"he ran away from home to join the circus"
"the children always love to go to the circus"
"it was so funny it was a circus"
"the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"
"they used the elephants to help put up the circus"
1.马戏团
Acircus is a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals which travels around to different places and performs shows.
e.g. My real ambition was to work in acircus.
我的真正理想是在马戏团工作。
e.g. ...circus performers.
马戏团演员
2.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.
e.g. It could well turn into some kind of a mediacircus.
这很可能会演变成媒体的一场闹剧。
e.g. ...the travellingcircus of political journalists.
四处奔走的一群政治记者
3.(有时用于街道名称)环形路，环形广场，环形交叉口
circus is sometimes used as part of the name of a street which goes in a circle.
e.g. ...Piccadillycircus.
皮卡迪利广场
1. 马戏：1768年,英国人Philip Astley将小丑表演中的喜剧成分和杂技成分融入到马术(horsemanship)中,这种表演立刻受到欢迎,于是我们现在看到的马戏(circus)诞生了.
我们带孩子去看了马戏表演。
A media circus surrounded the royal couple wherever they went.无论王室夫妇走到何处，他们的身后都会跟着一大群媒体记者。
the American electoral circus美国大选的热闹场面
Piccadilly circus皮卡迪利广场
My real ambition was to work in a circus.我的真正理想是在马戏团工作。
...circus performers.马戏团演员
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。
...the travelling circus of political journalists.四处奔走的一群政治记者
...Piccadilly circus.皮卡迪利广场
When the circus hit town, Aram promptly laid out from school.马戏团一来到镇上, 阿拉姆马上就逃学.
The whole town turned out to see the circus.倾城而出看马戏表演.
There is a Piccadilly circus in London.在伦敦有个皮卡迪利广场.
I used to like the clowns best at the circus.我以前在马戏里最爱看小丑.
A circus show entertains children.马戏表演使孩子们兴高采烈.
I was always fascinated by the acrobats at the circus.我总是着迷于马戏团里的杂技演员.
The children begged their father to take them to the circus until he caved in.孩子们请求父亲带他们去看马戏团,直到他让步为止.
The children were spellbound by the circus performance.孩子们被马戏表演迷住了.
circus monkeys are trained to be very docile and obedient.马戏团的猴子训练得服服贴贴的.
The circus is coming here next week.马戏团下星期来这儿.
He is an animal trainer for the circus.他是马戏团的驯兽师.
The circus elephants were led into the arena.马戏团的大象被带入表演场地.
Last Chrismas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates , decided to take some presents to a children's hospital.去年圣诞节, 马戏团老板 吉米·盖茨 决定给儿童医院送些礼物.
At the circus the children were all eyes.看马戏表演时孩子们全神贯注.
They took us to the circus.他们带我们去看马戏.
The circus is in town.马戏团到了城里.
The circus placarded the city with advertisements.马戏团满城张贴广告.
We took the children to the circus.我们带孩子去看了马戏表演。
It's been like Piccadilly circus in this house all morning.这房子里整个上午都忙乱得像皮卡迪利广场。
