Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #4483
circulate
循环；流通
to move or cause to move around in a circle or through a circuit
- 1.
to move in circles or through a circuit
循环移动；沿环路运行。
- 2.
to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit
使(人或物)循环移动或沿环路运行。
- 3.
to move from person to person, as at a party
(如在聚会上)在人群中走动；流传。
- 4.
to spread or disseminate
传播；散布。
- 5.
to become widely known
广为流传；众所周知。
- 6.
Of decimals: to repeat.
(小数)循环。
传播；散发；流传；应酬；往来；（小数）循环；循环移动；沿环路运行。
In use
The magazine circulates monthly to subscribers.
Blood circulates through the body, carrying oxygen.
Rumors often circulate quickly on social media.
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.
消息在办公室里迅速传开。
circulate (sth) (in/around sth)
主要用于液体或气体的循环流动。
Blood circulates around the body.
Connections
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
- 自由流通
- Information circulates freely on the internet.信息在互联网上自由流通。
- circulate money
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'calculate' and 'speculate' share the '-culate' ending but do not rhyme with 'circulate' as their stressed vowels differ.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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