Смысл: circle 
circle 1. [ʹsɜ:k(ə)l] n
<Í> 1. 1) круг
to move in circles - кружить
the aeroplane made two circles and landed - самолёт сделал два круга и приземлился
we sat in a circle around the campfire - мы сидели кружком у костра
2) кольцо, окружение
in a circle of trees [of hills] - в кольце деревьев [гор]
a circle of lookers-on - кучка зевак (окруживших что-л. )
2. сфера, область; круг
a wide circle of interests - широкий круг интересов
within the circle of possibilities - в пределах возможного
3. 1) круг (людей ); группа; кружок
family circle - семейный круг
a circle of friends - (тесный) круг друзей
a sewing circle - кружок кройки и шитья
the circle of his acquaintance widened - круг его знакомств расширился
2)pl
ruling [business] circles - правящие [деловые] круги
4. круговорот, цикл
circle of seasons - круговорот /смена/ времён года
circle of fifth - муз.
to come full circle - завершить цикл; сделать полный оборот
5. 1) ободок; светящийся круг (вокруг Луны )
2) = circlet 2
6. 1)театр.
upper circle - верхний ярус /балкон/
2) арена цирка
7.ист.
8.астр.
1) орбита
2) круг, сфера (о путях небесных светил )
a full circle of the Moon - полный круг обращения Луны
3) диск (Луны и т. п. )
9.лог. тж.
to argue /to reason/ in a circle - выдвигать в качестве доказательства то, что само требует доказательства
10. 1)мат.
2)спец.
3)дор.
11.спорт.
1) круг для метания
2) оборот (гимнастика )
3) поворот (конный спорт )
circle change - поворот кругом
4)обыкн. pl гимнастика )
12. 1)геогр. , астр.
Arctic [Antarctic] Circle - Северный [Южный] полярный круг
polar circle - полярный круг
parallel circle - а) (земная) параллель, параллельный круг; б) тропик
vertical circle - круг высоты, вертикал светила
circle of altitude - альмукантарат
circle of declination, hour circle - часовой круг
circle of latitude [of longitude] - круг широты [долготы]
circle of the horizon - линия горизонта, горизонт
2)геод.
reflecting circle - секстан(т)
13.археол. ограда из отдельно стоящих каменных глыб )
14. (Circle) Сёркл (в названиях улиц )
♢ to run /to go, to rush/ round in circles - суетиться без толку
to square the circle - пытаться найти квадратуру круга, пытаться сделать невозможное
2.[ʹsɜ:k(ə)l] v
<Í> 1. двигаться по кругу; вращаться, вертеться; кружиться; кружить
the Moon circles the Earth - Луна обращается вокруг Земли
Drake circled the globe - Дрейк объехал вокруг земного шара
the hawk circled about /around/ his prey - ястреб кружил над своей жертвой
the aeroplane circled above us - самолёт кружил над нами
2. окружать
a ring of trees circled the house - дом был окружён кольцом деревьев
the enemy circled the hill - неприятель окружил холм
3. передаватьили переходить по кругу
the bowl circles - чаша переходит по кругу
4. циркулировать
to circle among the voters - часто общаться с избирателями
<Í> 1. 1) круг
2) кольцо, окружение
2. сфера, область; круг
3. 1) круг (
2)
4. круговорот, цикл
5. 1) ободок; светящийся круг (
2) = circlet 2
6. 1)
2) арена цирка
7.
8.
1) орбита
2) круг, сфера (
3) диск (
9.
10. 1)
2)
3)
11.
1) круг для метания
2) оборот (
3) поворот (
4)
12. 1)
2)
13.
14. (Circle) Сёркл (
2.
