center, middle, heart, core, midst

名詞 center:

1. an area that is approximately central within some larger region
   同義詞：centre, middle, heart, eye
2. the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
   同義詞：center field, centerfield
3. a building dedicated to a particular activity
   同義詞：centre
4. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
   同義詞：centre, midpoint
5. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
   同義詞：kernel, substance, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
6. the object upon which interest and attention focuses
   同義詞：center of attention
7. a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
   同義詞：centre, nerve center, nerve centre
8. the middle of a military or naval formation
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
    同義詞：snapper
11. a place where some particular activity is concentrated
    同義詞：centre
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
    同義詞：centre
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
    同義詞：plaza, mall, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre
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
18. a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game

動詞 center:

1. center upon
   同義詞：focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on
2. direct one's attention on something
   同義詞：concentrate, focus, centre, pore, rivet
3. move into the center
   同義詞：centre

形容詞 center:

1. equally distant from the extremes
   同義詞：halfway, middle, midway
2. of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

1. The President is at the center of a recent scandal over revelation about his financial interests.
   總統(tǒng)因近來被揭露涉嫌金融權(quán)益問題而成為丑聞的主角。
2. We decided to skirt round the town center.
   我們決心繞過市中心。
3. The center provides facilities for a whole range of leisure activities.
   這個中心提供各種娛樂活動設(shè)施。
4. There is a shuttle service between the city center and the air station.
   在市中心和飛機(jī)場之間有往返的穿梭運(yùn)行班車。
5. They increased ventilation by opening the top center part of the carriage window.
   他們把車廂上面的中央部分打開以增進(jìn)空氣的流通。
6. He moved the table over to the center of the room.
   他把桌子移到房間中心。
7. Beijing is the political and financial center of China.
   北京是中國的政治和金融中心。
8. The topic centers on the crisis in these two countries.
   話題以那兩個國家的危機(jī)為中心。

cen.ter

n.Abbr. ctr.（名詞）縮寫 ctr.
A point or place that is equally distant from the sides or outer boundaries of something; the middle:
中心：與各邊或某物的外部邊界等距的一點(diǎn)或一個地方；中間：
例句：
the center of town; the center of a stage.
市中心；舞臺中心

A point equidistant from the vertexes of a regular polygon.
中心點(diǎn)，中樞：與一正多邊形各角頂點(diǎn)等距的一點(diǎn)
A point equidistant from all points on the circumference of a circle or on the surface of a sphere.
圓心，球心：與一圓周上或一球面上所有點(diǎn)等距的一點(diǎn)
A point around which something rotates or revolves:
循環(huán)中心：物體圍繞旋轉(zhuǎn)的一點(diǎn)：
例句：
The sun is the center of our solar system.
太陽是太陽系的中心

A part of an object that is surrounded by the rest; a core:
核心：物體的一部分，其被物體的其余部分包圍；內(nèi)核：
例句：
chocolates with soft centers.
具有松軟夾心的巧克力

A place where a particular activity or service is concentrated:
中心：某項特別的活動或服務(wù)集中的地方：
例句：
a medical center.
醫(yī)療中心

A point of origin, as of influence, ideas, or actions:
發(fā)源地：影響，觀念或行動發(fā)源的某一點(diǎn)：
例句：
a center of power; a center of unrest.
權(quán)力中心；紛擾的中心

An area of dense population:
人口密集地區(qū)：
例句：
a metropolitan center.
大都市中心

A person or thing that is the chief object of attention, interest, activity, or emotion.
領(lǐng)導(dǎo)中樞：作為注意力、興趣、活動或情感的中心目標(biāo)的人或事物
A person, object, or group occupying a middle position.
中間人物、物體或集體：占據(jù)中間位置、立場的人、物或團(tuán)體
Often Center A political group or a set of policies representing a moderate view between those of the right and the left.
常作 Center 中間派：代表居于左翼與右翼之間的溫和觀點(diǎn)的政治集團(tuán)或一系列政策
Physiology A group of neurons in the central nervous system that control a particular function:
【生理學(xué)】 神經(jīng)中樞：中央神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)內(nèi)控制一項特殊功能的一組神經(jīng)細(xì)胞：
例句：
the vasomotor center.
血管舒縮神經(jīng)中樞

Sports A player who holds a middle position on the field, court, or forward line in some team sports, such as football and basketball.
【體育運(yùn)動】 中鋒：在一些團(tuán)體運(yùn)動項目中，如足球和籃球，占據(jù)場地或前鋒線上中間位置的運(yùn)動員
Baseball Center field.
【棒球】 內(nèi)野

