Circular
['sɜːkjʊlə] or ['sɝkjəlɚ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; 'he mailed the circular to all subscribers'.
(adj.) describing a circle; moving in a circle; 'the circular motion of the wheel' .
西里尔整理--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round.
(a.) repeating itself; ending in itself; reverting to the point of beginning; hence, illogical; inconclusive; as, circular reasoning.
(a.) Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior. See Cyclic poets, under Cyclic.
(a.) Addressed to a circle, or to a number of persons having a common interest; circulated, or intended for circulation; as, a circular letter.
(a.) Perfect; complete.
(a.) A circular letter, or paper, usually printed, copies of which are addressed or given to various persons; as, a business circular.
(a.) A sleeveless cloak, cut in circular form.
安布尔手打
同義詞及近義詞：
a. Round, annular, ring-shaped.
校對:西蒙
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Round, spherical
ANT:Lineal, direct
戴维斯整理
解釋/意思:
adj. round: ending in itself: addressed to a circle of persons.—n. a note sent round to a circle or number of persons.—n. Circular′ity.—adv. Cir′cularly.—Circular notes bank-notes issued for the convenience of travellers being a kind of bill personal to the bearer who is given also a corresponding 'letter of indication' addressed to foreign bankers.
格斯編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- In such a Kaleidoscope, the circular figure will be formed by three reflections from each glass. 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- Other stone-cutting machines had for their objects the cutting and moulding the edges of tables, mantels and slabs; and the cutting of circular and other curved work. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- Oh you circular old dodger! 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- It was in a window of what seemed to be an old-fashioned house with three peaks in the roof in front and a circular sweep leading to the porch. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- A circular disk, bearing a circular series of figures is mounted on a handle to revolve. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Revived by soup, Twemlow discourses mildly of the Court Circular with Boots and Brewer. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- It was of circular form, incased in iron, with the ends of several small magnets sticking through the floor. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- A few efforts at irregular turning had been made before, but in the arts generally only circular forms had been turned. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- The reflectors were in some cases inclined to each other, and he remarked the circular arrangement of the images of a candle round a centre. 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- Now gangs of such saws may be found in America and elsewhere, and circular saws have also been added. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- This and other difficulties led finally to the adoption of the circular type, whose continuous cut and high speed saved much time and presented many other advantages. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- The talking ceased, and Fairway gave a circular motion to the rope, as if he were stirring batter. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- It will be sufficient to say that it was circular in form, and so small that it would have been completely covered by a shilling coin. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Beneath it, in the ground, there lies the main body of the temple consisting in six hundred and eighty-seven circular chambers, one below another. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- While in England in 1837-1840, obtaining a patent on and introducing a circular saw, he became interested in the printing presses of the London Times. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- I was directing the new circulars till two this morning. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- All he did was to sign the circulars with his flourish and signature, and direct them in a shaky, clerklike hand. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- She's going to put out five thousand new circulars, and she knows you'll be interested to hear that. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- This machine automatically feeds and addresses public service bills, insurance premium notices and receipts, cards, envelopes, circulars, etc. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
編輯:洛娜