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centre

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  • n.中心;中央;中心点;(市镇的)中心区;正中;中间派;商业中心区;文化中心区;人口集中的地区;居领先地位的中心;有…最重要特征的
  • vt.把…放在中央

复数: centres 过去式: centred 现在分词: centring 过去分词: centred 第三人称单数: centres

centrecentre

noun

中间 middle

1

中心点;中心;正中;中央
the middle point or part of sth

the centre of a circle

圆心

a long table in the centre of the room

房间中央的长桌

chocolates with soft centres

软心巧克力糖

城镇;城市 town/city

2

(市镇的)中心区
the main part of a town or city where there are a lot of shops/stores and offices

in the town/city centre

在镇 / 市中心区

the centre of town

市中心

a town-centre car park

市中心停车场

3

人口集中的地区;商业中心区;文化中心区
a place or an area where a lot of people live; a place where a lot of business or cultural activity takes place

major urban/industrial centres

主要城市 / 工业中心

a centre of population

人口密集区

Small towns in South India serve as economic and cultural centres for the surrounding villages.

印度南部的小城镇是周围村庄的经济文化中心。

建筑物 building

4

中心;活动中心
a building or place used for a particular purpose or activity

a shopping/sports/leisure/community centre

购物 / 运动 / 休闲 / 社区中心

the Centre for Policy Studies

政策研究中心

优秀 of excellence

5

居领先地位的中心;(某领域中成绩突出的)中心
a place where a particular kind of work is done extremely well

注意 of attention

6

中心;聚集点
the point towards which people direct their attention

Children like to be the centre of attention .

小孩子喜欢引人注目。

The prime minister is at the centre of a political row over leaked Cabinet documents.

首相成了内阁文件泄密而引起的一场政治风波的中心人物。

以…为中心 -centred

7

有…最重要特征的;有…中心的;以…为中心的
having the thing mentioned as the most important feature or centre of attention

a child-centred approach to teaching

以儿童为中心的教学法

政治 in politics

8

中间派;中间党
a moderate (= middle) political position or party, between the extremes of left-wing and right-wing parties

a party of the centre

中间党派

体育运动 in sport

9


习语

in or into the most important position

verb

VN把…放在中央
to move sth so that it is in the centre of sth else

Carefully centre the photograph on the page and stick it in place.

把照片小心地放在页面中央并粘贴好。

短语动词

centre

频次

  • 2
    N-COUNT (会议、活动、服务等的)中心
    A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.

    We went to a party at the leisure centre...

    我们去休闲中心参加一个聚会。

  • 3
    N-COUNT (工业、活动等的)中心
    If an area or town is a centre for an industry or activity, that industry or activity is very important there.

    London is also the major international insurance centre.

    伦敦也是重要的国际保险中心。

  • 4
    N-COUNT 中心;中央;中部
    The centre of something is the middle of it.

    A large wooden table dominates the centre of the room...

    一张大木桌摆在房间正中央。

  • 5
    N-COUNT (市镇的)商业中心,闹市区,繁华地带
    The centre of a town or city is the part where there are the most shops and businesses and where a lot of people come from other areas to work or shop.

    ...the city centre.

    市中心

  • 6
    N-COUNT 中心;核心
    If something or someone is at the centre of a situation, they are the most important thing or person involved.

    ...the man at the centre of the controversy...

    处于争论焦点的人

  • 7
    N-COUNT (关注的)中心,焦点;中心人物
    If someone or something is the centre of attention or interest, people are giving them a lot of attention.

    The rest of the cast was used to her being the centre of attention...

    她总是人们关注的焦点,其他演职人员对此已经习以为常。

  • 8
    N-SING (政党)中间派,中立派
    In politics, the centre refers to groups and their beliefs, when they are considered to be neither left-wing nor right-wing.

    The Democrats have become a party of the centre.

    民主党成了中立的党派。

  • 9
    VERB 将…放在正中央
    If you centre something, you move it so that it is at the centre of something else.

    Centre the design on the cloth before you start.

    在开始前,将图案放在布的正中间。

  • 10
    V-ERG (使)以…为中心;(使)注意力集中于
    If something centres or is centred on a particular thing or person, that thing or person is the main subject of attention.

    ...a plan which centred on academic achievement and personal motivation...

    重点强调学术成就和个人兴趣的计划

  • ...a child-centred approach to teaching.

    以孩子为中心的教学方法

  • 12
    V-ERG (使)主要发生在;(使)集中于
    If an industry or event is centred in a place, or if it centres there, it takes place to the greatest extent there.

    The fighting has been centred around the town of Vucovar...

    战斗主要集中在武科瓦尔镇周围。

  • 13
    See also:community centre;detention centre;garden centre;health centre;job centre;left-of-centre;nerve centre;reception centre;remand centre;right-of-centre;shopping centre

noun

1
a building dedicated to a particular activity
they were raising money to build a new center for research
Synonym: center
2
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
Synonym: center nerve center nerve centre
3
the object upon which interest and attention focuses
his stories made him the center of the party
Synonym: center center of attention centre of attention
4
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
the gist of the prosecutor's argument
the heart and soul of the Republican Party
the nub of the story
Synonym: kernel substance core center essence gist heart heart and soul inwardness marrow meat nub pith sum nitty-gritty
5
the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
Synonym: center
6
a place where some particular activity is concentrated
they received messages from several centers
Synonym: center
7
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
Synonym: center midpoint
8
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
it is in the center of town
they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
they were in the eye of the storm
Synonym: center middle heart eye

verb

1
direct one's attention on something
Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
Synonym: concentrate focus center pore rivet
2
move into the center
That vase in the picture is not centered
Synonym: center

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Radiate from a common centre

    从共同的中心点放射出来

  2. Zanzibar , exotic as the name may sound , has a terrible and sad history of once being the centre of the slave trade for Europe and America .

