circulation
UK/,sə:kju'leiʃən/US/.sә:kju'leiʃәn/
TOEFLGRE六级A2
释义
n.
The movement of blood through the body.
血液循环
n.
The passing of something from person to person or place to place.
流通；传播
n.
The number of copies of a newspaper or magazine sold or distributed.
发行量
词根拆分
词根派生circulate圆、圈、环绕
+
-ion行为，过程，状态
=circulation
circulate + -ion（行为/结果）= 绕圈流动的行为。三个日常义都坐在同一个环上：blood circulation（身体的环）、money in circulation（经济的环）、报纸的 circulation（有多少份「传一圈」出去）。
常用搭配
- 1.blood circulation血液循环
- 2.in circulation流通中
- 3.newspaper circulation报纸发行量
例句
- 1.
Poor circulation can make your hands and feet feel cold.
血液循环不良会让手脚发凉。
- 2.
The old coins are no longer in circulation.
这些旧硬币已不再流通。
- 3.
The magazine has a circulation of two million readers.
这本杂志的发行量达两百万读者。