circumference

英 [səˈkʌmfərəns]

美 [sərˈkʌmfərəns]

n. 圆周; 圆周长

BNC.15114 / COCA.15774

牛津词典

noun

N-UNCOUNT (圆、地方、圆状物的)周长
Thecircumferenceof a circle, place, or round object is the distance around its edge.
1. ...a scientist calculating the earth's circumference...
  计算地球周长的科学家
2. The island is 3.5 km in circumference.
  这个岛周长3.5千米。
N-UNCOUNT (圆、地方、圆状物的)边缘，周缘
Thecircumferenceof a circle, place, or round object is its edge.
1. Cut the salmon into long strips and wrap it round the circumference of the bread.
  把鲑鱼切成长条，缠裹在面包上。

noun

the size of something as given by the distance around it
Synonym:perimeter
the length of the closed curve of a circle
the boundary line encompassing an area or object
1. he had walked the full circumference of his land
2. a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe
Synonym:circuit

The lake has a circumference of 800 li.
那个湖方圆800里。
Lower leg length-girth index had significant correlation with height, weight, and hip circumference.
小腿长全腿长指数与身高、体质量和臀围均无关；
Head and chest circumference are checked on all children under two years of age.
两岁以下的婴儿都应测量头围和胸围。
The lake is12 kilometres in circumference.
湖的周长（为）十二公里。
In addition, the ratio between waist circumference and hip circumference is also an important indicator to measure health.
另外，腰围和臀围之比也是一个衡量健康的重要指标。
More recently, lower thresholds for waist circumference have been recommended for Asian populations.
最近，对亚洲人群推荐了一个更低的腰围阈值。
Cut the salmon into long strips and wrap it round the circumference of the bread.
把鲑鱼切成长条，缠裹在面包上。
The tree has a circumference of 6 feet.
这棵树周长6英尺。
The diameter and the circumference of a circle.
圆的直径和圆周相关联。
A circle has diameter, radius and circumference.
圆有直径，半径和圆周。