搜尋結果
circus
- IPA[ˈsərkəs]
美式
- a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and other entertainers which gives performances, typically in a large tent, in a series of different places;a large group of people travelling together on the circuit of a particular high-profile activity
noun: circus, plural noun: circuses
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and other entertainers which gives performances, typically in a large tent, in a series of different places a circus elephant
- ▪ informal a large group of people travelling together on the circuit of a particular high-profile activity the Formula One circus
- ▪ informal a public scene of frenetic and noisily intrusive activity a media circus
- 2. (in ancient Rome) a rounded or oblong arena lined with tiers of seats, used for equestrian and other sports and games the Circus Maximus
- 3. British (in place names) a rounded open space in a city where several streets converge Piccadilly Circus