<Í> 1. двигаться по кругу; вращаться, вертеться; кружиться; кружить
2. окружать
3. передавать
4. циркулировать
circle Идиома
circles around you
come full circle
go around in circles
go in circles
run around in circles
run circles around you
in a circle
He seemed to be working hard，but was．just running around in a cir cle．他似乎工作很努力，但还是干 不出什么结果来。
The committee debated for two hours，just talking in circles.委员 会辩论了两个小时，但仍然毫无 结果。
run circle around rings around
Frank ran rings around the other boys on the basketball team．在篮球队中法兰克的球技远远超过其他队友。
run circle around/run rings around
Frank ran rings around the other boys on the basketball team．在篮球队中法兰克的球技远远超过其他队友。
run circle run rings around
Frank ran rings around the other boys on the basketball team．在篮球队中法兰克的球技远远超过其他队友。
talk in circles
Idiom(s): talk in circlesTheme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL
to talk in a confusing or roundabout manner.
• I couldn't understand a thing he said. All he did was talk in circles.
• We argued for a long time and finally decided that we were talking in circles.
run circles around
Idiom(s): run circles around someone AND run rings around someoneTheme: SUPERIORITY
to outrun or outdo someone. (Informal.)
• John is a much better racer than Mary. He can run circles around her.
• Mary can run rings around Sally.
in a vicious circle
Idiom(s): in a vicious circleTheme: TROUBLE
in a situation in which the solution of one problem leads to a second problem, and the solution of the second problem brings back the first problem, etc.
• Life is so strange. I seem to be in a vicious circle most of the time.
• I put lemon in my tea to make it sour, then sugar to make it sweet. I'm in a vicious circle.
• Don't let your life get into a vicious circle.
Circle the wagons
(USA) If you circle the wagons, you stop communicating with people who don't think the same way as you to avoid their ideas. It can also mean to bring everyone together to defend a group against an attack.Full circle
When something has come full circle, it has ended up where it started.Go round in circles
If people are going round in circles, they keep discussing the same thing without reaching any agreement or coming to a conclusion.Ninth circle of hell
In Dante's Inferno, the ninth circle of hell is the centre where the worst punishments are found, so it is used idiomatically for something that couldn't get worse.Run circles around someone
If you can run circles around someone, you are smarter and intellectually quicker than they are.Square the circle
When someone is squaring the circle, they are trying to do something impossible.Vicious circle
A vicious circle is a sequence of events that make each other worse- someone drinks because they are unhappy at work, then loses their job... 'Vicious cycle' is also used.go full circle
to go the whole distance and arrive back in the same place: "The company has now gone full circle and has returned to its original core products."move in the same circles
know the same people socially: "I'm afraid I don't know the Queen personally - we don't move in the same circles!"come full circle|circle|come|full circle
v. phr., informal 1. To become totally opposed to one's own earlier conviction on a given subject. Today's conservative businessperson has come full circle from former radical student days. 2. To change and develop, only to end up where one started. From modern permissiveness, ideas about child raising have come full circle to the views of our grandparents.in a circle|circle|circles|in circles
adv. phr. Without any progress; without getting anywhere; uselessly. The committee debated for two hours, just talking in circles. If you don't have a clear aim, you can work a long time and still be going in circles. He seemed to be working hard, but was just running around in circles.run around in circles|circles|run
v. phr. To waste time in repetitious movements; be confused. There was such a crowd in the lobby that I ran around in circles trying to find my group.run circles around|circles|rings|run|run rings aro
v. phr. To show that you can do a task much better than; do better than (someone) very easily. In spelling, Ruth could run circles around Barbara any day. Frank ran rings around the other boys on the basketball team.talk in circles|in circles|talk
v. phr. To waste time by saying words that don't mean very much. After three hours at the negotiating table, the parties decided to call it quits because they realized that they had been talking in circles.vicious circle|circle|vicious
n. phr. A kind of circular or chain reaction in which one negative thing leads to another. Some people take so many different kinds of medicine to cure an illness that they develop other illnesses from the medicine and are thus caught in a vicious circle.circle
circlesee full circle, come; go around; run around; run rings around; vicious circle.
full circle, come
full circle, comeAlso, go full circle. Complete an entire cycle; return to the original position or condition. For example, After a whole year of debate we have come full circle on this issue. Shakespeare may have originated this expression in King Lear (5:3): “The wheel is come full circle.” A 20th-century idiom with a similar meaning is what goes around comes around, as in I knew if I helped her now, she would help me later—what goes around comes around.
in circles
in circlessee go around.
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