always such a circus. The trial has turned into a media circus.3[countable usually singular] British English a round open area where several streets join together, often used in place names:  Piccadilly Circus4[countable] a place in ancient Rome where fights, races etc took place, with seats built in a circle

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