Definition of circus in English:

circus

nounPlural circuses ˈsəːkəsˈsərkəs

1A travelling company of acrobats, clowns, and other entertainers which gives performances, typically in a large tent, in a series of different places.
马戏团
I was thrilled by the annual visits of the circus
as modifier a circus elephant
马戏团大象。
Example sentencesExamples
- He heard the complaints that he sometimes came across as too dour and awkward and while that rankled, he always insisted he was there to manage a football team not entertain like a circus clown.
- Time had eroded all things: the circus tents, the faces of young performers, the swiftness of reactions and the size of audiences.
- We're a circus troupe, aren't we?
- But, unlike the old circus shows with their clowns and candyfloss, this performance is governed by a sophisticated theatrical sensibility.
- Maybe he and his niece could join a traveling circus to get by.
- As usual, a circus troupe has pitched its tent in the Festival City in view of the vacation.
- Often, I feel a bit like a high-wire circus performer working without a net.
- Later he was a road labourer and a wrestler in travelling circuses.
- It's all quite a long way removed from the life he and his father once knew, as entertainers in a travelling circus.
- Perhaps the most excitement was caused by the circus coming to town, however.
- They probably give thanks every day that they haven't been carted off to perform in some travelling circus and can just graze away in this beautifully quiet corner of the world.
- Bizarrely, traveling circuses are exempt from the restriction.
- She has returned to the ring, though - supporting the circus clown's act.
- The three-ring circus is made up of around 180 performers and 80 animals.
- The travelling circus goes to Barcelona in Spain for the fifth round of the championship.
- I just can't get enough of shows performed in circus tents.
- A jazz trio will play and there will be a magician and circus performer.
- You are distracted by acrobats and circus performers and watch little chubby cheeked children clapping their hands with sheer joy.
- A travelling circus has been destroyed by last weekend's gusty weather just days after its opening night in Swindon.
- The circus, the nomadic tent show of breathtaking performances, is on.
1. 1.1informal A large group of people travelling together on the circuit of a particular high-profile activity.
  the Formula One grand prix circus
  一级方程式巡回大奖赛比赛团。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The traveling circus known as pro tennis arrived on the outskirts of London on June 23.
  More attractions will be opening up as the NFL circus travels around the country.
  So the F1 circus has now moved across the Atlantic to the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Canada.
  The media was pleased to receive the calendar for next year's F1 circus nice and early.
  So it is back to Italy for the F1 circus this weekend.
2. 1.2informal A public scene of frenetic, noisy, or confused activity.
  〈非正式〉乱哄哄的干扰活动场面
  a media circus
  媒介云集的喧闹场面。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I wrote him a letter, and I apologized for the media circus, because I hadn't intended it.
  It just shows up the frayed edges and leaves the poor unfortunate drained and often humiliated by the experience as the media circus moves on to its next victim.
  Here he is trying to make his way through the media circus.
  Spare us the circus of long public trials, say the letters to the editor.
  The whole circus happening around my vehicle puts a smile on my face.
  But she was not willing to live under this media circus tent for the sake of a job.
  With just 270 bedrooms on site, the media circus of several thousand will have to be housed as much as 50 miles away.
  Sheltered from reality in the public circus, these people seriously believed that their complicated jargon would be understood by the average shmuck on the street.
  Surely they're not sick of the media circus already?
  Needless to say (but I'll say it all the same), the ensuing trial was a media circus.
  So it's become a three-ring circus in terms of lawsuits.
  Let's boycott the Big Top when this media circus comes to town.
  What was the media circus like at the scene in Colorado?
  I am angered and appalled at the way the news media has made a circus of their portrayal of this case.
  But the Congressman's lawyer says this whole thing has become a media circus and a tabloid frenzy.
  I'll never forget the media circus that followed.
  Members of the media circus are frustrated already.
  It would be ridiculous to expect such a circus to settle major public issues.
  His family had initially claimed it was not possible to hold a ceremony due to the media circus following their every movement.
  While the circus surrounding free agents is going on, the draft process continues at full speed.
2(in ancient Rome) a rounded or oval arena lined with tiers of seats, used for equestrian and other sports and games.
（古罗马）竞技场（圆形或椭圆形，环有一排排座位，用于马术等运动、竞赛）
in names the Circus Maximus
Example sentencesExamples
- The circle is the defining motif of the Frénouse, a shape that haunted Tatin, from his early obsession with the enclosed ring of the circus, to his adolescent observation of planets.
- By the 4th century A.D., nearly 177 days per year were devoted to the Games, held at the circus.
3British in place names A rounded open space in a town or city where several streets converge.
〈英〉路口的环形露天广场
Piccadilly Circus
皮卡迪利广场。
Example sentencesExamples
- He said: ‘The new entrance on Queen's Circus will also improve access from the station to Battersea Park, Prince of Wales Drive, the Marco Polo building and Chelsea Bridge Wharf.’
- Tomorrow sees the Town Hall in Regent Circus host the Quiz.
- The new department store will front on to St Botolph's Circus.
- The work will also affect Regent Circus, Clarence Street, Princes Street and Victoria Road.
- The new civic space - the Circus - will provide the focal point and is described by developers as ‘an oasis of calm in the city centre’.

