circular

['sə:kjulə]

adj.圆形的, 循环的
n.传单, 通报

a.

1. 圆的, 圆形的; 环形的; 环行的[Z]

The full moon has a circular shape.

满月呈圆形。

2. 循环的[Z]

3. 迂回的, 拐弯抹角的, 不直截了当的

I'm not satisfied with his circular explanation.

我不满意他拐弯抹角的解释。

4. 供流传的, 供传阅的[Z]

n.

通知, 公告; 传单[C]

The organization issues a circular every month.

该组织每月发一份通告。

词形变化

副词: circularly | 名词: circularity |

词义辨析

同义:

a.圆的, 圆(环)形的

round  discoid  annular  ring-shaped  hooped  spherical  globular  globate  bulbous  cycloid  orbicular  orbiculate  spherical  spheroid  disklike

a.弯曲的, 圆形的

curved  curvilinear  arched  bowed  bent

a.迂回的, 不直截了当的

circuitous  roundabout  indirect

n.通知, 通报, 传阅文件

handout  bulletin  notice  announcement  press release  statement  placard  poster  bill  handbill  flier  insert  brochure  leaflet  letter  

同义参见:

advertisement  global  bill  sheet  catalogue  

英英释义

名词 circular:

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

同义词：handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway

形容词 circular:

having a circular shape

同义词：round

shaped like a ring

同义词：annular, annulate, annulated, circinate, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped

marked by or moving in a circle

同义词：rotary

补充

circularcircular英:[ˈsə:kjulə] 美:[ˈsɚkjəlɚ]adj.1.圆形的, 环形的; 循环的She paid a circular visit among her relations.她逐一拜访她的亲友。The full moon is circular.满月呈圆形。n.1.通知, 通告

例句

1. a circular hole twelve feet wide and two feet deep一个12英尺阔、2英尺深的圆坑 2. Place your hands on your shoulders and move your elbows up, back, and down, in a circular motion.双手置于肩上, 肘部向上、向后, 再向下, 做圆周运动。 3. Both sides of the river can be explored on this circular walk.沿着这条环行线路走一圈, 河的两岸就都可以看到了。 4. The argument is a circular one and essentially meaningless.这是一个循环论证, 其实毫无意义。 5. the book's somewhat circular progress from crisis through reintegration to disaster and dissolution这本书中从危机到重建再到灾难及瓦解的类似循环演进 6. a circular letter sent by one person to many由一个人向很多人发送的一个函件 7. The proposal has been widely publicised in BBC-TV press information circulars sent to 1,800 newspapers.英国广播公司电视台发送给1,800家报社的新闻通报中对这项提议进行了广泛的宣传。 8. the building features a circular atrium.这所建筑以环形门廊为特色。 9. a circular walk.环程散步。 10. a circular table圆桌 11. a circular tour of Oxford环游牛津 12. a circular [=round] table圆桌 13. They have a circular driveway. [=their driveway is curved like part of a circle]他们的私人车道是弧形的。 14. That planet has a more circular orbit than our planet does.那颗行星的运行轨道比地球的更圆。 15. circular motion圆周运动 16. A circular [=spiral] staircase leads up to the loft.一个螺旋式楼梯通向顶楼。 17. He used circular logic/reasoning/thinking.他用的是循环论证的逻辑/推理/思维。 18. a circular argument/explanation循环论证；循环论证的解释 19. the circularity of her argument她的论点中的循环论证 20. "According to the circular, eggs are on sale this week."传单上说本周鸡蛋特价。