circle ♦︎ ring ♦︎ disc ♦︎ hoopThese are all words for a round flat shape or object.这些词均表示圆形或环状物体。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in a circle / ring◆through a circle / ring / hoop◆concentric circles / rings■circle [countable] a completely round flat shape; the line that encloses a round shape; a thing or a group of people or things shaped like a circle圆;圆形;圆形物;环状物;圈;环◆Cut out two circles of paper.剪出两个圆形纸片。◆Draw a circle.画一个圆圈。◆She walked the horse round in a circle.她让马兜圈子。◆The children ran around the circle of chairs until the music stopped.孩子们绕着围成一圈的椅子跑,直到音乐停止。■ring [countable] a flat circular object with a large hole in the middle; a circular mark or shape环状物;圆形标记;圆形◆a key ring钥匙环◆Onion rings should be thin and crispy.洋葱圈应当又薄又脆。◆She had dark rings around her eyes from lack of sleep.她因为睡眠不足,眼圈都黑了。■disc ( disk, especially in NAmE) [countable] a thin flat circular object or shape圆盘;圆片;圆形◆He wears an identity disc around his neck.他脖子上挂着圆形身份牌。◆In a total eclipse, the moon completely covers the disc of the sun.出现日全食时,月亮将日轮完全遮住。■hoop / /huːp/ / [countable] a large ring made of plastic, wood or metal; a small arch made of metal or plastic, put into the ground箍;环;圈;(两端埋在地里的)小铁弓,小塑料弓◆The barrel was bound with three iron hoops.那个桶用三个铁环箍住了。◆She was wearing a pair of hoop earrings(= in the shape of a hoop).她戴着一副圈形耳环。◆Grow lettuce under plastic stretched over wire hoops.在铁弓撑起的塑料棚里种植生菜。