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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。
循环；流通
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循环；流通
to move or cause to move around in a circle or through a circuit
They circulated a petition to protest the new law.
他们散发了一份请愿书，抗议新法律。
循环移动；沿环路运行。
to move in circles or through a circuit
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
(如在聚会上)在人群中走动；流传。
to move from person to person, as at a party
传播；散布。
to spread or disseminate
circulate
Base
原形
circulates
3rd person
第三人称单数
circulating
-ing
现在分词
circulated
Past
过去式
circulated
Past participle
过去分词
Blood circulates through the body.
血液在体内循环。
The news circulated quickly.
消息迅速传播。
Rumors have circulated about the merger.
关于合并的谣言一直在流传。
The magazine circulates monthly to subscribers.
这本杂志每月向订户发行。
Blood circulates through the body, carrying oxygen.
血液在全身循环，输送氧气。
Rumors often circulate quickly on social media.
谣言常常在社交媒体上迅速传播。
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。
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。
主要用于液体或气体的循环流动。
Blood circulates around the body.
血液在全身循环。
Not this
The news was circulated between the employees.
Use this
The news was circulated among the employees.
动词 circulate 表示在多人之间传播时，应用介词 among 而非 between，因为 among 用于三者或以上，between 通常用于两者之间。
Not this
Please circulate the document to all departments.
Use this
Please circulate this document to all departments.
动词 circulate 作及物动词表示“传阅”时，后面必须直接跟宾语（如 this document），不能省略宾语或只用冠词 the 而不指定具体对象。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
促进血液循环
Exercise helps circulate blood throughout the body.
锻炼有助于全身血液循环。
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。
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。
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。
自由流通
Information circulates freely on the internet.
信息在互联网上自由流通。
流通货币
The central bank controls how much money circulates in the economy.
中央银行控制着经济中流通的货币量。
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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。
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。
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