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RobinG Posted 12 years ago
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one's circle at something
Hi guys, I need some help here. What does "one's circle at something" mean? I was reading this news about the Ukraine crisis, and here's the phrase- _it seems that the West has greatly underestimated or failed to understand fully the great sense of national humiliation felt by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his circle at the collapse of the Soviet Union and the apparent humbling of Russia.
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one's circle at something?
RobinGPutin and his circle at the collapse of the Soviet Union"At" goes with "at the collapse."
"One's circle" means "one's circle of friends" -- "one's colleagues."
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Thanks Avangi!
So it should be like this: the humiliation (felt by Putin and his circle) at the collapse. Right?
So it should be like this: the humiliation (felt by Putin and his circle) at the collapse. Right?
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'His circle' mean''his close advisors'.
People feel humiliation at something.
Parse the sentence this way.
_it seems that the West has greatly underestimated or failed to understand fully the great sense of national humiliation
People feel humiliation at something.
Parse the sentence this way.
_it seems that the West has greatly underestimated or failed to understand fully the great sense of national humiliation
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RobinGSo it should be like this: the humiliation (felt by Putin and his circle) at the collapse. Right?Right.
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