[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.
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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。
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[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
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[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.
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...Piccadilly Circus.
皮卡迪利广场
Oxford
cir·cus/ˈsɜːkəs; NAmEˈsɜːrkəs/noun1[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2the 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circuscircusescir·cus/ˈsɜːkəs; NAmEˈsɜːrkəs/
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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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