circulation
/ˌsɜ:kjuˈleɪʃn; ˌsəkjə`leʃən/ n
1 [C, U] movement of blood round the body from and back to the heart 血液循环
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(a) good/bad circulation 血液循环良好[不佳].
2 [U]
(a) passing of sth from one person or place to another; spread 流传; 传播
the circulation of news, information, rumours, etc 新闻、 信息、 谣言的传播.
(b) state of circulating or being circulated 流通
Police say a number of forged banknotes are in circulation. 警方称市面上有一定数量的伪钞.
Pound notes have been withdrawn from circulation. 一英镑面值的钞票已停止流通.
(fig 比喻) She's been ill but now she's back in circulation, ie going out and meeting people again. 她一直生病, 但现在又重新参加活动了.
3 [C] number of copies of a newspaper, magazine, etc sold to the public 报纸、 杂志等售出的份数; 发行额; 销售量
a newspaper with a (daily) circulation of more than one million （日）销售量超过一百万份的报纸
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circulation figures 销售数字.