a line, route or journey around a place 环行；环行路线 The race ended with eight laps of a city centre circuit. 比赛以环绕城中心跑八圈结束。 The earth takes a year to make a circuit of (= go around) the sun. 地球绕太阳运行一周需要一年的时间。
Extra ExamplesWe did a complete circuit of the park in twenty minutes. 我们在 20 分钟内绕公园转了一整圈儿。 Green Day moves into the lead as they turn into the straight on the first circuit. 当他们在第一条赛道上直道转弯时，绿日开始领先。 Runners have to complete fifteen circuits of the two-mile circular course. 跑步者必须完成两英里环形跑道的十五圈。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- do
- make
- circuit of
the complete path of wires and equipment along which an electric current flows 电路；线路 an electrical circuit 电路 a circuit diagram (= one showing all the connections in the different parts of the circuit) 电路图
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- short
- closed
- integrated
- …
- build
- break
- complete
- …
- diagram
(in sport 体育运动 a series of games or matches in which the same players regularly take part 巡回赛 This is her biggest triumph in nine years on the women's tennis circuit. 这是她九年来在女子网球巡回赛中获得的最大胜利。 He announced his retirement from the professional circuit last year. 他去年宣布退出职业巡回赛。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- amateur
- professional
- international
- …
- hit
- play
- tour
- …
- on a/the circuit
a track for cars or motorcycles to race around 赛车道 a series of places or events of a particular kind at which the same people appear or take part 巡回；巡游 the lecture/cabaret circuit 巡回讲学；卡巴莱歌舞巡回表演
Extra ExamplesShe's a well-known figure on the international lecture circuit. 她是知名的国际巡回讲学专家。 Talent scouts spotted him playing on the amateur circuit. 他参加业余巡回赛时被星探看中了。 Young's film has hit the festival circuit in the US. 扬的电影得以在美国节日巡演中放映。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- amateur
- professional
- international
- …
- hit
- play
- tour
- …
- on a/the circuit
a regular journey made by a judge to hear court cases in each of the courts of law in a particular area （法官的）巡回审判 a circuit court/judge 巡回法院／法官
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Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin circuitus, from circuire, variant of circumire ‘go round’, from circum ‘around’ + ire ‘go’.