circulate /ˈsɜːkjʊˌleɪt/ CET4 TEM4 ( circulating, circulated, circulates )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed around among a group of people. 散发; 流传

  例：

  The document was previously circulated in New York at the United Nations.

  这份文件过去曾在纽约的联合国总部传阅过。

  例：

  Public employees, teachers and liberals are circulating a petition for his recall.

  公务员、教师和自由主义者们正在传签一份请求召回他的请愿书。

• 2. 

  circulation N-UNCOUNT 流传

  例：

  ...an inquiry into the circulation of "unacceptable literature."

  …对于“不可接受的文学”的流传所进行的调查。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I If something such as a rumour circulates or is circulated, the people in a place tell it to each other. 散布; 流传

  例：

  Rumours were already beginning to circulate that the project might have to be abandoned.

  有关这个项目可能被迫放弃的流言已经开始在四处传播。

• 4. 

  V-I When something circulates, it moves easily and freely within a closed place or system. 循环

  例：

  ...a virus which circulates via the bloodstream and causes ill health in a variety of organs.

  …一种通过血流在体内循环而导致许多器官病变的病毒。

• 5. 

  circulation N-UNCOUNT 循环

  例：

  The north pole is warmer than the south and the circulation of air around it is less well contained.

  北极比南极温暖，其周围的空气循环更为畅通。

• 6. 

  V-I If you circulate at a party, you move among the guests and talk to different people. (在聚会上) 往来应酬

  例：

  If you'll excuse me, I really must circulate.

  对不起，我真得去应酬一下了。