circus

英 ['sɜːkəs] 美 ['sɜːrkəs]

• n. 马戏团；马戏表演；竞技场；广场

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]马戏表演; 马戏团

   (a performance by) a travelling group of people and animals who entertain the public with acts of skill and daring

2. [C]喧闹的场面

   a noisy badly behaved meeting, etc.

3. [C]环形广场

   a round open area where a number of streets join together

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 马戏团；杂技团
2. 露天圆形竞技场
3. 马戏表演场，马戏场，杂技场
4. <英>圆形广场
5. 环形交叉口，圆形十字路口
6. <贬>吵闹的活动
7. 杂技表演，马戏表演
8. 乱哄哄的热闹场面
9. 在作某种表演的一群人
10. 【地】外轮山
11. 引人注意的人

英英释义

Noun:

1. a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals;

   "he ran away from home to join the circus"
   

2. a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals;

   "the children always love to go to the circus"
   

3. 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"
   

4. (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games

5. 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"
   

6. a genus of haws comprising the harriers

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He performs riding stunts in the circus.
   他在马戏团表演骑马绝技。
2. The circus placarded the city with advertisements.
   马戏团满城张贴广告。
3. The fascinations of the circus are endless.
   马戏表演非常吸引人。
4. The Roman circus was used for chariot and horse races.
   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. Am I on the right road to Piccadilly Circus?
   我走这条路去皮卡迪利广场对吗?

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The circus is coming here next week.
   马戏团下星期来这儿。
2. The circus were very good, weren't they?
   这个马戏团很不错,不是吗?
3. There is seldom circus seen in this city.
   在这个城市很少有马戏表演可看。
4. The hall was like a three-ring circus until the police arrived to restore order.
   警察来恢复秩序以前,大厅内一片喧闹和混乱。
5. There is a Piccadilly Circus in London.
   在伦敦有个笔卡第利广场。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• present〔put on〕 a circus 表演马戏

形容词+～

• three-ring circus 热闹的场面

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. circus的基本意思是“马戏表演,马戏团”,是集合名词,当其作主语时,谓语动词可为单数,也可为复数。引申可作“喧闹的场面”解。
2. circus也可作“环形广场”解,常与专有名词连用。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的circus，意为圆，环。

近反义词

【近义词】

• carnival 嘉年华会
• event 大事
• show 证明
• festival 节日的
• spectacle 景象
• extravaganza 豪华的演出
• revel 狂欢作乐
• uproar 骚动
• turmoil 混乱
• hullabaloo （尤指人的）持续的吵闹声...
• arena 竞技场
• anarchy 无政府状态
• ring 戒指
• rumpus 吵闹
• amphitheatre 圆形露天竞技场...
• confusion 惶惑
• rodeo 马术竞技表演会...
• free-for-all 可自由参加的竞赛(争)...
• coliseum 大体育馆
• commotion 骚动
• gymnasium 体育馆
• hubbub 嘈杂
• chaos 混乱
• hippodrome 赛马场
• stadium 体育场
• troupe （演出的）一团...
• fracas 喧噪
• field 田地
• pandemonium 喧嚣
• bedlam 混乱
• big top 很大的马戏篷...
• three-ring circus [美][口]大型热闹的演...
• three-ring [化] 三元环
• circus 马戏团
• big 大的
• top 顶部