circuses

英 [ˈsɜːkəsɪz]

美 [ˈsɜrkəsəz]

n.  马戏团; 马戏表演(常在大帐篷里进行); 引人注意的人(或事); 热闹场面
circus的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 马戏团
  Acircusis a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals which travels around to different places and performs shows.
  1. My real ambition was to work in a circus.
     我的真正理想是在马戏团工作。
  2. ...circus performers.
     马戏团演员
  3. The circusis the show performed by these people.
     马戏；马戏(团)表演
  4. My dad took me to the circus.
     我爸爸带我去看马戏。
• N-SING 闹哄哄的人群;架势很大的活动
  If you describe a group of people or an event as acircus, you disapprove of them because they attract a lot of attention but do not achieve anything useful.
  1. It could well turn into some kind of a media circus.
     这很可能会演变成媒体的一场闹剧。
  2. ...the travelling circus of political journalists.
     四处奔走的一群政治记者
• N-IN-NAMES (有时用于街道名称)环形路，环形广场，环形交叉口
  Circusis sometimes used as part of the name of a street which goes in a circle.
  1. ...Piccadilly Circus.
     皮卡迪利广场

双语例句

• Circuses don't seem to have much pulling power these days.
  现在马戏表演似乎不再有很大吸引力了。
• Sometimes circuses with acrobats and animal acts would stage shows in the Amphitheater.
  有时候表扬走钢丝和动物秀的马戏团也会在圆形剧场演出。
• The Council plans to ban circuses with per-forming animals.
  委员会打算禁止使用动物表演的马戏团。
• Wild animals from the jungles, forests and seas are very popular performers in circuses and moving pictures.
  丛林、森林或海洋里的野生动物在马戏团的节目表演和动画片的制作方面非常普遍。
• Circuses in the hinterland were hilarious.
  内地的马戏团非常热闹。
• Tigers jumping through flames, horses rearing elegantly and elephants standing on their hind legs-animals have played a large role in Mexican circuses for generations.
  老虎跳火圈，马群腾立表演，大象后腿站立多年来，这些动物们在墨西哥马戏团的表演中发挥了巨大的作用。
• I ain't opposed to spending money on circuses when there ain't no other way, but there ain't no use in WASTING it on them.
  如果没有别的办法，在马戏团上面花点儿钱，这我并不反对，不过也不必为了这一些，把钱浪费掉啊。
• The Roman Emperors kept the common people content with bread and circuses.
  罗马帝国始终使老百姓满足于面包和马戏。
• An open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses.
  举行露天集市或展览或表演马戏的露天的地方。
• Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos.
  我们中的大部分人在吃肉，穿皮革，去马戏团和动物园的环境中长大。