circle

rotate, revolve, roll, spin, turn, whirl, circle

名词 circle:

1. ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
2. an unofficial association of people or groups
   同义词：set, band, lot
3. something approximating the shape of a circle
4. movement once around a course
   同义词：lap, circuit
5. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
   同义词：traffic circle, rotary, roundabout
6. street names for flunitrazepan
   同义词：R-2, Mexican valium, rophy, rope, roofy, roach, forget me drug
7. a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra
   同义词：dress circle
8. any circular or rotating mechanism
   同义词：round

动词 circle:

1. travel around something
2. move in circles
   同义词：circulate
3. be around
   同义词：surround, environ, encircle, round, ring
4. form a circle around
   同义词：encircle

1. A square has four sides but a circle has no sides.
   正方形有四条边，而圆形没有边。
2. I need experience to get a job but without a job I can't get experience it's a vicious circle.
   我得有经验才能找到工作，可是没有工作我就无法获得经验--这真是个恶性循环。
3. He is part of an exclusive social circle and belongs to an exclusive club.
   他所处的社交圈子很排外，而且参加的又是个很排外的社团。
4. He has a large circle of friends.
   他有一大群朋友。
5. The plane circled the airport before landing.
   飞机在着陆之前在机场上空盘旋。

cir.cle

n.Abbr. cir,circ.（名词）缩写 cir,circ.
A plane curve everywhere equidistant from a given fixed point, the center.
圆，圆形：从定点（圆心）等距离到任一点的平面曲线
A planar region bounded by a circle.
圆形区，圆形空间：被圆所包围的一个平面区域
Something, such as a ring, shaped like such a plane curve.
圆形物，环状物：形状类似于圆的东西，如戒指
A circular course, circuit, or orbit:
圆形的路线、路径或轨道：
例句：
a satellite`s circle around the earth.
卫星绕地球的环形轨道

A curved section or tier of seats in a theater.
楼厅包厢：剧院的弧形部分或座位层
A series or process that finishes at its starting point or continuously repeats itself; a cycle.
循环，周而复始：结束在其起点或持续重复其自身的系列或过程；循环
A group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement.
圈子，…界：分享同一兴趣、活动或成就的一群人
A territorial or administrative division, especially of a province, in some European countries.
行政区：领土部分或行政区域，尤指一些欧洲国家的省
A sphere of influence or interest; domain:
领域，范围：影响范围或兴趣范围；领域：
例句：
well-known in artistic circles.
在艺术圈里闻名

Logic A vicious circle.
【逻辑学】 恶性循环
v.（动词）
cir.cled,cir.cling,cir.cles
v.tr.（及物动词）
To make or form a circle around; enclose.
包围：使或形成一个圈子围住；包围
To move in a circle around.
环绕，绕行
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To move in a circle.
环绕，绕行

来源：
Middle English cercle
中古英语 cercle
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin circulus [diminutive of] circus [circle]
源自 拉丁语 circulus [] circus的小后缀 [圆]
from Greek kirkos, krikos * see sker- 2
源自 希腊语 kirkos, krikos *参见 sker- 2

【引伸】
cir.cler
<参考词汇><同义词>circle,coterie,set,cliqueThese nouns denote a group of people sharing an interest or activity.
这些名词代表了有同一兴趣或活动的一群人。
Circle connotes gravitation around a central point or element:
Circle 意味着绕一个中心点或中心元素的引力：
例句：
my circle of friends;
我的朋友圈子；

例句：
prominent in financial circles.
在经济界突出的。

例句：
.For the most of us,if we do not talk of ourselves, or at any rate of the individual circles of which we are the centers,we can talk of nothing. (Anthony Trollope).
.对于我们当中的绝大多数，如果我们不谈论自己或者以我们为中心的个人圈子，我们谈不了任何事. （安东尼·德洛皮）。

Coterie applies to a small, select group of congenial persons:
Coterie 用于情趣相投、志同道合的人们精选的小群体：
例句：
.a coterie of Wall Street bankers and their friends. (Robert B. Reich).
.华尔街银行家们和他们朋友的小圈子. （罗伯特·B·雷奇）。

Set suggests a large, loosely bound group,especially of persons of the same social status who have similar interests and tastes:
Set 指大的、松散结合的群体，尤指由有相近兴趣和品味的同一社会层次的人组成的群体：
例句：
.These men constituted the best set in the College. . . . All were reading men, and all good men. (Walter Besant). A
.这些人形成了大学里最好的群体…所有的都是读书人，也都是好人. （沃尔特·贝赞特）。

clique is an exclusive group, usually social and often participating in activities from which outsiders are barred:
clique 是一种排他性群体，常为社会性的并经常参加禁止局外人加入的活动：
例句：
.the narrow, often self-perpetuating cliques which control our lives, living standards and leisure. (John Lloyd).See also Synonyms at surround ,turn
.支配我们生活、生活标准和余闲的狭隘的、经常自认为永存的集团. （约翰·劳埃德）参见同义词 surround,turn