center

英 ['sentə] 美 ['sentər]

• n. 中心；集中点
• v. 居中；使集中
• =centre<英>

详尽释义

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"
   

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。

词汇搭配

• centre half 中前卫,三道中...
• call center 呼叫中心
• attendance centre 管教中心
• centre 中心
• centre stage 中心
• centre forward 中锋
• centre back 中卫
• civic centre 市府礼堂,市中心...
• call centre 呼叫中心
• center bit [机]转柄钻
• center field (美棒球)中外场...
• center fielder <美>[棒]中场手...
• administration center 管理中心
• activation center 激活中心
• amusement center 娱乐中心
• activated center 活化中心
• allele center 基因中心, 等位基因...
• active center 活化中心,活性中心...
• acoustic center [医] 听[觉]中枢...
• action center 作用中心,活动中心...

词义辨析

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。

近反义词

【近义词】

• middle 中等的
• heart 心
• core 核心
• nucleus 核
• hub 中心
• soul 灵魂
• residence 住宅
• seat 座位
• basis 基础
• focus on 集中在
• concentrate on 集中于
• adjust 调整
• arrange 整理
• balance 平衡
• home in on 遥控到(导向目标)...
• place 地方
• position 位置
• turn on 打开
• axis 轴
• cluster 群
• complex 复杂的
• downtown 市中心区
• centre 中心
• pith （木）髓
• mall 商业街
• revolve around 围绕 ... 旋转...
• shopping center 购物中心
• midpoint 中点
• inwardness 内质
• pore 毛孔
• rivet 铆钉
• sum 金额
• heart and soul 全心全意
• substance 实质
• gist 要点
• essence 精髓
• nerve centre 神经中枢
• center on 集中在
• nerve center [解]神经元
• focus 焦点
• marrow 骨髓
• kernel 核心
• nub 小肿块
• revolve about 绕 ... 旋转
• shopping centre 购物中心
• centerfield 中外场
• snapper 噼啪作响者
• nitty-gritty 事实真相
• halfway 中途的
• center field (美棒球)中外场...
• concentrate 专心
• eye 眼睛
• plaza 广场
• shopping mall 大型购物中心...
• meat 肉
• midway 中途的
• midst 中间

【反义词】

• left 左边的
• right 正确的