Origin

Late Middle English (with reference to the arena of Roman antiquity): from Latin, 'ring or circus'. The sense 'travelling company of performers' dates from the late 18th century.

circle from Old English:
The root of circle is Latin circulus ‘small ring’, from circus ‘ring’, the source of our word circus (Late Middle English). A Roman circus was a rounded or oval arena lined with tiers of seats, where chariot races, gladiatorial combats, and other, often cruel, contests took place. Names like Piccadilly Circus were attached to open, more or less circular areas in towns where streets converged. Other words from the same root include circuit (Late Middle English) from Latin circum ire ‘go around’, and circulate (Late Middle English) ‘move in a circular path’. Come or turn full circle is a reference to ‘The Wheele is come full circle’ in Shakespeare's King Lear. The wheel is the one thought of as being turned by the goddess Fortune and symbolizing change.

Definition of circus in US English:

circus

nounˈsərkəsˈsərkəs

1A traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and other entertainers which gives performances, typically in a large tent, in a series of different places.
马戏团
as modifier a circus elephant
马戏团大象。
Example sentencesExamples
- Time had eroded all things: the circus tents, the faces of young performers, the swiftness of reactions and the size of audiences.
- She has returned to the ring, though - supporting the circus clown's act.
- But, unlike the old circus shows with their clowns and candyfloss, this performance is governed by a sophisticated theatrical sensibility.
- Maybe he and his niece could join a traveling circus to get by.
- It's all quite a long way removed from the life he and his father once knew, as entertainers in a travelling circus.
- A travelling circus has been destroyed by last weekend's gusty weather just days after its opening night in Swindon.
- The travelling circus goes to Barcelona in Spain for the fifth round of the championship.
- We're a circus troupe, aren't we?
- The three-ring circus is made up of around 180 performers and 80 animals.
- He heard the complaints that he sometimes came across as too dour and awkward and while that rankled, he always insisted he was there to manage a football team not entertain like a circus clown.
- Later he was a road labourer and a wrestler in travelling circuses.
- You are distracted by acrobats and circus performers and watch little chubby cheeked children clapping their hands with sheer joy.
- They probably give thanks every day that they haven't been carted off to perform in some travelling circus and can just graze away in this beautifully quiet corner of the world.
- I just can't get enough of shows performed in circus tents.
- Often, I feel a bit like a high-wire circus performer working without a net.
- The circus, the nomadic tent show of breathtaking performances, is on.
- As usual, a circus troupe has pitched its tent in the Festival City in view of the vacation.
- A jazz trio will play and there will be a magician and circus performer.
- Perhaps the most excitement was caused by the circus coming to town, however.
- Bizarrely, traveling circuses are exempt from the restriction.
1. 1.1informal A large group of people travelling together on the circuit of a particular high-profile activity.
  the Formula One circus
  一级方程式巡回大奖赛比赛团。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The traveling circus known as pro tennis arrived on the outskirts of London on June 23.
  More attractions will be opening up as the NFL circus travels around the country.
  So the F1 circus has now moved across the Atlantic to the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Canada.
  So it is back to Italy for the F1 circus this weekend.
  The media was pleased to receive the calendar for next year's F1 circus nice and early.
2. 1.2informal A public scene of frenetic and noisily intrusive activity.
  〈非正式〉乱哄哄的干扰活动场面
  a media circus
  媒介云集的喧闹场面。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I'll never forget the media circus that followed.
  His family had initially claimed it was not possible to hold a ceremony due to the media circus following their every movement.
  It just shows up the frayed edges and leaves the poor unfortunate drained and often humiliated by the experience as the media circus moves on to its next victim.
  But she was not willing to live under this media circus tent for the sake of a job.
  Here he is trying to make his way through the media circus.
  So it's become a three-ring circus in terms of lawsuits.
  It would be ridiculous to expect such a circus to settle major public issues.
  What was the media circus like at the scene in Colorado?
  Surely they're not sick of the media circus already?
  Let's boycott the Big Top when this media circus comes to town.
  Spare us the circus of long public trials, say the letters to the editor.
  The whole circus happening around my vehicle puts a smile on my face.
  Members of the media circus are frustrated already.
  I am angered and appalled at the way the news media has made a circus of their portrayal of this case.
  I wrote him a letter, and I apologized for the media circus, because I hadn't intended it.
  But the Congressman's lawyer says this whole thing has become a media circus and a tabloid frenzy.
  With just 270 bedrooms on site, the media circus of several thousand will have to be housed as much as 50 miles away.
  Needless to say (but I'll say it all the same), the ensuing trial was a media circus.
  While the circus surrounding free agents is going on, the draft process continues at full speed.
  Sheltered from reality in the public circus, these people seriously believed that their complicated jargon would be understood by the average shmuck on the street.
2(in ancient Rome) a rounded or oblong arena lined with tiers of seats, used for equestrian and other sports and games.
（古罗马）竞技场（圆形或椭圆形，环有一排排座位，用于马术等运动、竞赛）
Example sentencesExamples
- The circle is the defining motif of the Frénouse, a shape that haunted Tatin, from his early obsession with the enclosed ring of the circus, to his adolescent observation of planets.
- By the 4th century A.D., nearly 177 days per year were devoted to the Games, held at the circus.
3British (in place names) a rounded open space in a city where several streets converge.
〈英〉路口的环形露天广场
Piccadilly Circus
皮卡迪利广场。
Example sentencesExamples
- Tomorrow sees the Town Hall in Regent Circus host the Quiz.
- The new civic space - the Circus - will provide the focal point and is described by developers as ‘an oasis of calm in the city centre’.
- The new department store will front on to St Botolph's Circus.
- He said: ‘The new entrance on Queen's Circus will also improve access from the station to Battersea Park, Prince of Wales Drive, the Marco Polo building and Chelsea Bridge Wharf.’
- The work will also affect Regent Circus, Clarence Street, Princes Street and Victoria Road.

