centre
n. 中心,核心; 焦點; (政黨)中間派
v. 將…放在正中央; 以…為中心; (使)集中於
A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.
We went to a party at the leisure centre...
我們去休閒中心參加一個聚會。
She now also does pottery classes at a community centre.
她現在還在社羣中心上陶藝課。
If an area or town is a centre for an industry or activity, that industry or activity is very important there.
London is also the major international insurance centre.
倫敦也是重要的國際保險中心。
The centre of something is the middle of it.
A large wooden table dominates the centre of the room...
一張大木桌擺在房間正中央。
Bake until light golden and crisp around the edges and slightly soft in the centre.
烤至邊緣淺黃松脆,中間略軟。
The centre of a town or city is the part where there are the most shops and businesses and where a lot of people come from other areas to work or shop.
...the city centre.
市中心
If something or someone is at the centre of a situation, they are the most important thing or person involved.
...the man at the centre of the controversy...
處於爭論焦點的人
At the centre of the inquiry has been concern for the pensioners involved.
調查的核心一直是對於牽涉其中的領取養老金者的關注。
If someone or something is the centre of attention or interest, people are giving them a lot of attention.
The rest of the cast was used to her being the centre of attention...
她總是人們關注的焦點,其他演職人員對此已經習以為常。
The centre of attraction was Pierre Auguste Renoir's oil painting.
最吸引人注意的是皮埃爾·奧古斯特·雷諾阿的油畫。
In politics, the centre refers to groups and their beliefs, when they are considered to be neither left-wing nor right-wing.
The Democrats have become a party of the centre.
民主黨成了中立的黨派。
...the centre parties.
中間黨派
If you centre something, you move it so that it is at the centre of something else.
Centre the design on the cloth before you start.
在開始前,將圖案放在布的正中間。
If something centres or is centred on a particular thing or person, that thing or person is the main subject of attention.
...a plan which centred on academic achievement and personal motivation...
重點強調學術成就和個人興趣的計劃
All his concerns were centred around himself rather than Rachel...
他所關心的全是他自己,而不是雷切爾。
If an industry or event is centred in a place, or if it centres there, it takes place to the greatest extent there.
The fighting has been centred around the town of Vucovar...
戰鬥主要集中在武科瓦爾鎮周圍。
The disturbances have centred round the two main university areas...
騷亂主要發生在兩所大學附近的區域。
1. an area that is approximately central within some larger region;
2. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
3. a place where some particular activity is concentrated;
4. the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
5. a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process;
6. a building dedicated to a particular activity;
1. move into the center;
2. direct one's attention on something;
the centre of attention
注意力的焦點,眾人矚目的人(或物)
a centre of excellence
維持最高標準之處,工作精益求精之處
Europe's economic centre of gravity shifted northwards.
歐洲的經濟重心向北移了.
There's a Chinese takeaway in the centre of town.
在市中心有一家中國菜的外賣餐館.
Our thoughts centre upon one idea.
我們的思想集中在一個主意上.
Many attended the opening of the new sports centre.
很多人參加了新體育中心的開始使用典禮.
The centre forward headed the ball into goal.
中鋒用頭把球頂入球門.