Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #4483
circulate
循环；流通
核心释义
to move or cause to move around in a circle or through a circuit
- 1.
循环移动；沿环路运行。
to move in circles or through a circuit
- 2.
使(人或物)循环移动或沿环路运行。
to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit
- 3.
(如在聚会上)在人群中走动；流传。
to move from person to person, as at a party
- 4.
传播；散布。
to spread or disseminate
- 5.
广为流传；众所周知。
to become widely known
- 6.
(小数)循环。
Of decimals: to repeat.
传播；散发；流传；应酬；往来；（小数）循环；循环移动；沿环路运行。
用法In use
The magazine circulates monthly to subscribers.
用法提示：circulates 表示定期分发、流通。
Blood circulates through the body, carrying oxygen.
用法提示：circulates 表示在系统内循环流动。
Rumors often circulate quickly on social media.
用法提示：circulate 表示信息广泛传播。
circulate sth
及物用法，表示传播或散发某物。
They circulated a petition to protest the new law.
他们散发了一份请愿书，抗议新法律。
circulate (sth) among/through sb/sth
表示在某个群体或空间中传播或循环。
The news circulated rapidly through the office.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- circulate blood
- 促进血液循环
- Exercise helps circulate blood throughout the body.锻炼有助于全身血液循环。
- circulate air
- 使空气流通
- Open the windows to circulate fresh air in the room.打开窗户让新鲜空气在房间里流通。
- circulate a rumor
- 散布谣言
- Someone has been circulating a false rumor about the company.有人一直在散布关于公司的谣言。
- circulate a petition
- 传阅请愿书
- They went door to door to circulate a petition for safer streets.他们挨家挨户传阅请愿书，要求更安全的街道。
- circulate freely
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一个圆圈（circle）里的水在循环流动，circulate = circle + ate（吃），循环流通就像圆圈吃掉了所有路径。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：news、science、everyday conversation circulate 在多种语境中使用，包括日常、新闻和科学领域，属于中性偏正式。在非正式口语中也可使用，故标记为中性。
语法说明Grammar Note
既可作及物动词也可作不及物动词，及物时意为'使循环/传播'，不及物时后常接介词through, around等。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'calculate' and 'speculate' share the '-culate' ending but do not rhyme with 'circulate' as their stressed vowels differ.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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