A small conical hole made in a piece of work with a center punch so that a drill can be accurately positioned within it.
中心孔，轉(zhuǎn)柄孔：在帶中心沖頭的工件上為使鉆頭準(zhǔn)確放置而做的小錐形孔
A bar with a conical point used to support work, as during turning on a lathe.
中心桿：帶錐形頂尖的用來支撐加工件的條桿，如開動鏇床時所用
v.（動詞）
cen.tered,cen.ter.ing,cen.ters
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To place in or at the center:
放在中心：放置在中心內(nèi)或中心上：
例句：
centered the vase on the table.
放花瓶于桌子正中

To direct toward a center or central point; concentrate or focus:
導(dǎo)向中心，集中：導(dǎo)向，引向一中心或一中心點(diǎn)；集中或聚焦：
例句：
tried to center the discussion on the main issues.
盡力使討論集中于主要問題上

Football To pass (the ball) back between the legs to begin a down.
【橄欖球】 傳中：將球從兩腿中間傳回以開始一個下位
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To be concentrated; cluster:
集中；聚集：
例句：
The epidemic centered in the urban areas.
傳染病集中于市區(qū)

To have a central theme or concern; be focused:
關(guān)注，聚焦：具有中心主題或關(guān)注；聚焦：
例句：
Her novels center on the problems of adolescence.
她的小說以青少年問題為中心

來源：
Middle English centre
中古英語 centre
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin centrum
源自 拉丁語 centrum
from Greek kentron [center of a circle]
源自 希臘語 kentron [圓的中心]
from kentein [to prick] * see kent-
源自 kentein [刺] *參見 kent-

<參考詞匯><同義詞>center,focus,headquarters,heart,hub,seatThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .a region, person, or thing around which something, such as an activity, is concentrated.:
這些名詞都有的一個中心意義為.一個地區(qū)，人或事物某事物，如一項活動， 圍繞它而聚集.：
例句：
a great cultural center;
巨大的文化中心；

例句：
the focus of research efforts;
研究工作的焦點(diǎn)；

例句：
the headquarters of a multinational corporation;
跨國公司的總部；

例句：
a town that is the heart of the colony;
作為殖民地的中心的城鎮(zhèn)；

例句：
the hub of a steel empire;
鋼鐵帝國的中心；

例句：
the seat of government.
政府的中心所在地

According to traditional canons of usage,the verbcenter may be freely used with the prepositions on, upon, in, or at; but its use witharound is excoriated as .ungrammatical,. .illogical,. .geometrically senseless,. and .physically impossible.. But the fact that writers persist in using this phrase in sentencessuch asThe discussion centered around the need for curriculum revision (where traditionalists would require revolved around ) suggests a widespread perception that center around, for all its apparent illogicality,may sometimes represent the true nature of experience.Center may denote a variety of relations involving having, finding, or turning about a center, and the choice of a preposition depends on what is intended.There is reputable precedent for usagessuch asOur hope centered in the young sovereign;
根據(jù)傳統(tǒng)用法，動詞center 可以和介詞 on，upon，in 或 at 自由連用； 但它和around 連用卻被嚴(yán)厲指責(zé)為.不合語法.，.不合邏輯.，.幾何上無意義.，.物理上不可能.。 然而事實(shí)上作家們堅持在句子里使用這個短語，比如討論圍繞修訂工作的需求展開 （這里傳統(tǒng)人士將用 rovolve around ）表明 center around 揭示了一個普遍的認(rèn)識， 即盡管它明顯不合邏輯，有時也會代表經(jīng)驗的真正特性。Center 可以指示包括擁有，發(fā)現(xiàn)或圍繞中心轉(zhuǎn)動在內(nèi)的多種關(guān)系， 介詞的選擇取決于具體意向。用法上有著名的先例，如我們的希望集中于年輕的帝王身上；
例句：
His thoughts centered on the long journey before him;
他的思緒集中于面前漫漫長路上；

andThe trade is centered at Amsterdam; as well as for usagessuch asA storm of battle centered around the king, in which examplearound seems to be the only appropriate choice. See Usage Note at equal
以及貿(mào)易集中于阿姆斯特丹； 也有這樣的用法，如戰(zhàn)斗的風(fēng)暴圍繞著國王 ， 在這個例子里around 似為唯一適當(dāng)?shù)倪x擇 參見 equal