circus
US /ˈsɝkəs/
Definition
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The circus is coming to town next month with new performers.
Collocations
- Easy watch trapeze artists perform at the circusto watch trapeze artists perform at the circus, meaning to look attentively
- Medium take excited young children to traveling circusto perform, accept, or undertake an action regarding excited young children to traveling circus
- Hard deplore sensationalist media circus surrounding the trialto deplore sensationalist media circus surrounding the trial, meaning to express strong disapproval of
- Very Hard appease angry restless populace with bread and circusesto appease angry restless populace with bread and circuses, meaning to cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
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