Origin

Late Middle English (with reference to the arena of Roman antiquity): from Latin, ‘ring or circus’. The sense ‘traveling company of performers’ dates from the late 18th century.

单词	circus
释义	Definition of circus in English: circus nounPlural circuses ˈsəːkəsˈsərkəs 1A travelling company of acrobats, clowns, and other entertainers which gives performances, typically in a large tent, in a series of different places. 马戏团 I was thrilled by the annual visits of the circus as modifier a circus elephant 马戏团大象。 Example sentencesExamples He heard the complaints that he sometimes came across as too dour and awkward and while that rankled, he always insisted he was there to manage a football team not entertain like a circus clown. Time had eroded all things: the circus tents, the faces of young performers, the swiftness of reactions and the size of audiences. We're a circus troupe, aren't we? But, unlike the old circus shows with their clowns and candyfloss, this performance is governed by a sophisticated theatrical sensibility. Maybe he and his niece could join a traveling circus to get by. As usual, a circus troupe has pitched its tent in the Festival City in view of the vacation. Often, I feel a bit like a high-wire circus performer working without a net. Later he was a road labourer and a wrestler in travelling circuses. It's all quite a long way removed from the life he and his father once knew, as entertainers in a travelling circus. Perhaps the most excitement was caused by the circus coming to town, however. They probably give thanks every day that they haven't been carted off to perform in some travelling circus and can just graze away in this beautifully quiet corner of the world. Bizarrely, traveling circuses are exempt from the restriction. She has returned to the ring, though - supporting the circus clown's act. The three-ring circus is made up of around 180 performers and 80 animals. The travelling circus goes to Barcelona in Spain for the fifth round of the championship. I just can't get enough of shows performed in circus tents. A jazz trio will play and there will be a magician and circus performer. You are distracted by acrobats and circus performers and watch little chubby cheeked children clapping their hands with sheer joy. A travelling circus has been destroyed by last weekend's gusty weather just days after its opening night in Swindon. The circus, the nomadic tent show of breathtaking performances, is on. 1.1informal A large group of people travelling together on the circuit of a particular high-profile activity. the Formula One grand prix circus 一级方程式巡回大奖赛比赛团。 Example sentencesExamples The traveling circus known as pro tennis arrived on the outskirts of London on June 23. More attractions will be opening up as the NFL circus travels around the country. So the F1 circus has now moved across the Atlantic to the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Canada. The media was pleased to receive the calendar for next year's F1 circus nice and early. So it is back to Italy for the F1 circus this weekend. 1.2informal A public scene of frenetic, noisy, or confused activity. 〈非正式〉乱哄哄的干扰活动场面 a media circus 媒介云集的喧闹场面。 Example sentencesExamples I wrote him a letter, and I apologized for the media circus, because I hadn't intended it. It just shows up the frayed edges and leaves the poor unfortunate drained and often humiliated by the experience as the media circus moves on to its next victim. Here he is trying to make his way through the media circus. Spare us the circus of long public trials, say the letters to the editor. The whole circus happening around my vehicle puts a smile on my face. But she was not willing to live under this media circus tent for the sake of a job. With just 270 bedrooms on site, the media circus of several thousand will have to be housed as much as 50 miles away. Sheltered from reality in the public circus, these people seriously believed that their complicated jargon would be understood by the average shmuck on the street. Surely they're not sick of the media circus already? Needless to say (but I'll say it all the same), the ensuing trial was a media circus. So it's become a three-ring circus in terms of lawsuits. Let's boycott the Big Top when this media circus comes to town. What was the media circus like at the scene in Colorado? I am angered and appalled at the way the news media has made a circus of their portrayal of this case. But the Congressman's lawyer says this whole thing has become a media circus and a tabloid frenzy. I'll never forget the media circus that followed. Members of the media circus are frustrated already. It would be ridiculous to expect such a circus to settle major public issues. His family had initially claimed it was not possible to hold a ceremony due to the media circus following their every movement. While the circus surrounding free agents is going on, the draft process continues at full speed. 