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I.cir‧cle¹ S2 W2 /ˈsɜːkəl $ ˈsɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑circle, ↑semicircle, ↑circulation; adjective: ↑circular, ↑semicircular, ↑circulatory; verb: ↑circle, ↑circulate]
[Date: 1000-1100; Language: Old French; Origin: cercle, from Latin circulus, from circus; ⇨ ↑circus]
1. SHAPE a completely round shape, like the letter O:
Draw a circle 10 cm in diameter.
Cut the pastry into circles.
2. ARRANGED IN A CIRCLE a group of people or things arranged in the shape of a circle:
The children stood round in a circle.
circle of
a circle of chairs
3. GROUP OF PEOPLE a group of people who know each other and meet regularly, or who have similar interests or jobs
circle of
a circle of friends
political/legal/literary etc circles
He’s well-known in fashionable circles.
Johnson was part of the President’s inner circle (=the people who have the most influence).
4. THEATRE British English the upper floor of a theatre, that has seats arranged in curved rows SYN balcony American English
5. go/run around in circles to think or argue about something without deciding anything or making progress
6. come/go full circle (also turn full circle British English) to end in the same situation in which you began, even though there have been changes in the time in between:
Sooner or later, fashion comes full circle.
7. (dark) circles under your eyes dark areas under your eyes that you have when you are very tired
⇨ square the circle at ↑square³(5), ⇨ ↑vicious circle
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 3)
phrases
▪ a circle of friends Over the years she had established a circle of good friends.
▪ a circle of acquaintances (=a group of people that someone knows) She has a wide circle of acquaintances.
▪ a circle of admirers (=a group of people who admire someone) When she was young, Sophie had a large circle of male admirers.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + circle
▪ academic/political/literary etc circles There has been a lot of debate about this issue in political circles.
▪ a wide/large circle They now had a wide circle of acquaintances in the area.
▪ a small/narrow circle Ken was the centre of a small circle of artists and writers.
▪ sb’s inner circle (=the people who influence someone the most) He was among the Prime Minister’s inner circle of advisers.
▪ a social circle Dan and I didn’t mix in the same social circles.
▪ the family circle It’s important for children to have friends outside the family circle.
▪ sb’s immediate circle (=your family and some close friends) We didn’t tell anyone what had happened outside our immediate circle.
▪ a close circle (=in which the people know each other very well) He cultivated a close circle of musical acquaintances.
▪ a close-knit/intimate circle (=a close one) His intimate circle was tiny.
▪ a closed circle (=not open to other people) He didn’t have much experience of life beyond the closed circle of his family.
▪ a limited circle His writing was popular with a limited circle of enthusiasts.
verbs
▪ have a circle of friends/acquaintances etc She was beautiful and had a wide circle of admirers.
▪ move/mix in a circle (=belong to a particular type of circle) At Harvard he moved in scientific circles.
▪ be a member of a circle He was a powerful member of a circle of financiers.
▪ widen your circle (=make it include more people) In London she set about widening her circle.
▪ build up/establish a circle Michael built up a wide circle of customers and friends worldwide.
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THESAURUS
types of shapes
▪ square a shape with four straight sides that are equal in length and four angles of 90 degrees
▪ circle a round shape that is like an O
▪ semicircle half a circle
▪ triangle a shape with three straight sides and three angles
▪ rectangle a shape with four straight sides and four angles of 90 degrees
▪ oval a shape like a circle, but that is longer than it is wide
▪ cylinder an object in the shape of a tube
▪ cube a solid object with six equal square sides
▪ pyramid a shape with a square base and four triangular sides that meet in a point at the top
▪ sphere a shape like a ball
II.circle² BrE AmE verb
[Word Family: noun: ↑circle, ↑semicircle, ↑circulation; adjective: ↑circular, ↑semicircular, ↑circulatory; verb: ↑circle, ↑circulate]
1. [transitive] to draw a circle around something:
Circle the correct answer.
2. [intransitive and transitive] to move in the shape of a circle around something, especially in the air:
The plane circled the airport before landing.
circle round/above/over etc
The pigeons circled above the terrace.

c\\circlehu

circle
A circle is round. All of the points on a circle are the same distance from the center.

◎	['sə:kl]
※	danh từ
	■	đường tròn, hình tròn
		☆	polar circle
			vòng cực
		☆	vicious circle
			vòng luẩn quẩn
	■	sự tuần hoàn
		☆	the circle of the seasons
			sự tuần hoàn của các mùa
	■	nhóm người có quan hệ với nhau do có cùng quyền lợi, nghề nghiệp...; giới
		☆	well-informed circles
			giới thạo tin
		☆	to be well known in business/political/theatrical circles
			nổi tiếng trong giới kinh doanh/chính trị/sân khấu
		☆	to move in fashionable circles
			giao du trong giới sang trọng
	■	sự chạy quanh (ngựa)
	■	quỹ đạo (hành tinh)
	■	phạm vi
		☆	the circle of someone's activities
			phạm vi hoạt động của ai
	■	hàng ghế sắp tròn (trong rạp hát)
	〆	to have circles round the eyes
		✓	mắt thâm quầng
	〆	to run round in circles
		✓	(thông tục) chạy nhông, chạy nhắng lên (mà không được việc gì)
	〆	to square the circle
		✓	(xem) square
※	ngoại động từ
	■	đi chung quanh, xoay quanh
		☆	the moon circles the earth
			mặt trăng xoay quanh quả đất
	■	vây quanh
	■	(thể dục,thể thao) quay lộn
		☆	to circle the bar
			quay lộn trên xà đơn
※	nội động từ
	■	xoay quanh; lượn tròn, lượn quanh (máy bay)
	■	được chuyền quanh (rượu...)
	〆	news circles round
		✓	tin truyền đi, tin lan đi