centre

centre
(美 center)
noun

the point that is equally distant from every point on the circumference of a circle or sphere
（圆或球体的）心，中心
■a point or part that is equally distant from all sides, ends, or surfaces of something
中心，中心点，中央
the centre of the ceiling.
天花板的中心。
the city centre.
城市的中心。
■a political party or group whose opinions avoid extremes
中间党派（或团体）
■the middle player in a line or group in certain team games
（某些球赛中的）中锋
■a kick, hit, or throw of the ball from the side to the middle of field in soccer, hockey, and other team games
传中（足球、曲棍球及其他球赛中将球从场边踢、击或扔向场中）
■the filling in a chocolate
巧克力夹心
truffles with liqueur centres.
块菌状酒心巧克力。
■a pivot or axis of rotation
转枢，转轴
■a conical adjustable support for a workpiece in a lathe or similar machine
（车床等用于支承加工部件的圆锥形）顶针
a place or group of buildings where a specified activity is concentrated
（特定活动的）集中之处，中心
a centre for medical research.
医学研究中心。
a conference centre.
会议中心。
■a point at which an activity, process, or quality is at its most intense and from which it spreads
（活动，进程，特性的）表现最强之处，集中点，最热点，中心；源头，发端
the city was a centre of discontent .
该市是不满情绪最为强烈的地区。
■the point to which an activity or process is directed or on which it is focused
（某活动或过程的）关注点，焦点，中心
the director is at the centre of a row over policy .
该局长身处政策争议中心。
■the most important place in the respect specified
（某方面）最重要的地方
Geneva was then the centre of the international world.
日内瓦那时是国际社会的中心。

verb

[no obj.](centre around/on)have (something) as a major concern or theme
把…作为主要问题，以…为主题
the case centres around the couple's adopted children.
此案的焦点是这对夫妇收养的孩子们。
■[with obj.](centre something around/on)cause an argument or discussion to focus on (a specified issue)
使争论（或讨论）集中于（某问题）
he is centring his discussion on an analysis of patterns of mortality.
他把论述的重点放在对死亡方式的分析上。
■(be centred in)(of an activity) occur mainly in or around (a specified place)
（活动）集中于（某地）
the textile industry was centred in Lancashire and Yorkshire.
纺织工业集中于兰开夏郡及约克郡。
[with obj.]place in the middle
放在中央（位置）
to centre the needle, turn the knob.
要将指针移至中央位置时，转动旋钮即可。
■[no obj.](in soccer, hockey, and other team games) kick, hit, or throw the ball from the side to the middle of the playing area
（足球、曲棍球及其他球赛中）把球传至场中；传中
■[no obj.](chiefly N. Amer.)play as the middle player of a line or group in certain team games
(主北美)（在某些球赛中）打中锋

常用词组
the centre of attention

a person or thing that excites everyone's interest or concern
注意力的焦点，众人瞩目的人（或物）

a centre of excellence

a place where the highest standards are maintained
维持最高标准之处，工作精益求精之处

派生
centremost
adjective
语源

late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin centrum, from Greek kentron 'sharp point, stationary point of a pair of compasses', related to kentein 'to prick'

用法

The construction centre round or centre around (as opposed to center on) has been denounced as incorrect since it first appeared in the middle of the 19th century. The argument is that it is illogical, since ‘centre’ designates a fixed point and the prepositions around/round are not used to refer to fixed points. The use is very well established, however, and, given the extension of the sense away from geometrical exactitude, it is difficult to sustain the argument that it is incorrect. A quarter of the citations in the Oxford Reading Programme for this sense are for the construction centre around/round

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