in circles

英 美
  • adv.兜圈子(毫无进展)
  • circles n.圆圈;圈子;包厢v.划圈;包围;盘旋;环绕
  • in prep.在...里;在...地方;在...期间;在...方面;进入...里面;处于...状态;穿着...;以...的方式adv.在家;入;进;向里;在某地;并入;在某种关系中adj.在里面的;新来的;执政的;时髦的n.当权者;影响;达成目标的路径
Adverb:
  1. without making progress;

    "the candidates talked in circles"

    1. If you don't have a clear aim, you can work a long time and still be going in circles.
      如果你没有明确的目标,你可能工作很长时间而全无进展。
    2. If you don't have a clear aim, you can work a ling time and still be going in circles.
      若没有明确的目标,你可能会辛辛苦苦而一无进展。
    3. Put the chairs in circles and we will play games.
      把椅子摆放成圈,我们要做游戏。
    4. No, I haven't finished that job yet-I seem to have spent the whole morning going round in circles, getting nowhere!
      不,我还没干完那项工作呢——整个上午我似乎都在忙来忙去,却忙不出个头绪来。