circus /ˈsɜːkəs/ CET6 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A circus is a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals that travels around to different places and performs shows. 马戏团

  例：

  My real ambition was to work in a circus.

  我真正的理想是去马戏团工作。

• 2. 

  N-SING The circus is the show performed by these people. 马戏

  例：

  My dad took me to the circus.

  我爸爸带我去看马戏。

• 3. 

  N-SING If you describe a group of people or an event as a circus, you disapprove of them because they attract a lot of attention but do not achieve anything useful. 闹剧 [表不满]

  例：

  It could well turn into some kind of a media circus.

  这很可能会发展成某种媒体闹剧。