Most known extrasolar planets reside in highly elongated, not circular, orbits.

大多数已知的太阳系外行星都居住在高度拉长而非圆形的轨道上。

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When Venus begins to cross the Sun's disc, it looks smeared not circular—which makes it difficult to establish timings.

当金星开始穿过太阳的圆盘时，它看起来有斑点，不是圆形的——这使得确定时间变得困难。

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Time is not circular but linear.

时间不是循环的而是直线的。

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Some round barns are not truly circular.

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It's written not to one place,but it's a circular letter, meant to be circulated around.

它不是写给一个人的，而是传单通知，给大家四处传阅。

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In his mind, the pond was not finite, circular, and behind him but infinite and all around.

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Pfizer Ltd, manufacturers of the drug, attacked a health service circular issued last September advising doctors not to prescribe Viagra, unless in exceptional circumstances.

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Other design notes: that speaker grille up front has a funky circular pattern, which we're not really digging.

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