圈子

圈子 [quān zi]

1. ■ （环形） circle; ring:

钥匙圈子 a key ring;

围成一个圈子坐着 sit in a circle;

说话绕圈子 talk in a roundabout way; beat about the bush;

说话不要绕圈子， 请直说吧。 Don't beat about the bush.Please come to the point.

他兜了半天圈子， 才得出这些结论。 He came round about to these conclusions.

这是个多么绕圈子做事的方法！ What a roundabout way of doing things!

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常用词组

1. ■ （集体或生活范围） circle; community; coterie:

走出家庭小圈子 come out of the narrow family circle;

搞小圈子不好。 A few banding together is no good.

在他的圈子之外， 他并不很受欢迎。 Outside of his circle he is not very popular.