circulate

spread, circulate, distribute, propagate

动词 circulate:

1. become widely known and passed on
   同义词：go around, spread
2. cause to become widely known
   同义词：circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
3. cause to be distributed
   同义词：pass around, pass on, distribute
4. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
5. move in circles
   同义词：circle
6. cause to move in a circuit or system
7. move around freely
8. cause to move around
   同义词：mobilize, mobilise

1. The news of her death circulated quickly.
   她死去的消息迅速传开。
2. Blood circulates through the body.
   血液在体内循环。
3. Please open a window to allow the air to circulate.
   打开窗子让空气流通。

cir.cu.late

v.（动词）
cir.cu.lat.ed,cir.cu.lat.ing,cir.cu.lates
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To move in or flow through a circle or circuit:
循环：进入或沿环路流动：
例句：
blood circulating through the body.
血液在身体内循环

To move around, as from person to person or place to place:
巡回，穿梭：到处走，从人到人或从地区到地区：
例句：
a guest circulating at a party.
在聚会上穿梭的客人

To move about or flow freely, as air.
流动，流通：自由走动或流动，象空气一样
To spread widely among persons or places; disseminate:
散布，传播：在人们或地区之间广泛传播；散布：
例句：
Gossip tends to circulate quickly.
流言传播迅速

v.tr.（及物动词）
To cause to move about or be distributed:
使分送，使散布：
例句：
Please circulate these fliers.
请分送这些传单

来源：
From Middle English circulat [continuously distilled]
源自 中古英语 circulat [继续蒸馏]
from circul3tus [past participle of] circul3re [to make circular]
源自 circul3tus [] circul3re的过去分词 [散播]
from circulus * see circle
源自 circulus *参见 circle

【引伸】
cir.cula.tive
cir.cula.tor
n.（名词）