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circulate

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v.(使)流通,(使)运行,(使)循环,(使)传播

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名词:circulator 形容词:circulative 动词过去式:circulated 过去分词:circulated 现在分词:circulating 第三人称单数:circulates

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circum-=around,round about 变化型 circu-

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circulate


/'sɜ:kjʊleɪt; `sɝkjə,let/
v
1 (a) [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] (cause sth to) go round continuously (使某物)循环
*Blood circulates through the body. 血液在体内循环.
(b) [I] move about freely 流通
*open a window to allow the air to circulate 开窗使空气流通.
2 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] (cause sth to) pass from one place, person, etc to another (使某事物)流传, 传播
*The news of her death circulated (ie spread) quickly. 她死去的消息迅速传开.
* The host and hostess circulated (among their guests). 男女主人(在客人间)走来走去招待客人.
* circulate a letter 传阅信件.
3 [Tn] inform (sb) by means of a circular 发通知告知(某人)
*Have you been circulated with details of the conference? 你收到会议详情的通知了吗?

circulate


v
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of circulare, from circulus; CIRCLE1]
[I and T]
to move around within a system, or to make something do this
 Swimming helps to get the blood circulating through the muscles.
 Ceiling fans circulated warm air around the room.
[I]
if information, facts, ideas etc circulate, they become known by many people
 Rumours began circulating that the Prime Minister was seriously ill.
[T]
to send goods, information etc to people
 The group circulated petitions calling for a federal law to ban handguns.
[I]
to talk to a lot of different people in a group, especially at a party
1. This pressure must be under control, and we control it by means of the mud which we circulate down the drill pipe.
    这种压力必须加以控制,我们让泥桨顺着钻杆向下循环,用这种方法来控制压力。

2. Customers — some dressed in work clothes, some in expensive suits and overcoats — circulate among the counters and stare at shelf after shelf of roses in more than 50 colors.
    顾客们有的身着工装,有的身着昂贵的西服和外套,他们在店内的柜台间走动,一架一架地浏览50多种颜色的玫瑰。

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