circulate

循環する、循環させる

ある場所や仕組みの中を巡る、または物を巡らせる。

やさしい英語で： To move, or make something move, around a place or through a system.

• Air circulates through the room.
• The pump circulates water around the tank.
• Blood circulated freely through the patient's body.

使い方： circulate through something (Hot water circulates through the pipes.); circulate something around something (The fan circulates air around the room.)

類義語： flow, move around

よく使う表現： circulate through something, circulate around something, circulate air

広まる、広める、配布する

人から人へ伝わる、または何かを人々に広める。

やさしい英語で： To spread, or pass something, from one person to another.

• Rumours circulate quickly online.
• She circulated the report to her colleagues.
• Several viruses are circulating in the community.

使い方： circulate something to someone (Please circulate the agenda to all staff.); circulate among someone (The rumour circulated among the students.)

類義語： spread, distribute, pass around

よく使う表現： circulate a report, circulate among people, circulate widely

循環する

小数点以下の数字が同じ順序で無限に繰り返される。

やさしい英語で： For digits after a decimal point to repeat in the same order forever.

• In this decimal, the digits circulate.
• The decimal circulates rather than ending.
• Does the quotient circulate when written as a decimal?

類義語： repeat, recur

反対語： terminate

よく使う表現： digits circulate, decimals circulate