circle
US: /ˈsɝkəɫ/
UK: /sˈɜːkəl/
UK: /sˈɜːkəl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
circle /'sə:kl/
- danh từ
- đường tròn, hình tròn
- polar circle: vòng cực
- vicious circle: vòng luẩn quẩn
- sự tuần hoàn
- the circle of the seasons: sự tuần hoàn của các mùa
- nhóm, giới
- well informed circle: giới thạo tin
- sự chạy quanh (ngựa)
- quỹ đạo (hành tinh)
- phạm vi
- the circle of someone's activities: phạm vi hoạt động của ai
- hàng ghế sắp tròn (trong rạp hát)
- to have circles round the eyes
- mắt thâm quầng
- to run round in circles
- (thông tục) chạy nhông, chạy nhắng lên (mà không được việc gì)
- to square the circle
- (xem) square
- đường tròn, hình tròn
- ngoại động từ
- đi chung quanh, xoay quanh
- the moon circles the earth: mặt trăng xoay quanh quả đất
- vây quanh
- (thể dục,thể thao) quay lộn
- to circle the bar: quay lộn trên xà đơn
- đi chung quanh, xoay quanh
- nội động từ
- xoay quanh; lượn tròn, lượn quanh (máy bay)
- được chuyền quanh (rượu...)
- news circles round
- tin truyền đi, tin lan đi
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 a completely round flat shape: Cut out two circles of paper.
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2 the line that encloses a circle: Draw a circle. + She walked the horse round in a circle.
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3 a thing or a group of people or things shaped like a circle: a circle of trees / chairs + The children stood in a circle.
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4 (BrE) (also balcony AmE, BrE) an upper floor of a theatre or cinema/movie theater where the seats are arranged in curved rows: We had seats in the circle.
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5 a group of people who are connected because they have the same interests, jobs, etc: the family circle + She's well known in theatrical circles. + a large / wide circle of friends
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Idioms: come, turn, etc. full circle to return to the situation in which you started, after a series of events or experiences
go round in circles to work hard at sth or discuss sth without making any progress
run round in circles (informal) to be busy doing sth without achieving anything important or making progress
+ verb
1 ~ (around) (above / over sb/sth) to move in a circle, especially in the air: [V] Seagulls circled around above his head. + He flew lower and circled around the lake. + [VN] The plane circled the airport to burn up excess fuel.
2 [VN] to draw a circle around sth: Spelling mistakes are circled in red ink.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 disc or Chiefly US disk, ring, hoop, loop, band, wheel, annulus, ringlet; cordon:
Using a compass, he carefully drew a circle. We formed a circle around the speaker.
2 set, coterie, clique, class, division, group, crowd; society, fellowship, fraternity, company:
John and I don't move in the same circles.
v.
3 encircle, circumambulate, go round or around, tour; circumnavigate:
For exercise, I circle the lake in the park every morning.
4 encircle, surround, gird, enclose, circumscribe:
Twenty small diamonds circle each star sapphire.
Collocation dictionary
1 shape
ADJ.
complete, full
The stones form a complete circle. How long does it take for the dial to rotate through a full circle?
| concentric | widening
The water rippled in widening circles round the fountain.
| overlapping
a design of overlapping circles
| tight
He turned the car in a tight circle.
| half | Antarctic, Arctic, polar
VERB + CIRCLE
draw | describe
(technical),
go around/round in
If you follow the road signs you will simply find yourself going round in a circle.
| form, make | cut out
PREP.
in a/the ~
The children stood in a circle. The planets move in circles round the sun.
| ~ of
PHRASES
the area/circumference/diameter/radius of a circle, the centre/middle of a circle
2 group of people
ADJ.
wide
She has a wide circle of acquaintances.
| narrow, small | charmed, close/closed, intimate, magic, select
He invited only a select circle of friends to the wedding.
| exalted, high | immediate
They treat anyone outside their immediate circle with suspicion.
| inner
He's joined the inner circles of the court early in his career.
| academic, aristocratic, artistic, business, court, diplomatic, government, intellectual, literary, official, political, royal, social, sporting, theatrical ~s
She moves in the highest social circles.
| family
VERB + CIRCLE
have | move in
My brother and I move in completely different circles (= we have very different friends).
| join | widen
You need to widen your circle of friends.
PREP.
in a/the ~
Talk of religion was forbidden in the family circle. friends in government circles
PHRASES
a circle of acquaintances/admirers/friends
3 in a theatre
ADJ.
dress, upper
Our seats are in the front row of the dress circle.
1 move in a circle
ADV.
slowly
The helicopter was circling slowly, very low.
| overhead
A buzzard was circling overhead.
PREP.
above
Several airliners were circling above the airport.
| around/round
The vultures were already circling around the dead animal.
2 draw a circle round sth
PHRASES
circle sth in black, red, etc.
She circled her birthday in red on the calendar.
Concise English dictionary
circles|circled|circling'sɜːkl
noun
+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
+an unofficial association of people or groups
+something approximating the shape of a circle
+movement once around a course
+a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
+street names for flunitrazepan
+a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra
+any circular or rotating mechanism
verb
+travel around something
+move in circles
+be around
+form a circle around
