音标与读法

这里为大家介绍下circus 是什么意思，希望能帮助到各位朋友。

音标：[ "sə:kəs ]名词复数:circuses

中英文翻译

n.

1.(圆形的)马戏场；杂技场(古罗马的)圆形竞技场。

2.杂技团，马戏团；杂技[马戏]表演。

3.〔英国〕圆形十字路口，圆形广场。

4.〔口语〕乱哄哄的热闹场面；在作某种表演的一群人。

5. 【地质学；地理学】外轮山。

6.〔军俚〕游击队；飞行队；飞行表演。

短语和例子

pitch [put up] a circus搭临时卖艺[马戏]场。 run a circus演马戏，演出杂技。 travelling circus流动杂技[马戏]团。

a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"

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"

同义词：carnival,

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"

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

a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"

A circus is commonly a travelling company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented artists. The word also describes the performance that they give, which is usually a series of acts choreographed to music and introduced by a ringmaster.

例句与用法

1.The whole town turned out to see the circus .

倾城而出看马戏表演。

2.The fascinations of the circus are endless .

马戏表演非常吸引人。

3.The circus manager snapped his whip .

马戏团主管把鞭子抽得很响。

4.The seals performed well at the circus .

这些海豹在马戏团里表演得很精彩。

5.Circuses are alluring both to children and to adults .

马戏既吸引小孩，也吸引大人。

6.No , i am going to see a circus .

别，我要去看马戏。

7.The children had the time of their lives at the circus .

孩子们看马戏时别提多高兴了。

8.Circus monkeys are trained to be very docile and obedient .

马戏团的猴子训练得服服贴贴的。

9.The circus is in town .

马戏团到了城里。

10.She felt gross in her tutu, like something in a circus .

她觉得穿着短裙很臃肿，就象是在马戏场上一样。

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