| 复合形式： |
| 英语 | 中文 |
| Arctic Circle n | (northern polar circle) | SCSimplified Chinese 北极圈 běi jí quān
TCTraditional Chinese 北極圈 |
| circle jerk n | vulgar, informal (mutual masturbation) | SCSimplified Chinese 互撸 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 手淫聚会 |
| circle jerk n | pejorative, vulgar, informal (indulgent mutual congratulation) | SCSimplified Chinese 团体互助 |
| circle of fifths n | (music: chart of chromatic notes) (音乐) | SCSimplified Chinese 五度圈 |
| circle of friends n | (group of people to whom one is close) | SCSimplified Chinese 朋友圈子 péng yǒu quān zi |
| I have always had a large circle of friends. |
| the circle of life n | figurative (cycle of birth and death) | SCSimplified Chinese 生命循环 |
| circle the wagons v expr | figurative (prepare to defend) | SCSimplified Chinese 团结一致 tuán jié yí zhì
TCTraditional Chinese 團結一致 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 严阵以待 |
| come full circle v expr | figurative (return to original situation) | SCSimplified Chinese 兜了一圈回到原地 dōu le yì quān huí dào yuán dì |
| Today I'm starting work back at the firm where I had my first job; I feel like my career's come full circle. |
| 今天，我又回自己开始工作时的第一家公司任职了；我感觉自己的职涯兜了一圈，又回到了原地。 |
| crop circle n | (pattern in field) (神秘现象) | SCSimplified Chinese 麦田怪圈 |
| dress circle n | (theater seats) (戏院) | SCSimplified Chinese 楼厅前排 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 二楼第一排座位 |
| full circle | (to the starting point) | SCSimplified Chinese 周而复始 zhōu ér fù shǐ |
| half-circle n | (semicircle, crescent shape) | SCSimplified Chinese 半圆 bàn yuán |
| The teacher arranged the chairs in a half circle to better address all of the students directly. |
| half-circle n | (half of a circle) | SCSimplified Chinese 半圆 bàn yuán |
| half-circle n | (thing: with half-circle shape) | SCSimplified Chinese 半圆状，半圆形 bàn yuán xíng |
| half-circle n | (half of circumference) | SCSimplified Chinese 半周 |
| in a circle adv | (movement: round) (运动方式) | SCSimplified Chinese 圆周（运动）地 yuán zhōu yùn dòng de |
| The girls danced merrily around in a circle. |
| in a circle adv | (position: round) (位置) | SCSimplified Chinese 呈圆形，围成圈地 chéng yuán xíng，wéi chéng quān dì |
| King Arthur's knights sat in a circle round a table. |
| inner circle n | (close friends) | SCSimplified Chinese 核心朋友圈 |
| He's part of my inner circle. |
| inner circle n | (elite group) (权力中心) | SCSimplified Chinese 核心圈子，核心集团 hé xīn quān zi ，hé xīn jí tuán |
| Only those in the leader's inner circle exercise real power. |
| innermost circle n | (most intimate group: of friends) | SCSimplified Chinese 最铁的朋友圈 zuì tiě de péng yǒu quān |
| SCSimplified Chinese 最要好的朋友 zuì tiě de péng yǒu quān，zuì yào hǎo de péng yǒu |
| Even though he was a close friend, he wasn't in her innermost circle. |
| innermost circle n | (Dante: centre of hell) (但丁所描绘的地狱中) | SCSimplified Chinese 地狱最底层 dì yù zuì dǐ céng |
polar circle,
Arctic circle n | (North: Arctic line of latitude) | SCSimplified Chinese 北极圈 běi jí quān
TCTraditional Chinese 北極圈 |
| The polar circle in the northern hemisphere is called the Arctic Circle. |
polar circle,
Antarctic circle n | (South: Antarctic line of latitude) | SCSimplified Chinese 南极圈 nán jí quān
TCTraditional Chinese 南極圈 |
| Antarctica lies within the polar circle in the southern hemisphere. |
semicircle,
semi-circle n | (half-circle shape) | SCSimplified Chinese 半圆 bàn yuán |
| SCSimplified Chinese 半圆形 bàn yuán，bàn yuán xíng |
| SCSimplified Chinese 半圆弧状 bàn yuán，bàn yuán hú zhuàng |
| The students arranged their desks in a semicircle. |
| traffic circle n | US (roundabout) | SCSimplified Chinese 环形交叉路口 huán xíng jiāo chā lù kǒu |
| SCSimplified Chinese 交通转盘 huán xíng jiāo chā lù kǒu，jiāo tōng zhuǎn pán |
| In the United States cars go round traffic-circles counter-clockwise. |
| vicious circle n | (problem: cycle of cause and effect) | SCSimplified Chinese 恶性循环 è xìng xún huán
TCTraditional Chinese 惡性循環 |
| You need experience to get a job, but you can't get experience without a job: it's a vicious circle. |
