circuses

英 [ˈsɜːkəsɪz]

美 [ˈsɜrkəsəz]

n. 马戏团; 马戏表演(常在大帐篷里进行); 引人注意的人(或事); 热闹场面
circus的复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 马戏团
Acircusis a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals which travels around to different places and performs shows.
1. My real ambition was to work in a circus.
  我的真正理想是在马戏团工作。
2. ...circus performers.
  马戏团演员
3. The circusis the show performed by these people.
  马戏；马戏(团)表演
4. My dad took me to the circus.
  我爸爸带我去看马戏。
N-SING 闹哄哄的人群;架势很大的活动
If you describe a group of people or an event as acircus, you disapprove of them because they attract a lot of attention but do not achieve anything useful.
1. It could well turn into some kind of a media circus.
  这很可能会演变成媒体的一场闹剧。
2. ...the travelling circus of political journalists.
  四处奔走的一群政治记者
N-IN-NAMES (有时用于街道名称)环形路，环形广场，环形交叉口
Circusis sometimes used as part of the name of a street which goes in a circle.
1. ...Piccadilly Circus.
  皮卡迪利广场