circuit
noun
uk/ˈsɜː.kɪt/us/ˈsɝː.kɪt/circuitnoun(VISITS)
C2[C]
aregularpatternofvisitsor theplacesvisited:
巡回;巡游;巡回之地They firstmeteach otheron thetenniscircuit(= while at differenttenniscompetitions).他们在网球巡回赛上首次交锋。
He was afamiliarfigureon thelecturecircuit.他是巡回讲学中的座上常客。
[C]lawspecialized
aparticularareacontainingdifferentcourtsthat ajudgevisits:
巡回审判区Thejudgehadservedfor manyyearson thenortheasternCircuit.这位法官多年来供职于东北部巡回法庭。
a circuitjudge巡回法官
- He alwaystakespartin thepolocircuit.
- Weseeeach other on thedinnerpartycircuit.
Visiting
- attraction
- beard the lion (inhis/herden)idiom
- been
- call
- call (in) onsomeone
- call by
- come round
- happen along/by(somewhere)
- haunt
- homestay
- house-to-house
- look around(somewhere/something)
- pay
- pop
- stop
- stop by(somewhere)
- stop in
- stop offsomewhere
- stop over
- swing by/past(something)
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Geography: areas of land in general
circuitnoun(TRACK)
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somethingshapedapproximatelylike acircle,especiallyaroute,path, orsportstrackthatstartsandendsin the sameplace:
环行物;(尤指)环形道路(或路线、赛道)Theytestthecartyreson amotorracingcircuit.他们在环形赛车道上测试轮胎。
Wemade aleisurelycircuitofthecitywalls.我们悠闲地围着城墙转悠。
Surfaces on which sports take place
- 18-yard box
- AstroTurf
- bound
- bowling green
- canvas
- climbing wall
- court
- goal line
- golf course
- ground staff
- out of boundsidiom
- playability
- playable
- playing field
- pump track
- recreation center
- rink
- sideline
- skatepark
- upright
circuitnoun(CLOSED SYSTEM)
C2[C]
aclosedsystemofwiresorpipesthrough whichelectricityorliquidcanflow:
(电流的)电路;(液体的)回路Adefectwasfoundin the water-cooling/electricalcircuit.在水冷回路/电路中发现了一点毛病。
Electrical components & circuitry
- armature
- baseband chip
- cathode
- cathode ray
- charging point
- circuit breaker
- circuit diagram
- coil
- electromotive
- filament
- LED display
- neutral
- potentiometer
- recharger
- rectifier
- relay
- short circuit
- storage battery
- supercapacitor
- transformer
circuit
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈsɜː.kɪt/us/ˈsɝː.kɪt/totravelaround something in arouteshapedapproximatelylike acircle:
He was early so he circuited theblockacoupleoftimes.
Theaircraftappearedagain, circuiting over thejungle.
- Since 1992astronomershavespottedmore than 300minorplanetsslowlycircuiting thesunbeyondNeptune.
- ThetrainsfollowthetortuousNorthLondonline, circuiting thecapitalviaKensington and Clapham Junction.
- Peoplefillthestreetstofollowthecolourfulfloatscircuiting theneighbourhood.
- Hundreds oflargelumpsofrockandicehave beenidentifiedslowlycircuiting in thisregionofspace.
Revolving, rotating and spinning
- around
- around and aroundidiom
- backspin
- birl
- centrifugal
- rev
- revolve
- revolving
- rotary
- rotate
- rotation
- span
- spin
- swim
- swing
- twirl
- twirling
- twirly
- underspin
- wheel round