circus
US
UK circus n: (show with acrobats and clowns)
SC 马戏表演 mǎ xì biǎo yǎn
TC 馬戲表演
TC 馬戲表演
The kids are looking forward to going to the circus on Saturday.
circus n: informal, figurative (chaotic scene) (乱糟糟的场景，非正式用语，比喻)
SC 闹剧 nào jù
The supermarket's always a complete circus on Saturdays.
circus n: (travelling company of performers)
SC 马戏团 mǎ xì tuán
TC 馬戲團
TC 馬戲團
SC 马戏班 mǎ xì tuán，mǎ xì bān
She went to work for a circus when she was 20.
Circus n: UK (where streets converge)
SC 环形交叉路口 huán xíng jiāo chā lù kǒu
SC 交通圈 huán xíng jiāo chā lù kǒu，jiāo tōng quān
Does this bus stop at Oxford Circus?
circus freak n: (performer with unusual qualities)
SC 马戏团怪物
SC 马戏团的畸形人
In the olden days, disfigured people were often hired as circus freaks.
circus performer n: (physical entertainer)
SC 马戏表演者 mǎ xì biǎo yǎn zhě
Trapeze artists and contortionists are some of the best known circus performers.
circus tent n: (big top, marquee)
SC 马戏团帐篷 mǎ xì tuán zhàng péng
In the big circus tent they have three rings in which three performances take place simultaneously.
media circus n: figurative (excessive news coverage)
SC 媒体关注
Some people say it was the media circus that surrounded her which led to Princess Diana's death.
three-ring circus n: US (circus with three performance areas)
SC 大型热闹的马戏团演出 dà xíng rè nào de mǎ xì tuán yǎn chū
Barnum & Bailey presents a three-ring circus every spring in New York City.
three-ring circus n: US, figurative (chaotic scene)
SC 混乱的场面 hùn luàn de chǎng miàn
With all the children yelling and dogs barking, the party became a three-ring circus.