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circus n.马戏团；马戏表演；竞技场；广场 (1) 他在马戏团表演骑马绝技。(2) 马戏团满城张贴广告。(3) 马戏表演非常吸引人。(4) 罗马竞技场是用来举行敞篷双轮马车竞赛和赛马比赛的。(5) 我走这条路去皮卡迪利广场对吗? The ringmaster of a circus has historically been a kind of narrator, calling for the audience's attention and announcing different entertainers. Traditional circuses have performing animals, clowns, and acrobats, while more contemporary circuses combine elements of theater, dance, acrobatics, and music. You can also use circus to mean "noisy, confused activity." In Latin, the word circus means "ring," and the Romans used it to describe the arenas in which performances took place.

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英 ['sɜːkəs] 美 ['sɜːrkəs] (1) He performs riding stunts in the circus.(2) The circus placarded the city with advertisements.(3) The fascinations of the circus are endless.(4) The Roman circus was used for chariot and horse races.(5) Am I on the right road to Piccadilly Circus? A circus is a group of many different performers, often including clowns, trapeze artists, and animal trainers. When the circus comes to town, you'll see a big, striped tent being set up for the show. 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

英语单词	circus
英美音标	英 ['sɜːkəs] 美 ['sɜːrkəs]
中文释义	n.马戏团；马戏表演；竞技场；广场
英语例句	(1) He performs riding stunts in the circus. (2) The circus placarded the city with advertisements. (3) The fascinations of the circus are endless. (4) The Roman circus was used for chariot and horse races. (5) Am I on the right road to Piccadilly Circus?
中文例句	(1) 他在马戏团表演骑马绝技。 (2) 马戏团满城张贴广告。 (3) 马戏表演非常吸引人。 (4) 罗马竞技场是用来举行敞篷双轮马车竞赛和赛马比赛的。 (5) 我走这条路去皮卡迪利广场对吗?
vocabulary简明	A circus is a group of many different performers, often including clowns, trapeze artists, and animal trainers. When the circus comes to town, you'll see a big, striped tent being set up for the show.
vocabulary扩展	The ringmaster of a circus has historically been a kind of narrator, calling for the audience's attention and announcing different entertainers. Traditional circuses have performing animals, clowns, and acrobats, while more contemporary circuses combine elements of theater, dance, acrobatics, and music. You can also use circus to mean "noisy, confused activity." In Latin, the word circus means "ring," and the Romans used it to describe the arenas in which performances took place.
柯林斯解释	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

Circus Group Clowns Performs Kind Attention Circuses Acrobats