vt., vi.-cled, -cling1. 画圆圈The teachers are used to circling the pupils' spelling mistakes in red ink.教师习惯于用红笔圈出学生的拼写错误。
2. （常与round, about连用）环绕；绕旋；环行The military aircraft circled over the landing strip for some time before it landed.这架军用飞机着陆前在着陆跑道上空盘旋了一阵。
They knew by radio that the ship had just circled the Hope Cape.他们通过无线电了解到船刚刚绕过了好望角。
The birds were circling around over the lake.鸟儿在湖面上空绕圈子。