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V-ERG
(文章等)傳遞，傳閱，散發
If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people.
例句
The document was previously circulated in New York at the United Nations...
這份文件先前在紐約的聯合國總部傳閱過。
Public employees, teachers and liberals are circulating a petition for his recall...
公務員、教師和自由派人士正在散發請愿書，要求將他召回。
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V-ERG
(謠言等)流傳;散布
If something such as a rumour circulates or is circulated, the people in a place tell it to each other.
例句
Rumours were already beginning to circulate that the project might have to be abandoned...
已傳出謠言說，該項目可能會被迫取消。
I deeply resented those sort of rumours being circulated at a time of deeply personal grief.
我特別憎恨那種在人家傷心透頂的時候還在傳播的謠言。
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VERB
(在密閉場所或系統內)循環，流轉，傳播
When something circulates, it moves easily and freely within a closed place or system.
例句
...a virus which circulates via the bloodstream and causes ill health in a variety of organs...
通過血液循環傳播、造成多種器官病變的病毒
Cooking odors can circulate throughout the entire house.
做飯的香味可以傳到家里的各個角落。
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VERB
(在聚會上)周旋，往來應酬
If you circulate at a party, you move among the guests and talk to different people.
例句
Let me get you something to drink, then I must circulate.
我給你找點喝的，然后我得去應酬一下。