move or cause to move continuously or freely through a closed system or area
(使)循环,(使)环流
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antibodies circulate in the bloodstream 抗体在血流中循环
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the fan circulates hot air around the oven .风扇鼓动热空气在炉子周围流通。
[no obj.]move around a social function in order to talk to many different people
在社交场合四处走动(以便与众人交谈)。
pass or cause to pass from place to place or person to person
(在人与人或地点与地点之间)(使)流通
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rumours of his arrest circulated 他被捕的谣言四处传播
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they were circulating the list to conservation groups .他们将名单在几个野生动物保护组织中传看。
[with obj.](常作
给(一组人)散发(信函, 传单)
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tutors were circulated with the handout .导师随散发的材料一起分配到各个小组。
"late 15th cent. (as an alchemical term meaning ‘distil something in a closed container, allowing condensed vapour to return to the original liquid’): from Latin