2(in ancient Rome) a rounded or oval arena lined with tiers of seats, used for equestrian and other sports and games. （古罗马）竞技场（圆形或椭圆形，环有一排排座位，用于马术等运动、竞赛） in names the Circus Maximus Example sentencesExamples The circle is the defining motif of the Frénouse, a shape that haunted Tatin, from his early obsession with the enclosed ring of the circus, to his adolescent observation of planets. By the 4th century A.D., nearly 177 days per year were devoted to the Games, held at the circus. 3British in place names A rounded open space in a town or city where several streets converge. 〈英〉路口的环形露天广场 Piccadilly Circus 皮卡迪利广场。 Example sentencesExamples He said: ‘The new entrance on Queen's Circus will also improve access from the station to Battersea Park, Prince of Wales Drive, the Marco Polo building and Chelsea Bridge Wharf.’ Tomorrow sees the Town Hall in Regent Circus host the Quiz. The new department store will front on to St Botolph's Circus. The work will also affect Regent Circus, Clarence Street, Princes Street and Victoria Road. The new civic space - the Circus - will provide the focal point and is described by developers as ‘an oasis of calm in the city centre’. Origin Late Middle English (with reference to the arena of Roman antiquity): from Latin, 'ring or circus'. The sense 'travelling company of performers' dates from the late 18th century. circle from Old English: The root of circle is Latin circulus ‘small ring’, from circus ‘ring’, the source of our word circus (Late Middle English). A Roman circus was a rounded or oval arena lined with tiers of seats, where chariot races, gladiatorial combats, and other, often cruel, contests took place. Names like Piccadilly Circus were attached to open, more or less circular areas in towns where streets converged. Other words from the same root include circuit (Late Middle English) from Latin circum ire ‘go around’, and circulate (Late Middle English) ‘move in a circular path’. Come or turn full circle is a reference to ‘The Wheele is come full circle’ in Shakespeare's King Lear. The wheel is the one thought of as being turned by the goddess Fortune and symbolizing change. Definition of circus in US English: circus nounˈsərkəsˈsərkəs 1A traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and other entertainers which gives performances, typically in a large tent, in a series of different places. 马戏团 as modifier a circus elephant 马戏团大象。 Example sentencesExamples Time had eroded all things: the circus tents, the faces of young performers, the swiftness of reactions and the size of audiences. She has returned to the ring, though - supporting the circus clown's act. But, unlike the old circus shows with their clowns and candyfloss, this performance is governed by a sophisticated theatrical sensibility. Maybe he and his niece could join a traveling circus to get by. It's all quite a long way removed from the life he and his father once knew, as entertainers in a travelling circus. A travelling circus has been destroyed by last weekend's gusty weather just days after its opening night in Swindon. The travelling circus goes to Barcelona in Spain for the fifth round of the championship. We're a circus troupe, aren't we? The three-ring circus is made up of around 180 performers and 80 animals. He heard the complaints that he sometimes came across as too dour and awkward and while that rankled, he always insisted he was there to manage a football team not entertain like a circus clown. Later he was a road labourer and a wrestler in travelling circuses. You are distracted by acrobats and circus performers and watch little chubby cheeked children clapping their hands with sheer joy. They probably give thanks every day that they haven't been carted off to perform in some travelling circus and can just graze away in this beautifully quiet corner of the world. I just can't get enough of shows performed in circus tents. Often, I feel a bit like a high-wire circus performer working without a net. The circus, the nomadic tent show of breathtaking performances, is on. As usual, a circus troupe has pitched its tent in the Festival City in view of the vacation. A jazz trio will play and there will be a magician and circus performer. Perhaps the most excitement was caused by the circus coming to town, however. Bizarrely, traveling circuses are exempt from the restriction. 