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a circular
可数名词，意为传单或广告印刷品。
He handed me a circular.
他递给我一张传单。
圆形的；循环的；间接的
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圆形的；循环的；间接的
having the shape of a circle; round; moving in a circle; indirect
He handed me a circular.
他递给我一张传单。
关于圆的。
Of or relating to a circle.
圆形的,或在圆中移动的。
In the shape of, or moving in, a circle.
具有圆形的形状
having a circular shape
迂回的,绕道的。
Circuitous or roundabout.
I received a circular from the supermarket advertising their weekly specials.
我收到超市的传单，宣传他们的每周特价商品。
AI contextual example
The company distributed circulars to every house in the neighborhood.
公司向附近每户人家分发传单。
AI contextual example
She found a circular in her mailbox about a local yard sale.
她在邮箱里发现一张关于本地庭院销售的传单。
AI contextual example
the circular motion of the wheel
轮子的圆周运动。
WordNet
可数名词，意为传单或广告印刷品。
He handed me a circular.
他递给我一张传单。
形容词，修饰名词，表示形状或运动轨迹。
The Earth has a circular orbit.
地球有圆形轨道。
形容词作表语，指逻辑或论证循环。
Their reasoning was circular.
他们的推理是循环论证。
名词复数形式，常用于描述分发行为。
Volunteers distributed circulars to passersby.
志愿者向路人分发传单。
Not this
The shape is a circle.
Use this
The shape is circular.
错误：将名词'circle'误用作形容词。正确应为形容词'circular'，表示'圆形的'。
Not this
I received a circular letter.
Use this
I received a circular.
错误：'circular'作名词时本身意为'传单'，不需要再加'letter'，否则语义重复。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
圆锯
He cut the wood with a circular saw.
他用圆锯切割木材。
圆周运动
The planets move in circular motion around the sun.
行星绕太阳做圆周运动。
循环论证
His argument was flawed by circular reasoning.
他的论点因循环论证而有缺陷。
循环经济
The company is promoting a circular economy model.
该公司正在推广循环经济模式。
分发传单
Volunteers distributed circulars about the event.
志愿者们分发了关于该活动的传单。
广告传单
The store's weekly advertising circular is full of bargains.
这家商店的每周广告传单上满是特价商品。
循环论证
His claim that the law is just because it's the law is a circular argument.
他声称法律是公正的，因为它是法律，这是一个循环论证。
循环推理
Using circular reasoning, she argued that the product is popular because many people buy it.
她使用循环推理，认为产品受欢迎是因为很多人购买。
循环经济
The company adopted circular economy principles to reduce waste and reuse materials.
该公司采用循环经济原则以减少浪费和再利用材料。
Use circular (n.) naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
circular像circle，圆形的循环广告传单。
该词具有形容词和名词两种词性，语域混合。形容词“circular”意为圆形的、循环的、间接的，多用于正式或学术语境，如几何学、逻辑推理等。名词“circular”指传单或广告印刷品，常见于市场营销、商业分发等日常场景。使用时应根据具体含义调整语体，避免混淆。
No perfect rhymes. Words spelled with '-cular' (particular, spectacular, muscular) share the unstressed suffix /kjələr/. Other lookalikes like 'popular', 'regular', and 'similar' have different final consonants or vowels; beware of spelling-sound mismatches.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.