circus

關於circus的翻譯

馬戲團,馬戲,競技場

circus definition

1. a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
• examples: he ran away from home to join the circus
2. a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
• examples: the children always love to go to the circus
3. a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
• examples: it was so funny it was a circus
• examples: the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere
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
• examples: they used the elephants to help put up the circus
6. a genus of haws comprising the harriers