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center

center
[英] [ˈsentə] [美] [ˈsɛntɚ] 生词本

n.

adj.

vt.

vi.

  • 易混淆的单词：Center  

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1.   →see: centre; 
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. 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 center jump to start the game

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"
Adjective

1. equally distant from the extremes

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

力学

<名>
  • 1.中心点

医学

  • 1.①中心，中央；②中枢：一组司理某种特殊功能的神经元；另见area

数学

<名>
  • 1.中心

机械

<名>
  • 1.顶尖
  • 2.尾部带有锥柄，安装在机床主轴锥孔或尾座顶尖轴锥孔中，用其头部锥体顶住工件的机床附件。

物理学

<名>
  • 1.质心系
  • 2.center-of-mass system, CMS
  • 3.中心［点］
  • 4.一种奇点。

生理学

<名>
  • 1.中枢

计算机

  • 1.中心，中央；【动】定中心，居中(对齐)
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. A circle without a center is inconceivable.
一个没有圆心的圆是不可思议的。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. A diameter passes through the center of a circle.
直径从圆心穿过。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. A heavy car with a low center of gravity will hug the road.
重心低的载重汽车会在路面上平稳行驶。

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5. Do women center their lives around the home now?
现在妇女们还以家庭为中心吗？

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6. Do women center their lives round the home now?
现在妇女们还以家庭为中心吗？

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7. He doesn't want to step back from the center of things.
他不想退居无足轻重的地位。

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8. He is always playing at center.
他一直踢中锋。

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9. He is the center of this event.
他是这次事件的核心人物。

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10. It's almost ten miles from here to the civic center.
从这儿到市中心差不多有十英里。

来自《简明英汉词典》

11. The batter skied to the center fielder.
击球手打出一个高飞球到中外野手。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

12. The building is located in a business center.
该大楼位于商业中心。

来自《简明英汉词典》

13. The center of these glands manufactures adrenaline.
这些腺的中心分泌肾上腺素。

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14. The city has developed into a center of industry.
这座城市已经发展成为一个工业中心。

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15. The earliest originator was Dr. Giterman who worked at the British Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled.
最早的发起人是在英国残疾康复中心工作的吉特曼博士。

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16. The entire metropolitan center possessed a high and mighty air calculated to overawe and abash the common applicant.
整个市中心区有着一种高傲的神气，好像故意要让一些前来寻找职业的普通人感到惶恐不安。

来自《简明英汉词典》

17. The teacher told his pupils to spread out and not to bunch up in the center of the playground.
老师要学生们散开，不要挤在操场中间。

来自《简明英汉词典》

18. There was a shopping center that drew its customers from the neighbo(u)ring communities.
那里有一个吸引附近社区顾客的购物中心。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

19. This happened in the center of operations.
这事发生在演习的过程中。

来自《简明英汉词典》

20. What's the height of the World Trade Center?
世界贸易中心（大厦）有多高？altitude指“高于地面或海面的高度”尤指“超过海面的高度”，复数指“高地”、“高处”，

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》