| 单词 | centre |
| 释义 | centre noun¹ 1 (bre) (name center) middle point/part of sth中心点adjective | preposition | phrases adjective➤dead, exact, true, very正中心◆we've bought an apartment in the very centre of são paulo.我们在圣保罗正中心的地方买了一套公寓。➤city, town (both especially bre) 市中心；城镇中心区▸➤soft软心◆chocolates with soft centres软心巧克力糖preposition➤at the centre (of)在（⋯的）中心◆at the centre of the universe在宇宙的中心➤in the centre (of)在（⋯的）中心◆a museum in the centre of cairo位于开罗中心的博物馆phrases➤the centre of the city, the centre of (the) town (especially bre) 市中心；城镇的中心centre noun² 2 (bre) (name center) important place for sth重要的地方adjective | preposition | phrases adjective➤important, leading, main, major, nerve (figurative) 重要核心；领导核心；主要核心；控制中心◆the economic nerve centre of india印度的经济命脉➤international, local, national, regional, world国际／地方／全国／地区／世界中心▸➤commercial, cultural, economic, financial, industrial, trading, urban商业／文化／经济／金融／工业／贸易／城市中心◆tokyo is one of the main financial centres of the world.东京是世界主要金融中心之一。➤population, power人口／权力中心preposition➤centre for⋯的中心◆the university is a major centre for scientific research.这所大学是科研的重要中心。phrases➤a centre of excellence (= a place where a particular kind of work is done well) 某专业的卓越中心▸➤a centre of government, a centre of population, a centre of power政府／人口／权力中心centre noun³ 3 (bre) (name center) the centre/center moderate political position中间派centre/center + noun | phrases centre/center + noun➤party中间党派▸➤ground (bre) 中间立场◆a party that occupies the centre ground of national politics在国家政治中持中间立场的政党phrases➤left of centre, right of centre中间偏左／偏右◆politically, she is considered to be slightly left of centre.在政治上，她有点儿中间偏左。 centre (name spelling center) /sentə(r)/ noun [countable] 1.a building or place used for a particular purpose or activity 中心；活动中心◆he's the director of the company's research centre. 他是这公司研究中心的主任。◆she's a researcher at the centre for international studies. 她是国际问题研究中心的一名研究员。2.a place where a lot of business activity takes place 商业中心区◆london is a centre for international finance. 伦敦是国际金融中心。◆new york is a world financial centre. 纽约是世界金融中心。⨁ a commercial / economic / financial / industrial centre商业／经济／金融／工业中心 (especially bre) (name usually downtown [uncountable, countable]) the main part of a town or city where there are a lot of shops/stores and offices （市、镇的）中心区◆most of our stores are situated in the city/town centre. 大部分商店都位于市／镇的中心区。◆the centre of town 市中心 assessment centre ◇ business centre ◇ buying centre ◇ call centre ◇ contact centre ◇ cost centre ◇ data centre ◇ distribution centre ◇ enterprise centre ◇ profit centre ◇ service centre ◇ shopping centre centre (name spelling center) /sentə(r)/ adjective ●take centre stageto be considered the most important subject, person, etc. at a particular time 成为中心议题或人物◆manufacturing techniques took centre stage at the conference. 制造技术成了会议的中心议题。☞ centre☞ centre centre (bre) (name center) [countable, usually singular] the point towards which people direct their attention中心；关注点◆children like to be the centre of attention.小孩子喜欢引人注目。◆he could never doubt that he was the centre of her world.她的整个世界围着他转，对此他确信无疑。◆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所引发的政治风波的中心人物。ⓘ notice that you can say that sb/sth is the centre of attention or the centre of sb's world/universe, but you say that sb is at the centre of things/the action/a discussion. you can also say that sb is at the centre of sb's world/universe.注意，可以说 sb/sth is the centre of attention （某人／某事物是关注的中心）或 sb/sth is the centre of sb's world/universe （某人／某事物是某人世界的中心）。