"circling" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 盤旋
• 繞圈

Definition

圍繞某物以圓形路徑移動，或反覆繞圈。也可指等待或在談話中猶豫不決。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

可表示實體繞圈運動（如鳥在天上盤旋），也可指比喻用法（說話時繞圈切入主題）。常用於“不斷盤旋”。通常不代表快速或直線移動。

Examples

The plane was circling the airport, waiting to land.

飛機在機場上空**盤旋**，等著降落。

Vultures were circling high above the desert.

禿鷲在沙漠上空高高地**盤旋**。

He kept circling the answer but wouldn't say it out loud.

他老是在**繞圈子**不直接說出答案。

She noticed sharks circling near the boat.

她發現有鯊魚在船附近**盤旋**。

My dog keeps circling before lying down.

我家的狗在躺下前一直**轉圈**。

We’ve been circling the parking lot looking for a spot for 20 minutes.

我們在停車場**轉了**二十分鐘找車位。