    桑吉巴,名字看似甚有气派,但背后却有一段可怕及悲哀的历史,因它曾经是欧洲及美洲贩卖奴隶的中心点。

  3. The new sports centre will take the pressure off the old one .

    新的体育运动中心将减轻老体育运动中心的压力。

  4. Education is taking centre stage in the government 's plans .

    教育正在成为政府计划的核心。

  5. He 's giving away money left , right and centre .

    他到处赠款。

  6. She was forced to the centre of the political stage .

    她被推到了政治舞台的中心。

  7. Traffic is bad , particularly in the city centre .

    交通状况很差,尤其是在市中心。

  8. This region continues to occupy centre stage in world affairs .

    这个地区继续在国际舞台上占主导地位。

  9. The shopping centre took the full force of the blast .

    购物中心承受了全部爆炸力。

  10. On the debit side the new shopping centre will increase traffic problems .

    负面影响是,新购物中心会使交通问题加剧。

  11. The museum is building a new reception centre for visitors .

    博物馆正在修建新的来宾接待室。

  12. The centre aims to free young people from dependency on drugs .

    这个中心的目的是使年轻人解除对毒品的依赖。

  13. There is a frequent bus service into the centre of town .

    公共汽车有很多班次开往市中心区。

  14. The hospital is recognized as a centre of excellence in research and teaching .

    这所医院被认为是成就卓著的教学和研究中心。

  15. The centre will serve the whole community .

    这个中心将为整个社区提供服务。

  16. A regular bus service connects the train station with the town centre .

    火车站和市中心之间有定时班车。

  17. Tickets are available from the Arts Centre at £ 2.50 .

    艺术中心有票,每张2.50英镑。

  18. As the youngest child , she was always the centre of attention .

    身为幼女,她一直是大家关注的中心。

  19. Follow the signs for the city centre .

    按照标牌的指示到市中心。

  20. The earthquake centres had been plotted on a world map .

    地震震中均被标示在一张世界地图上。

  21. The centre is run on a non-profit basis .

    这个中心的运作不以营利为目的。

  22. Economically , the centre of Spain has lost its dominant role .

    西班牙中部在经济上已失去了其主导地位。

  23. The town centre was zoned for office development .

    镇中心被划定为写字楼开发区。

  24. Tokyo is a major financial centre .

    东京是主要的金融中心。

  25. The centre offers activities like canoeing and sailing and such .

    这个中心开展划艇、帆船之类的活动。

  26. Carefully centre the photograph on the page and stick it in place .

    把照片小心地放在页面中央并粘贴好。

  27. The community centre was set up under the auspices of a government initiative .

    在政府的大力支持下社区中心建成了。

  28. All points on a circle are equidistant from the centre .

    圆周上各点离圆心的距离相等。

  29. State occasions always centred around the king .

    国家庆典总是以国王为中心。

  30. A courtesy bus operates between the hotel and the town centre .

    有免费的公共汽车往返于旅馆和市中心之间。

centre core heart middle midst 【导航词义:中心,中央】
centre v. 中心,集中点
〔辨析〕

指空间、地域或物体的中心点,也可指学术、商业等活动的中心。

〔例证〕

There is a huge oak table in the centre of the meeting room.

会议室中央有一张巨大的橡木桌子。

Beijing is the political and cultural centre of China.

北京是中国的政治和文化中心。

core v. 核心
〔辨析〕

指某物体的中心部分或某事物最重要的部分。

〔例证〕

Remove the cores, and thinly slice the apples.

去除果核,把苹果切成薄片。

The core of their appeal is freedom of speech.

他们吁求的核心是言论自由。

Debt is at the core of the problem.

债务是问题的关键。

heart v. 中心
〔辨析〕

指事物最重要的部分;也可指方位上的中心,作此义解时可与 centre 换用。

〔例证〕

We must get to the heart of the issue.

我们必须抓住问题的核心。

They went to a big hotel in the heart/centre of the city.

他们去了市中心的一家大酒店。

middle v. 中间,中央,中部
〔辨析〕

指空间、时间或事件的中间部分。

〔例证〕

There is a table in the middle of the parlor.

客厅中央有一张桌子。

He came back home in the middle of the night.

他半夜才回家。

midst v. 〈正式〉中间
〔辨析〕

指位于某地的中部或者处于一群人、一堆物品中间,也可指在某事的进行过程中。

〔例证〕

We found him in the midst of a group of his usual friends.

我们在他的一群老朋友中找到了他。

In the midst of my work I snatched an hour's rest.

我在工作中趁隙休息了一个钟头。

  • 词语搭配
  • 短语动词
  • 习语

centre与以下词性连用

n.

adult education centre

成人教育中心

research centre

研究中心

city/town centre

市/镇中心

centre of attention

关注的焦点

以下资源来自牛津词典

centre around/on/round/upon sb/sth centre sth around/on/round/upon sb/sth

把…当作中心;(使)成为中心
to be or make sb/sth become the person or thing around which most activity, etc. takes place

State occasions always centred around the king.

国家庆典总是以国王为中心。

Discussions were centred on developments in Eastern Europe.

讨论围绕着东欧的发展这一中心议题进行。

centre sth in…

使活动等集中于…
to make somewhere the place where an activity or event takes place

Most of the fighting was centred in the north of the capital.

战斗大多集中在首都北部。

n.

front and center

在(或进入)最重要位置
in or into the most important position

left, right and centre

四面八方;到处;处处
in all directions; everywhere

He's giving away money left, right and centre.

他到处赠款。