可以说 sb is at the centre of things/the action/a discussion （某人处在事情／行动／讨论的中心），也可以说 sb is at the centre of sb's world/universe （某人占据某人世界的中心）。 centre (bre) (name center) [countable] the middle point or part of an area or thing中心点；正中；中央◆the centre of a circle圆心◆there was a long table in the centre of the room.房间中央有一张长桌。◆chocolates with soft centres软心巧克力糖▸ central adjective◆central london / america伦敦中心区；中美洲◆the central area of the brain大脑中枢◆the apartment is very central－just five minutes from princes street.这套公寓位于市中心，去王子街只需五分钟。◆the offices are in a central location.那些办公楼处于中心位置。note 辨析 the middle or the centre? centre usually describes the middle part of an area, although it can also describe the inside part of a thing. the middle can be used to talk about an area or thing, or a period of time or situation. * centre 通常指地域的中心，但亦可指事物的内部。the middle 可指地域或事物的中心、一段时间或某种情况的中间阶段◆i should have finished by the centre of the week. ◆when they quarrel, i am often caught in the centre. the centre of an area may be a more precise point than the middle: the centre of a circle is the point in the exact middle; the middle of a circle is usually a larger area inside it. central describes a place or area within a bigger place or object. middle as an adjective is used more to describe objects or people than places, especially when there is an equal number of people or objects on either side.与 the middle 相比，centre 所指的地域的中心可能是更为精确的一点：the centre of a circle 指位于正中央的那一点，the middle of a circle 通常指圆内的中心区域，范围比 the centre of a circle 大。central 用以形容较大区域内的一块或较大物体内的一处。middle 用作形容词时较多描述物体或人，而非区域，尤用于两边的人或物体的数量相等的情况◆the central shopping district中心购物区◆the middle shopping district ◆our middle son (= we have three sons altogether) 我们三个儿子中的老二◆our central son centre (bre) (name center) [countable] a building or place used for a particular purpose or activity; a place where a particular kind of work is done well活动中心；（某领域中成绩突出的）中心◆they've set up a local centre for people with epilepsy.他们在本地设立了一个癫痫病人活动中心。◆the classes are run by the centre for languages and literature.这些课程由语言与文学中心开设。◆the university is recognized as an international centre of excellence for training dentists.这所大学是公认的优秀的国际性牙医培训中心。ⓘ centre is often used in compounds. * centre 常用于构成复合词◆a sports / leisure / community / shopping / conference / business centre运动／休闲／社区／购物／会议／商业中心centre¹/ˈsentə(r) ||; ˈsɛntɚ/(us 美 center) noun 1. [c] [usu.sing] the middle point or part of sth 中心；中央: ◇i work in the centre of london. 我在伦敦市中心工作。◇which way is the town centre, please? 请问到市中心怎么走？◇she hit the target dead centre (= exactly in the centre). 她击中靶子正中心。 ☞look at the note at middle. 参看 middle 的注释。 ☞picture at circle 见circle插图 2. [c] a building or place where a particular activity or service is based （用来举行活动或提供服务的）中心: ◇a sports/health/shopping centre 体育╱保健╱购物中心◇this university is a centre of excellence for medical research. 这所大学集医学研究之大成。 3. [c] a place where sb/sth is collected together; the point towards which sth is directed （人或物）集中区，焦点: ◇major urban/industrial centres 主要的市中心区╱工业区◇she always likes to be the centre of attention. 她老是爱出风头。◇you should bend your legs to keep a low centre of gravity. 你应当屈腿以降低重心。 4. [sing] [with.sop] a political position that is not extreme 中间派: ◇her views are left of centre. 她的观点属于中间偏左。 centre²/ˈsentə(r) ||; ˈsɛntɚ/(us 美 center) centre on/around sb/sth to have sb/sth as its centre 集中于: ◇the life of the village centres on the church, the school and the pub. 这村子生活的中心不外乎教堂、学校、酒馆这三个地方。 centresee ⇨ middle 1,2 ⇨ town 2 • • •• ⇨ at/in the centre• ⇨ be the centre of attention• ⇨ the centre☞ centre¹☞ centre² |
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