circus

['sə:kəs]

n.马戏团, 马戏表演, 竞技场, 广场

n.[C]

1. 马戏团; 马戏表演

She took the children to the circus.

她带孩子们去看马戏。

2. 马戏表演场

3. (古罗马的)露天圆形竞技场

4. 【英】圆形广场; 环形交叉口

5. 【贬】吵闹的活动(会议、地方等)

词形变化

形容词: circusy |

词义辨析

同义:

n.杂技, 马戏, 飞行等表演

big top  carnival  rodeo

n.杂技团, 马戏团

troupe

n.圆形马戏场, 竞技场

ring  arena  hippodrome  amphitheatre  coliseum  stadium  field  gymnasium

n.乱哄哄的热闹场面

turmoil  commotion  uproar  hubbub  hullabaloo  three-ring circus  fracas  rumpus  anarchy  chaos  confusion  bedlam  pandemonium  free-for-all  

英英释义

名词 circus:

a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals

a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

同义词：carnival

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

an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent

a genus of haws comprising the harriers

同义词：genus Circus

补充

circuscircus英:[ˈsə:kəs] 美:[ˈsɚkəs]n.1.马戏, 马戏团The circus is coming here next week.马戏团下星期来这儿。2.喧闹的场面The hall was like a three-ring circus.大厅内一片喧闹和混乱。3.环形广场There is a Piccadilly Circus in London.在伦敦有个皮卡迪利广场。

例句

1. We were going to take the children to the circus.我们打算带孩子们去看马戏。 2. The acts are performed in the circus.表演在圆形剧场进行。 3. a Roman circus where chariot races were held举办马车赛的罗马竞技场 4. The circus began in ancient Rome.竞技始于古罗马。 5. Piccadilly circus, in the West End of London伦敦西区的皮卡迪利广场 6. It could well turn into some kind of a media circus.它很可能会变为一场媒体闹剧。 7. the travelling circus of political journalists无头苍蝇般四处奔走的一群政治记者 8. The horses ran round and round the circus ring.马儿们绕着马戏场跑了一圈又一圈。 9. He was a circus performer.他是一名马戏演员。 10. a circus act马戏表演 11. a circus animal马戏团动物 12. [as modifier]a circus elephant.马戏团大象。 13. the Formula One grand prix circus.一级方程式巡回大奖赛比赛团。 14. a media circus.媒介云集的喧闹场面。 15. Piccadilly circus.皮卡迪利广场。 16. He worked for a small circus.他在一个小马戏团工作。 17. We're going to the circus.我们要去看马戏表演。 18. She always wanted to join the circus. [=to become a performer in a circus]她总想加入马戏团。 19. circus clowns/animals/performers马戏团小丑/动物/演员 20. The town meeting quickly became a circus.镇民大会很快就变得喧闹一片。 21. The trial has become a media circus.审判现场挤满了媒体。 22. Piccadilly circus in London伦敦的皮卡迪利广场 23. the circus Maximus（古罗马的）大竞技场