请问谁知道cycle和circulate都有“循环”的意思,有什么区别啊?

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请问谁知道cycle和circulate都有“循环”的意思,有什么区别啊?

Answer 1

circulate 更强调流通循环的意思,抽象意义的循环.而cycle更强调圆圈,实实在在循环的形式.
circulate 例：
1、vi.流通
vi.Please open a window to allow the air to circulate.vi.打开窗子让空气流通.
vi.Foreign money is not allowed to circulate in China.vi.外币不允许在中国流通.
vi.Money shall circulate freely within the common market.vi.货币应在共同市场自由流通.
2、vi.循环
vi.Blood circulates through the body.vi.血液在体内循环.
3、vi.传播
vi.The news of her death circulated quickly.vi.她死去的消息迅速传开.
4、vt.使流通
cycle 例：
1、n.圆圈
n.The dancers were standing in a circle around the fire.n.舞者们围着篝火战成一圈.
n.A square has four sides but a circle has no sides.n.正方形有四条边,而圆形没有边.
2、n.圈子
n.He has a large circle of friends.n.他有一大群朋友.
n.He is part of an exclusive social circle and belongs to an exclusive club.
n.他所处的社交圈子很排外,而且参加的又是个很排外的社团.
3、n.包厢
n.We've booked seats in the circle.n.我们预订了楼厅包厢的座位.
4、v.划圈,包围,盘旋,环绕
v.划圈
v.Someone had circled the next paragraph in red.v.有人将下一段划了一个红圈.
5、v.包围
v.Our army circled the desperate enemy and wiped them out in a second.
v.我们的军队包围了垂死挣扎的敌人,并很快地将其一举歼灭.
6、v.盘旋
v.The plane circled the airport before landing..飞机在着陆之前在机场上空盘旋.
7、v.环绕
v.The moon circles the earth every 28 days.v.月亮每28天绕地球旋转一周.