center

center读音音标

英 [\'sentə]

美 [ˈsɛntɚ]

center意思解释

n.

中心；

（球队的） 中锋；

中心区；

中枢

adj.

中央的，位于正中的；

（在）中心的；

vt.

集中；

使聚集在一点；

定中心；

居中

vi.

居中，有中心，被置于中心；

变形

复数：centers

过去式：centered

过去分词：centered

现在分词：centering

第三人称单数：centers

英英释义

center

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n.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

\"it is in the center of town\"

同义词：centremiddlehearteye

the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

\"he hit the ball to deep center\"

同义词：center fieldcenterfield

a building dedicated to a particular activity

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

同义词：centre

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

同义词：centremidpoint

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

同义词：kernelsubstancecoreessencegistheartheart and soulinwardnessmarrowmeatnubpithsumnitty-gritty

the object upon which interest and attention focuses

\"his stories made him the center of the party\"

同义词：center of attention

a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process

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

同义词：centrenerve centernerve centre

the middle of a military or naval formation

\"they had to reinforce the center\"

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

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

\"the center fumbled the handoff\"

同义词：snapper

a place where some particular activity is concentrated

\"they received messages from several centers\"

同义词：centre

politically moderate persons; centrists

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

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

同义词：centre

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

同义词：plazamallshopping mallshopping centershopping centre

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

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\"

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

v.

center upon

\"Her entire attention centered on her children\"

同义词：focus oncenter onrevolve aroundrevolve aboutconcentrate on

direct one\'s attention on something

同义词：concentratefocuscentreporerivet

move into the center

\"That vase in the picture is not centered\"

同义词：centre

adj.

equally distant from the extremes

同义词：halfwaymiddle(a)midway

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

词组短语

research center

研究中心

in the center of

在中央，在中间

service center

服务中心；计算中心

business center

商业中心

city center

n. 市中心

trade center

贸易中心

shopping center

商店区，购物中心

training center

培训中心；训练中心

machining center

加工中心；多工序自动数控机床

control center

n. 控制中心；调度室

information center

资讯中心；情报中心

distribution center

分布中心；配销中心

development center

发展中心；显影中心

center on

集中在…；以…为中心

at the center of

在...中心

call center

客户服务中心

financial center

金融中心

trading center

贸易中心，交易中心

world trade center

世界贸易中心（缩写为WTC）

center of gravity

重心

同近义词辨析

midst, center, heart, core, middle

这组词都有“中心”的意思，其区别是：

midst

书面语用词，指在一个群体的深处或在某活动的进程中。

center

指三维空间的中心点，也可比喻抽象事物的中心。

heart

指事物*内部或*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*重要的核心部分。比喻意义指某物的精华。

middle

一般指时间、空间或过程两端间等距的部分。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)We decided to skirt round the town center.我们决心绕过市中心。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。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.)Do women center their lives around the home now?现在妇女们还以家庭为中心吗?Their talks always center around politics.他们的谈话总是围绕著政治。