circus是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a group of travelling performers including acrobats (= people skilled in difficult physical movements) or those who work with trained animals, or a performance by such people usually in a large tent -- 马戏团；马戏演员；马戏表演

  • She ran away to join the circus. 她离家出走加入了马戏团。

  • The horses trotted into the circus ring (= the large circle, with seats all around, in which a circus performs). 马小跑着进入圆形马戏场。

  • The children loved being taken to the circus. 孩子们喜欢大人带他们去看马戏表演。

• 1 a lot of activity and interest caused by an event or situation -- 闹哄哄的情形；热闹的场面

  • the media circus surrounding the case 围绕这案子沸沸扬扬的媒体报道

• 2 an open circular area where several roads join -- （数条道路交汇的）圆形广场

  • Piccadilly Circus 皮卡迪利广场

  • Oxford Circus 牛津广场