circus 音标拼音: [s'ɚkəs]
n . 马戏团,马戏,竞技场
马戏团,马戏,竞技场
circus n 1 :
a travelling company of entertainers ;
including trained animals ; "
he ran away from home to join the circus "
2 :
a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats ,
clowns ,
and trained animals ; "
the children always love to go to the circus "
3 :
a frenetic disorganized (
and often comic )
disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment ; "
it was so funny it was a circus "; "
the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere " [
synonym : {
circus }, {
carnival }]
4 : (
antiquity )
an open -
air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games 5 :
an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent ; "
they used the elephants to help put up the circus "
6 :
a genus of haws comprising the harriers [
synonym : {
Circus },
{
genus Circus }]
Circus \
Cir "
cus \,
n .;
pl . {
Circuses }. [
L .
circus circle ,
ring ,
circus (
in sense 1 ).
See {
Circle },
and cf . {
Cirque }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 . (
Roman Antiq .)
A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood ,
earth ,
or stone ,
rising in tiers one above another ,
and divided lengthwise through the middle by a barrier around which the track or course was laid out .
It was used for chariot races ,
games ,
and public shows .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The Circus Maximus at Rome could contain more than 100 ,
000 spectators . --
Harpers '
Latin Dict .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
A circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship ,
acrobatic displays ,
etc .
Also ,
the company of performers ,
with their equipage .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Circuit ;
space ;
inclosure . [
R .]
[
1913 Webster ]
The narrow circus of my dungeon wall . --
Byron .
[
1913 Webster ]
149 Moby Thesaurus words for "
circus ":
Broadway ,
O ,
agora ,
amphitheater ,
annular muscle ,
annulus ,
arena ,
areola ,
athletic field ,
auditorium ,
aureole ,
background ,
bear garden ,
bowl ,
boxing ring ,
bull ring ,
burlesque ,
burlesque show ,
campus ,
canvas ,
carnival ,
chaplet ,
circle ,
circuit ,
circumference ,
closed circle ,
cockpit ,
coliseum ,
colosseum ,
coochie show ,
corona ,
coronet ,
course ,
crescent ,
crown ,
cycle ,
diadem ,
discus ,
disk ,
drama ,
entertainment industry ,
eternal return ,
fairy ring ,
fantoccini ,
field ,
floor ,
floor show ,
forum ,
galanty show ,
garland ,
girly show ,
glory ,
ground ,
gym ,
gymnasium ,
hall ,
halo ,
hippodrome ,
hootchy -
kootchy show ,
lasso ,
leg show ,
legit ,
legitimate stage ,
light show ,
lists ,
locale ,
logical circle ,
loop ,
looplet ,
magic circle ,
magic show ,
marketplace ,
mat ,
milieu ,
noose ,
off Broadway ,
off -
off -
Broadway ,
ombres chinoises ,
open forum ,
orbit ,
palaestra ,
parade ground ,
peep show ,
pit ,
place ,
platform ,
playland ,
precinct ,
prize ring ,
public square ,
puppet show ,
purlieu ,
radius ,
range ,
raree -
show ,
rep show ,
repertory drama ,
repertory show ,
ring ,
rodeo ,
rondelle ,
round ,
roundel ,
saucer ,
scene ,
scene of action ,
scenery ,
setting ,
shadow show ,
show biz ,
show business ,
sideshow ,
site ,
sphere ,
sphincter ,
squared circle ,
stadium ,
stage ,
stage set ,
stage setting ,
stage world ,
stagedom ,
stageland ,
stock ,
strawhat ,
strawhat circuit ,
summer stock ,
terrain ,
the big top ,
the boards ,
the footlights ,
the scenes ,
the stage ,
the theater ,
theater ,
theater world ,
theatromania ,
theatrophobia ,
tilting ground ,
tiltyard ,
variety ,
variety show ,
vaudeville ,
vaudeville show ,
vicious circle ,
walk ,
wheel ,
wreath ,
wrestling ring
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