柯林斯詞典circus /?s??k?s/ (circuses) 1. N-COUNT A circus is a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals that travels around to different places and performs shows. 馬戲團(tuán) My real ambition was to work in a circus. 我真正的理想是去馬戲團(tuán)工作。2. N-SING The circus is the show performed by these people. 馬戲 My dad took me to the circus. 我爸爸帶我去看馬戲。3. N-SING 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. 鬧劇[表不滿] It could well turn into some kind of a media circus. 這很可能會(huì)發(fā)展成某種媒體鬧劇。 返回 circus劍橋詞典 circus noun (ENTERTAINMENT) [ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 or 單數(shù)名詞 ] 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 馬戲團(tuán)；馬戲演員；馬戲表演 She ran away to join the circus. 她離家出走加入了馬戲團(tuán)。 The horses trotted into the circus ring (= the large circle , with seats all around, in which a circus performs ). 馬小跑著進(jìn)入圓形馬戲場(chǎng)。 The children loved being taken to the circus. 孩子們喜歡大人帶他們?nèi)タ瘩R戲表演。 例句 Mummy and Daddy are taking me to the circus on Saturday .We noticed a poster advertising a circus.We managed to get ringside seats for the circus.The children wanted to see the circus.One of the acrobats who walked the tightrope at the circus did it blindfolded . circus noun (ATTENTION) [ 單數(shù)名詞 ] disapproving a lot of activity and interest caused by an event or situation 鬧哄哄的情形；熱鬧的場(chǎng)面 the media circus surrounding the case 圍繞這案子沸沸揚(yáng)揚(yáng)的媒體報(bào)道 circus noun (ROAD) [ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] UK an open circular area where several roads join （數(shù)條道路交匯的）圓形廣場(chǎng) Piccadilly Circus 皮卡迪利廣場(chǎng) Oxford Circus 牛津廣場(chǎng) 返回 circus