centre

['sentə]

n.中心, 集中点
v.居中, 使集中
=center<美>
adj.中心的, 中央的
adj.中心的, 中央的

词形变化

过去式：centred

过去分词：centred

现在进行时：centring

词义辨析

同义:

n.中心, 焦点, 核心

middle  middle point  navel  omphalos  midst  focus  focal point  cynosure  core  heart  gist  kernel  nucleus  crux  hub  pivot  centrosome  median  dead center  bull's eye  pith

v.集中于, 聚焦于

focus  focalize  converge  come together  converge upon  centralize  concentre  concentrate  join  unify  fix  

同义参见:

metropolis  

英英释义

名词 centre:

a low-lying region in central France

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

同义词：center, middle, heart, eye

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

同义词：center, midpoint

a place where some particular activity is concentrated

同义词：center

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

同义词：center

a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process

同义词：center, nerve center, nerve centre

a building dedicated to a particular activity

同义词：center

动词 centre:

move into the center

同义词：center

direct one's attention on something

同义词：concentrate, focus, center, pore, rivet

补充

centrecentre英:[ˈsentə] 美:[ˈsɛntɚ]n.1.中心点, 中心, 中央2.使人感兴趣的集中点He is the centre of this event.他是这次事件的核心人物。3.中枢4.活动集中的地方This happened in the centre of operations.这事发生在演习的过程中。5.政治上的中间立场或中间党派vt. & vi.1.置于中央2.集中

例句

1. centre the design on the cloth before you start.开始前先把图样放在布的中央。 2. The tremor was centred in the Gulf of Sirte.这次轻微地震的中心在苏尔特湾一带。 3. Moore centred the ball and Lilly nodded it home.穆尔将球传至球场中央, 利利把球顶了进去。 4. the centre parties中间党派 5. A large wooden table dominates the centre of the room.一张大木桌占据了房间的中心位置。 6. Bake until light golden and crisp around the edges and slightly soft in the centre.烤至边缘浅黄松脆而中心稍软。 7. We went to a party at the leisure centre.我们去休闲中心参加聚会。 8. She now also does pottery classes at a community centre.她现在还在社区活动中心学习陶艺。 9. the National Exhibition centre国家展览中心 10. The television screen remained the centre of attention.电视屏幕仍然是人们关注的中心。 11. The rest of the cast was used to her being the centre of attention.她是人们关注的焦点, 其余演员都已经习以为常。 12. London is also the major international insurance centre.伦敦同时还是国际保险业的主要中心。 13. The Democrats have become a party of the centre.民主党成了中间派政党。 14. They centred the mirror on the wall.他们把镜子挂在墙壁的中央。 15. The coal mines of North China are centred in Shanxi Province.华北的煤矿集中在山西省。 16. A small brass star centred the tabletop.桌面正中央有一颗小铜星作为标记。 17. Their discussion centred around the abolition of slavery.他们的讨论是以废除奴隶制度为中心而进行的。 18. His chief joy centred in studying foreign language.他的主要乐趣集中在学习外语上。 19. the centre of the ceiling.天花板的中心。 20. the city centre.城市的中心。 21. truffles with liqueur centres.块菌状酒心巧克力。 22. a centre for medical research.医学研究中心。 23. a conference centre.会议中心。 24. the city was a centre of discontent .该市是不满情绪最为强烈的地区。 25. the director is at the centre of a row over policy .该局长身处政策争议中心。 26. Geneva was then the centre of the international world.日内瓦那时是国际社会的中心。 27. 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。 28. 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。 29. the textile industry was centred in Lancashire and Yorkshire.纺织工业集中于兰开夏郡及约克郡。 30. to centre the needle, turn the knob.要将指针移至中央位置时，转动旋钮即可。 31. I work in the centre of London.我在伦敦市中心工作。 32. Which way is the town centre, please?请问到市中心怎么走？ 33. She hit the target dead centre (= exactly in the centre).她击中靶子正中心。 34. a sports/health/shopping centre体育╱保健╱购物中心 35. This university is a centre of excellence for medical research.这所大学集医学研究之大成。 36. major urban/industrial centres主要的市中心区╱工业区 37. Her views are left of centre.她的观点属于中间偏左。 38. The life of the village centres on the church, the school and the pub.这村子生活的中心不外乎教堂、学校、酒馆这三个地方。