1.1informal A large group of people travelling together on the circuit of a particular high-profile activity. the Formula One circus 一级方程式巡回大奖赛比赛团。 Example sentencesExamples The traveling circus known as pro tennis arrived on the outskirts of London on June 23. More attractions will be opening up as the NFL circus travels around the country. So the F1 circus has now moved across the Atlantic to the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Canada. So it is back to Italy for the F1 circus this weekend. The media was pleased to receive the calendar for next year's F1 circus nice and early. 1.2informal A public scene of frenetic and noisily intrusive activity. 〈非正式〉乱哄哄的干扰活动场面 a media circus 媒介云集的喧闹场面。 Example sentencesExamples I'll never forget the media circus that followed. His family had initially claimed it was not possible to hold a ceremony due to the media circus following their every movement. It just shows up the frayed edges and leaves the poor unfortunate drained and often humiliated by the experience as the media circus moves on to its next victim. But she was not willing to live under this media circus tent for the sake of a job. Here he is trying to make his way through the media circus. So it's become a three-ring circus in terms of lawsuits. It would be ridiculous to expect such a circus to settle major public issues. What was the media circus like at the scene in Colorado? Surely they're not sick of the media circus already? Let's boycott the Big Top when this media circus comes to town. Spare us the circus of long public trials, say the letters to the editor. The whole circus happening around my vehicle puts a smile on my face. Members of the media circus are frustrated already. I am angered and appalled at the way the news media has made a circus of their portrayal of this case. I wrote him a letter, and I apologized for the media circus, because I hadn't intended it. But the Congressman's lawyer says this whole thing has become a media circus and a tabloid frenzy. With just 270 bedrooms on site, the media circus of several thousand will have to be housed as much as 50 miles away. Needless to say (but I'll say it all the same), the ensuing trial was a media circus. While the circus surrounding free agents is going on, the draft process continues at full speed. Sheltered from reality in the public circus, these people seriously believed that their complicated jargon would be understood by the average shmuck on the street. 2(in ancient Rome) a rounded or oblong arena lined with tiers of seats, used for equestrian and other sports and games. （古罗马）竞技场（圆形或椭圆形，环有一排排座位，用于马术等运动、竞赛） Example sentencesExamples The circle is the defining motif of the Frénouse, a shape that haunted Tatin, from his early obsession with the enclosed ring of the circus, to his adolescent observation of planets. By the 4th century A.D., nearly 177 days per year were devoted to the Games, held at the circus. 3British (in place names) a rounded open space in a city where several streets converge. 〈英〉路口的环形露天广场 Piccadilly Circus 皮卡迪利广场。 Example sentencesExamples Tomorrow sees the Town Hall in Regent Circus host the Quiz. The new civic space - the Circus - will provide the focal point and is described by developers as ‘an oasis of calm in the city centre’. The new department store will front on to St Botolph's Circus. He said: ‘The new entrance on Queen's Circus will also improve access from the station to Battersea Park, Prince of Wales Drive, the Marco Polo building and Chelsea Bridge Wharf.’ The work will also affect Regent Circus, Clarence Street, Princes Street and Victoria Road. Origin Late Middle English (with reference to the arena of Roman antiquity): from Latin, ‘ring or circus’. The sense ‘traveling company of performers’ dates from the late 18th century.
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