circus
- n.马戏团;马戏表演(常在大帐篷里进行);(用于某些地名)圆形广场,环形交叉路口;热闹场面;露天圆形竞技场;引人注意的人(或事)
复数: circuses
circ 圆,环 + -us 名词后缀
noun
马戏团
a group of entertainers, sometimes with trained animals, who perform skilful or amusing acts in a show that travels around to different places
马戏表演(常在大帐篷里进行)
a show performed by circus entertainers, usually in a large tent called a big top
We took the children to the circus.
我们带孩子去看了马戏表演。
引人注意的人(或事);热闹场面
a group of people or an event that attracts a lot of attention
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
美国大选的热闹场面
(用于某些地名)圆形广场,环形交叉路口
(used in some place names) a round open area in a town where several streets meet
Piccadilly Circus
皮卡迪利广场
露天圆形竞技场
a place like a big round outdoor theatre for public games, races, etc.
circus
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N-COUNT 马戏团
A circus is a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals which travels around to different places and performs shows.My real ambition was to work in a circus.
我的真正理想是在马戏团工作。
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N-SING 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.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。
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N-IN-NAMES (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....Piccadilly Circus.
皮卡迪利广场
noun
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- a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
- the children always love to go to the circus
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- a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
- it was so funny it was a circus
- the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere
- Synonym: carnival
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- an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent
- they used the elephants to help put up the circus
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- (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
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- a travelling company of entertainers;including trained animals
- he ran away from home to join the circus
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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。
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Three years ago I ran away to Mexico to live with a circus .
3年前我逃到墨西哥,和一个马戏团生活在一起。
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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。
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We took the children to the circus .
我们带孩子去看了马戏表演。
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It 's been like Piccadilly Circus in this house all morning .
这房子里整个上午都忙乱得像皮卡迪利广场。
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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。
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Do you know what ? I 'm going to the circus this afternoon .
你知道吗?我下午要去看马戏。
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The couple married in the Caribbean to avoid a media circus .
为了摆脱媒体的关注,这对新人在加勒比喜结连理。
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He described the smell as something between a circus and a seaport
他形容那种气味介于马戏团和海港的味道之间。
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What they have done is fuse two different types of entertainment , the circus and the rock concert
他们所做的就是把马戏表演和摇滚音乐会这两种不同类型的娱乐形式糅合了起来。
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Due to a security alert , this train will not be stopping at Oxford Circus .
由于安全戒备的原因,该次列车在“牛津街口广场”站将不停留。
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He is an animal trainer for the circus .
他是马戏团的驯兽师。
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Emma tames lions for the circus .
埃玛为马戏团驯狮。
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The whole town turned out to see the circus .
倾城而出看马戏表演。
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The circus is in town .
马戏团到了城里。
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Circus monkeys are trained to be very docile and obedient .
马戏团的猴子训练得服服贴贴的。
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The circus is coming here next week .
马戏团下星期来这儿。
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There is seldom circus seen in this city .
在这个城市很少有马戏表演可看。
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The circus elephants were led into the arena .
马戏团的大象被带入表演场地。
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There is a Piccadilly Circus in london .
在伦敦有个笔卡第利广场。
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My brothers and I stared in awe as the knowledgeable old OBO put Jacky through his circus tricks .
博闻广识的老流浪汉让杰基表演着马戏团的绝技,我和我兄弟们都看呆了。
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Among them , the Royal Crescent and the Circus are the most famous .
其中,皇家新月和马戏团最为著名。
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The Circus is about 200 meters to the east of the Royal Crescent .
马戏团在皇家新月以东约200米处。
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I used to like the clowns best at the circus .
我以前在马戏里最爱看小丑
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Their early films tried to convey revolutionary propaganda through shocking juxtapositions , and circus tricks .
他们早期的电影试图通过令人震惊的对比和马戏技巧来进行革命宣传
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The fascinations of the circus are endless .
马戏表演非常吸引人
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a circus performer on stilts
马戏团里踩高跷的演员
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At the circus , the audience always bursts out laughing when the clowns appear – but I don ’ t see what ’ s so funny !
在马戏团表演中,当小丑出现时,观众总是放声大笑。但我可不觉得有什么好笑的!
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Panem Et Circenses translates into " bread and circuses " . The writer was saying that in return for full bellies8 and entertainment , his people had given up their political responsibilities and therefore their power .
帕纳姆和瑟森斯翻译过来就是“面包和马戏”,写这个词语的人是说,平民百姓为了获得温饱和娱乐,放弃了他们的政治责任,也就放弃了他们的权力。
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Some other young people would go to the circus .
另一些年轻人会去马戏团。