n.,vt.,vi. 〔美国〕＝centre. n. 1.中心；中心点；圆心；中央；中枢，核心；中心人物；根源，起源。 2.〔常C-〕(政治上的)中间派。 3.(足球等的)中锋；(军队、舞台等的)中央部分。 4.【建筑】假框，拱架。 5.【机械工程】承轴；顶尖，顶针。 6.〔pl.〕中心距。 短语和例子 recruiting centers 征兵站。 cultural centers 文化馆。 center field【棒球】中外垒。 center forward 【曲棍球等】中锋中卫。 center of attraction 引力中心；惹眼的东西，有名的东西；注意力的中心，(一个场所的)中心人物。 centerof gravity 重心。 center of motion 动心。 vt. 1.把…集中，使聚集于一点 (in, at, on, round, about)。 2.把…置于中部。 3.定…的中心；矫正(透镜等的)中心。 4.(足球等)传(球)给中锋。 vi. 1.居中。 2.有中心；做中锋。 adj. -less 无中心的。 adj. -most 在正中心的。
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
equally distant from the extremes 同义词：halfway, middle, midway,
direct one''s attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" 同义词：concentrate, focus, centre, pore, rivet,
move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered" 同义词：centre,
center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" 同义词：focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on,
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
(American football) 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"
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" 同义词：centre,
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center" 同义词：center field, centerfield,
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" 同义词：plaza, mall, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre,
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" 同义词：centre, nerve center, nerve centre,
the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" 同义词：centre, center of attention, centre of attention,
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" 同义词：kernel, substance, core, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty,
the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering 同义词：centre,
politically moderate persons; centrists
the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center"
a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" 同义词：centre,
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure 同义词：centre, midpoint,
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" 同义词：centre, middle, heart, eye,
(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,
(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
例句与用法
1.
He was a center of a political donnybrook . 他是政治论战的中心人物。
2.
The strikers paraded through the city center . 罢工者游行通过市中心。
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What is the instantaneous center of revolution ? 瞬时转动中心在哪里？
4.
His practice is in the center of the city . 他的事务所在市中心。
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The information center gives out news regularly . 信息中心定期公布消息。
6.
The town center certainly needs a face-lift . 市中心当然需要装饰一下了。
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Assessment centers do present some problems . 评鉴中心的确存在一些问题。
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The center of support should be made adjustable . 支承中心应做成可调的。
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Brain is the master control center of the body . 脑是身体的主要控制中心。
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The center housed a priceless treasure trove . 该中心存放着一件无价之宝。
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