"circus" in Chinese (Traditional)
馬戲團
Definition
circus 指一種表演或表演團體,通常包括雜技演員、小丑、馴獸表演和其他娛樂節目,一般在大帳篷或專門場地裡進行。它也可以指一個吵鬧、混亂或非常忙亂的地方或局面。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
通常是可數名詞:'a circus'、'the circus'。常見搭配有 'go to the circus'、'join the circus'。在非正式用法中,把某事說成 'a circus' 表示它很混亂、難以控制。不要和 'carnival' 或 'fair' 混淆,它們是不同類型的活動。
Examples
The children went to the circus on Saturday.
孩子們星期六去了**馬戲團**。
I saw a clown at the circus.
我在**馬戲團**裡看到了一個小丑。
The circus is in town this week.
這週**馬戲團**來到鎮上了。
Trying to get everyone ready on time was a complete circus.
想讓大家都準時準備好,簡直就是一場**馬戲**。
When he quit his office job, his friends joked that he was going to join the circus.
他辭掉辦公室工作時,朋友們開玩笑說他要去加入**馬戲團**了。
The press conference turned into a circus after the argument started.
爭吵一開始,記者會就變成了一場**鬧劇**。