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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

circus

英  [ˈsɜːkəs]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • circuses

    1. [C 可数名词] 马戏团

    A circus is a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals that travels around to different places and performs shows.

    双语例句

    例：

    My real ambition was to work in a circus.

    我真正的理想是去马戏团工作。

    2. [SING 单数型名词] 马戏

    The circus is the show performed by these people.

    双语例句

    例：

    My dad took me to the circus.

    我爸爸带我去看马戏。

    3. [SING 单数型名词] 闹剧

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    It could well turn into some kind of a media circus.

    这很可能会发展成某种媒体闹剧。

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