| 释义 |
circle BrE /ˈsɜːkl/
NAmE /ˈsɜːrkl/► SEE ALLcircle the draincome/go full circlesquare the circlea vicious circlethe wheel has come/turned full circle
●ˌcircle the ˈdrain (NAmE) (usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时) if sth circles the drain it continues to become worse so that it may not be able to survive much longer 越来越糟糕；每况愈下；难以持续◆It appears the governor’s political career is circling the drain.
州长的政治生涯似乎快要走到尽头了。●come/go full ˈcircleafter a long period of changes, return to the position or situation in which sth/you started （经过长期的变迁）回到原点◆The wheel of fashion has come full circle. I was wearing shoes like that thirty years ago.时尚兜了个圈子又回来了，我三十年前就穿那样的鞋子。●square the ˈcircle(try to) do sth that is or seems impossible （尝试）做不可能的事；妄想做某事◆The Government is trying to square the circle when it says it will spend more on the health service without raising taxes.政府说要在不提高税收的情况下加大对公共医疗卫生服务方面的投入，这是不可能实现的。 ORIGIN This is a mathematical task that was considered impossible, involving making a square exactly equal in area to a particular circle. 这是一个被认为不可能完成的数学任务，要求画一个与某个圆形面积一样的正方形。●a vicious ˈcirclea difficult situation or problem where one thing makes another thing happen, which then makes the first thing happen again 恶性循环◆He spends too much on drink because he’s worried about his financial problems, and so the situation gets worse and worse. It’s a vicious circle.他担心自己的经济状况，总是花很多钱来借酒消愁，结果情况越来越糟，这是个恶性循环。●the ˌwheel has come/turned full ˈcircle (saying) sth that changed greatly has now returned to its original state or position （转了一大圈后又回到原地）轮回◆How long does it take for the wheel of fashion to come full circle?时尚的车轮需要多长时间才会出现一个轮回？ |