central

['sentrəl]

adj.中心的, 中央的, 主要的, 起支配作用的,有控制力的, [语]中央元音的
n.中心枢纽,中央办公室,电话交换机

a.

1. 中心的, 中央的[Z][B]

The railroad station is in the central part of the city.

火车站在该城的中心。

2. 地处中心的, 便利的, 近的

The head office is in the central part of the city.

总公司位于市中心。

3. 主要的, 核心的; 重要的[(+to)][Z]

What's the central idea of the article?

这篇文章的中心思想是什么?

n.[C]

1. 电话总机; 总机接线生

2. 总局, 总办事处

词形变化

副词: centrally |

词义辨析

同义:

a.主要的; 重要的

main  chief  leading  principal  

同义参见:

medial  inner  cardinal  halfway  

反义:

a.中央的; 主要的

local  marginal  

英英释义

名词 central:

a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication

同义词：telephone exchange, exchange

形容词 central:

serving as an essential component

同义词：cardinal, fundamental, key, primal

in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area

used in the description of a place that in the middle of another place

centrally located and easy to reach

补充

centralcentral英:[ˈsentrəl] 美:[ˈsɛntrəl]adj.1.中心的, 中央的, 形成中心的This is the central city of the whole area.这是整个地区的中心城市。2.最重要的, 主要的, 首要的3.有全部权力或控制力的

例句

1. central America's Caribbean coast中美洲加勒比海沿岸 2. a rich woman living in central London住在伦敦市中心的富有女人 3. The houses are arranged around a central courtyard.房子分布在中央庭院的周围。 4. activities strictly controlled by a central committee受中央委员会严格控制的活动 5. The central character in the film was played by William Hurt.这部电影的主角是威廉·赫特扮演的。 6. the central government in Rome位于罗马的中央政府 7. a central part of their culture他们文化的一个核心部分 8. a point of view that is central to Islam伊斯兰教的核心观点 9. The church was central to the social and leisure activities of the community.教堂曾是社区社交和闲暇活动的中心。 10. the station has a central courtyard.这个车站有个中心庭院。 11. central London.这些公寓住宅位置非常居中。 12. his preoccupation with American history is central to his work.e with a high concentration of a specified type of .对美国历史的专注是他的工作首要之处。 13. local councils are increasingly subject to central control.地方政务委员会日益服从于中央控制。 14. a map of central Europe中欧地图 15. Our flat is very central (= near the centre of the city and therefore very convenient).我们那套公寓离市中心不远。 16. The film's central character is a fifteen-year-old girl.影片的中心人物是个十五岁少女。 17. central government (= the government of a whole country, not local government)中央政府（代表全国的政府，有别于地方政府） 18. the central nervous system中枢神经系统 19. The country is in central Africa. [=the area that is in the middle of Africa]这个国家位于非洲中部。 20. The house has four rooms and a central chimney.这栋房子有四个房间和一个中央烟道。 21. City planners are looking for a central location for the new hospital.城市规划人员正在市中心寻找场地用于修建新医院。 22. The novel's central [=main] character is an orphan.这部小说的主人公是一个孤儿。 23. The professor has become a central [=key] figure in the controversy.这位教授已成为这场争论的核心人物。 24. The evidence was central to the defense's case.这一证据对辩方至关重要。 25. a central belief/claim核心信念/主张 26. The country's schools are financed by both local and central governments.这个国家的学校由地方和中央两级政府提供资金。 27. The central authority of the company's board is being challenged.公司董事会的最高权威受到挑战。 28. The apartment has both central air-conditioning and central heating.这套公寓有中央空调和集中供暖。 29. We should emphasize the centrality of this evidence to our case.我们应该强调这一证据对我们案件的重要性。 30. The new hospital will be centrally located.这家新医院将建于中心地带。 31. The resort is party central for college students on spring break. [=college students on spring break have many parties at the resort]这个度假胜地是大学生春假期间的聚会中心。 32. Our family room becomes kid central on weekends.我们的家庭活动室周末就成了儿童活动中心。