circus

noun

/ˈsɜːkəs/

/ˈsɜːrkəs/

[countable] a group of people, sometimes with trained animals, who perform acts with skill in a show that travels around to different places马戏团
the circus
[singular] a show performed by people who are members of a circus, usually in a large tent called the big top马戏表演（常在大帐篷里进行）
- We took the children to the circus.我们带孩子去看了马戏表演。
see also flea circus
[singular] (informal, disapproving) a group of people or an event that attracts a lot of attention引人注意的人（或事）；热闹场面
- A media circus surrounded the royal couple wherever they went.无论王室夫妇走到何处，他们的身后都会跟着一大群媒体记者。
- the American electoral circus美国大选的热闹场面
see also three-ring circus
[countable] (British English) (used in some place names) a round open area in a town where several streets meet（用于一些地名）圆形广场，环形交叉路口
- Piccadilly Circus皮卡迪利广场
[countable] (in ancient Rome古罗马) a place like a big round outdoor theatre for public games, races, etc.露天圆形竞技场

词源late Middle English (with reference to the arena of Roman antiquity): from Latin, ‘ring or circus’. The sense ‘travelling company of performers’ dates from the late 18th cent.

词汇	circus
释义	circus noun /ˈsɜːkəs/ /ˈsɜːrkəs/ [countable] a group of people, sometimes with trained animals, who perform acts with skill in a show that travels around to different places马戏团 the circus [singular] a show performed by people who are members of a circus, usually in a large tent called the big top马戏表演（常在大帐篷里进行） We took the children to the circus.我们带孩子去看了马戏表演。 see also flea circus [singular] (informal, disapproving) a group of people or an event that attracts a lot of attention引人注意的人（或事）；热闹场面 A media circus surrounded the royal couple wherever they went.无论王室夫妇走到何处，他们的身后都会跟着一大群媒体记者。 the American electoral circus美国大选的热闹场面 see also three-ring circus [countable] (British English) (used in some place names) a round open area in a town where several streets meet（用于一些地名）圆形广场，环形交叉路口 Piccadilly Circus皮卡迪利广场 [countable] (in ancient Rome古罗马) a place like a big round outdoor theatre for public games, races, etc.露天圆形竞技场词源late Middle English (with reference to the arena of Roman antiquity): from Latin, ‘ring or circus’. The sense ‘travelling company of performers’ dates from the late 18th cent.
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