circus學測 L3KK [ˈsɝkəs] | /ˈsɝkəs/
馬戲團;馬戲表演·亂哄哄的混亂場面
學測愛考的雙重詞義字:馬戲團與失控場面
The night market on Friday night was a total circus, packed with people pushing in every direction.
星期五晚上的夜市簡直是個馬戲團,擠滿了到處推擠的人潮。
一個畫面:眼花撩亂的圓形舞台
圓形舞台帳篷下的圓形表演場地
多線表演多組演出同時進行,目不暇給
喧鬧失控聲音吵雜,秩序混亂
義項
帳篷馬戲B1noun馬戲團;馬戲表演
We took our children to the circus, and they loved watching the clowns perform.
我們帶孩子去看馬戲團,他們很喜歡看小丑表演。
go to the circusa travelling circus
教室爆亂B2noun亂哄哄的混亂場面
The classroom turned into a complete circus, with everyone shouting over one another.
教室瞬間變成一片混亂,大家七嘴八舌地喊來喊去。
a complete circusturn into a circus
片語
media circus媒體圍剿 →媒體大肆炒作的亂象
a three-ring circus三環同演 →同時進行的混亂場面
circus tent帳篷舞台 →馬戲團的大帳篷
circus performer特技演員 →馬戲團的表演者
你會不會這樣說?
'The classroom turned into a complete circus when the fire alarm went off.' 這裡的 circus 意思最接近?(A) 馬戲團表演 (B) 混亂失控的場面
看答案
(B)
此句描述教室因警報聲陷入混亂,對應「亂哄哄的混亂場面」義項,非字面馬戲團表演。
circus 除了指『馬戲團』,也可以形容吵鬧混亂的場面。這句話對還是不對?
看答案
對
circus 同時有字面馬戲團與比喻混亂場面兩種意思,皆已在條目中出現。
順路看看
carnival — 嘉年華,同樣熱鬧但無動物表演clown — 馬戲團裡負責搞笑的小丑chaos — 更正式的說法,指完全的混亂多益練習
本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
員工家庭日活動
The events team invited a travelling circus to perform at the staff family day.
活動團隊邀請了一個巡迴馬戲團,在員工家庭日演出。
同事私下描述混亂會議
The planning meeting became a circus as everyone shouted different instructions.
大家大聲喊著不同的指示,讓規劃會議變得亂哄哄的。
詞族
circus noun(單數) 馬戲團;混亂場面・circuses noun(複數) 多個馬戲團;多場混亂場面
四選一
The venue manager confirmed that two travelling ____ were scheduled to perform in June.
看答案
circuses
two 與後面的 were 要求複數主詞 circuses。circus 是單數;circus's 與 circuses' 是所有格,本句沒有可供其修飾或代替的名詞,因此不能作為此處的完整主詞。
同義改寫
A travelling circus will perform at the company's family day. → A travelling group of circus performers will put on a show at the company's family day.
把 circus 展開為巡迴馬戲表演團體,並以 put on a show 改寫 perform,保留團體性質與演出安排。
The meeting turned into a circus, with everyone shouting over one another. → The meeting became a chaotic scene, with everyone shouting over one another.
此處 circus 比喻吵雜混亂的場面,chaotic scene 保留此意;circus 的原句語氣較生動,也帶批評意味。