We took the children to the circus.

我们带孩子去看了马戏表演。

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A media circus surrounded the royal couple wherever they went.

无论王室夫妇走到何处，他们的身后都会跟着一大群媒体记者。

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The circus is the place to be this Saturday or Sunday.

马戏团是这周六或周日的最佳去处。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

For example, the word circus is used to describe any noisy place with a lot of activities going on.

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He ended up on a circus sideshow traveling through the country with the big steel pipe that went through his head.

最终,在一个全国巡游的马戏团里,大钢管打烂了他的脑袋,结束了他的生命

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Yeah, so I mean, obviously Piccadilly Circus with the big screens is in so many films. Everybody knows it.

好的，显然地，大屏幕的皮卡迪利广场出现在很多电影里。所有人都知道它。

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His most recent novel is The Circus in the Woods.

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Rather watch the circus from the sidelines?

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