center

英['sentə] 美['sentər]
  • n. 中心；集中点
  • v. 居中；使集中
  • =centre<英>
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星级词汇:

详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. 中锋
    2. 中间派
    3. 中心站
    4. 中心区，人口集中地
    5. 中心
    6. 中枢， 核心
    7. 中央， 中心点
    8. 【数】（美）圆心
    9. 中心人物
    10. 根源，起源
    11. 中线
    12. 中央部分
    13. 【建】假框
    v. (动词)
    1. 把…放在中部，把…置于中心，居中
    2. 集中
    3. 把...集中，使聚集于一点
    4. 有中心
    5. 做中锋
    6. 定...的中心；矫正中心
    7. 传（球）给中锋，传中
    8. 被置于中心
    9. 对…的中心，找…的中心，使…对准中心
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    1. =centre<英>
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 中心的
    2. 中央的
    3. 中点的
    4. 位于正中的

英英释义

Noun:
  1. 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"

  2. the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher;

    "he hit the ball to deep center"

  3. a building dedicated to a particular activity;

    "they were raising money to build a new center for research"

  4. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

  5. 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"

  6. the object upon which interest and attention focuses;

    "his stories made him the center of the party"

  7. a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process;

    "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"

  8. the middle of a military or naval formation;

    "they had to reinforce the center"

  9. (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team

  10. (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback;

    "the center fumbled the handoff"

  11. a place where some particular activity is concentrated;

    "they received messages from several centers"

  12. politically moderate persons; centrists

  13. (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

  14. the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering

  15. mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace;

    "a good plaza should have a movie house"
    "they spent their weekends at the local malls"

  16. the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game

  17. (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play;

    "it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback"

  18. a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game

Adjective:
  1. equally distant from the extremes

  2. of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

Verb:
  1. center upon;

    "Her entire attention centered on her children"
    "Our day revolved around our work"

  2. direct one's attention on something;

    "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

  3. move into the center;

    "That vase in the picture is not centered"

双语例句

1. The reader is cross - referenced to the entry " center " .
读者可参见 center 词条.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Volunteers constitute more than 95% of The Center's work force.
该中心95%以上的工作人员是志愿者.

来自柯林斯例句

3. The Leisure Center is a long and low modern building.
休闲中心是一座狭长而低矮的现代建筑。

来自柯林斯例句

4. He is currently being held in a metropolitan correctional center.
他现在被关在一个大城市的改造中心。

来自柯林斯例句

5. They ran to the center of the tent to take their bows.
他们跑到帐篷中央鞠躬致意。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. We decided to skirt round the town center.
      我们决心绕过市中心。
    2. The President is at the center of a recent scandal over revelation about his financial interests.
      总统因近来被揭露涉嫌金融权益问题而成为丑闻的主角。
    3. The center provides facilities for a whole range of leisure activities.
      这个中心提供各种娱乐活动设施。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Do women center their lives around the home now?
      现在妇女们还以家庭为中心吗?
    2. Their talks always center around politics.
      他们的谈话总是围绕著政治。

用法讲解

center，middle，heart，core，midst
  • 这些名词均含有“中心”之意。
  • center指三维空间的中心点，也可比喻抽象事物的中心。
  • middle一般指时间、空间或过程两端间等距的部分。
  • heart指事物最内部或最重要的部分，表地理位置时可与center换用。
  • core指某事物固定的中心部分或最重要的核心部分。比喻意义指某物的精华。
  • midst书面语用词，指在一个群体的深处或在某活动的进程中。

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