circus

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cir·cus [circus circuses] BrE [ˈsɜːkəs] NAmE [ˈsɜːrkəs] noun
1. countable a group of entertainers, sometimes with trained animals, who perform skilful or amusing acts in a show that travels around to different places
2. the circussingular a show performed by circus entertainers, usually in a large tent called a ↑big top
•We took the children to the circus.
3. singular (informal, disapproving)a group of people or an event that attracts a lot of attention
•A media circus surrounded the royal couple wherever they went.
•the American electoral circus
4. countable (BrE)(used in some place names) a round open area in a town where several streets meet
•Piccadilly Circus
5. countable (in ancient Rome)a place like a big round outdoor theatre for public games, races, etc.

Word Origin:
late Middle English (with reference to the arena of Roman antiquity): from Latin, ring or circus. The sense ‘travelling company of performers’ dates from the late 18th cent.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Circus, genus Circus, carnival