Смысл: circles 
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
speak in circles Идиома
circles around you
go around in circles
go in circles
run around in circles
run circles around you
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.
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.Run circles around someone
If you can run circles around someone, you are smarter and intellectually quicker than they are.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!"speak in circles
To allocution about article in an aberrant or ambagious way that is adamantine for the adviser to follow. As journalists, we charge to ask the important questions and accumulate these politicians from speaking in circles. A: "What's new with Mary?" B: "I accept no abstraction because she batten in circles the accomplished time."Learn more: circle, speak
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