Tra từ circle - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cir·cle [circle circles circled circling] noun, verb BrE [ˈsɜːkl] NAmE [ˈsɜːrkl]
noun

1. a completely round flat shape
• Cut out two circles of paper.
see also ↑semicircle
2. the line that forms the edge of a circle
• Draw a circle.
• She walked the horse round in a circle.
see also ↑Antarctic Circle, ↑Arctic Circle, ↑turning circle
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.
see also ↑corn circle, ↑crop circle
4. (BrE) (also bal·cony NAmE, 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.
see also ↑dress circle
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 circle of friends
see also ↑charmed circle, ↑inner circle, ↑vicious circle

Word Origin:
Old English, from Old French cercle, from Latin circulus ‘small ring’, diminutive of circus ‘ring’.

Thesaurus:
circle noun C
•They stood in a circle.
ring • • hoop • • disc • |especially AmE disk •
in a circle/ring
through a circle/hoop/disc/disk
concentric circles/rings

Example Bank:
•He turned the car in a tight circle.
•He's joined the inner circles of the court early in his career.
•How long does it take for the dial to rotate through a full circle?
•If you follow the road signs you will simply find yourself going round in a circle.
•If you follow the signs you find yourself going around in a circle.
•My brother and I move in completely different circles.
•My seat is in the front row of the dress circle.
•She has a wide circle of acquaintances.
•She moves in the highest social circles.
•Talk of religion was forbidden in the family circle.
•The planets move in circles around the sun.
•The stones form a complete circle.
•The water rippled in widening circles around the fountain.
•They treat anyone outside their immediate circle with suspicion.
•You need to widen your circle of friends.
•a design of overlapping circles
•friends in government circles
•He maintained influence in the inner circle of the president's political advisers.
•Her ideas have caused controversy in scientific circles in recent years.
•She did not meet people outside her own small social circle.
•She failed to break into the charmed circle of political insiders.
•She walked the horse round in a circle.
•The children ran around the circle of chairs until the music stopped.
•While she is lauded in London intellectual circles, she is less well-known to the general public.
Idioms: ↑circle the wagons ▪ come/turn full circle ▪ ↑go round in circles ▪ ↑run round in circles

verb
1. intransitive, transitive to move in a circle, especially in the air
•~ (around) (above/over sb/sth) Seagulls circled around above his head.
•He flew lower and circled around the lake.
•~ sth The plane circled the airport to burn up excess fuel.
2. transitive ~ sth to draw a circle around sth
•Spelling mistakes are circled in red ink.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English, from Old French cercle, from Latin circulus ‘small ring’, diminutive of circus ‘ring’.

Example Bank:
•A buzzard was circling overhead.
•Several airliners were circling above the airport.
•She circled her birthday in red on the calendar.
•The helicopter was circling slowly, very low.
•The vultures were already circling around the dead animal.
•A small aircraft was circling overhead.
•Police helicopters circled above the park.
•Seagulls circled around the boat.
•The bell rang and the two boxers began circling each other.
•The circling birds in the sky above looked like vultures.
•The plane had to circle the airport for another 30 minutes before landing.

See also: ↑balcony