center-主題

center

['sentə]

n.中心, 集中點
v.居中, 使集中
=centre<英>
adj.中心的, 中央的

例句與用法：

The President is at the center of a recent scandal over revelation about his financial interests.

總統因近來被揭露涉嫌金融權益問題而成為醜聞的主角。

We decided to skirt round the town center.

我們決心繞過市中心。

The center provides facilities for a whole range of leisure activities.

這個中心提供各種娛樂活動設施。

There is a shuttle service between the city center and the air station.

在市中心和飛機場之間有往返的穿梭運行班車。

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空氣的流通。

He moved the table over to the center of the room.

他把桌子移到房間中心。

Beijing is the political and financial center of China.

北京是中國的政治和金融中心。

The topic centers on the crisis in these two countries.

話題以那兩個國家的危機為中心。

詞形變化：

動詞過去式: centered | 動詞過去分詞: centered | 動詞現在分詞: centering | 動詞第三人稱單數: centers |

英文解釋:

名詞 center:

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

同義詞：centre, middle, heart, eye

the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

同義詞：center field, centerfield

a building dedicated to a particular activity

同義詞：centre

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

同義詞：centre, midpoint

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

the object upon which interest and attention focuses

同義詞：center of attention

a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process

同義詞：centre, nerve center, nerve centre

the middle of a military or naval formation

(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team

(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback

同義詞：snapper

a place where some particular activity is concentrated

同義詞：centre

politically moderate persons; centrists

(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

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

同義詞：centre

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

the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game

the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play

a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game

動詞 center:

center upon

同義詞：focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on

direct one's attention on something

同義詞：concentrate, focus, centre, pore, rivet

move into the center

同義詞：centre

形容詞 center:

equally distant from the extremes

同義詞：halfway, middle, midway

of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

同義詞

middle | heart | core | nucleus | hub | soul | residence | seat | basis | focus on | concentrate on | adjust | arrange | balance | home in on | place | position | turn on | axis | cluster | complex | downtown | centre | pith | mall | revolve around | shopping center | midpoint | inwardness | pore | rivet | sum | heart and soul | substance | gist | essence | nerve centre | center on | nerve center | focus | marrow | kernel | nub | revolve about | shopping centre | centerfield | snapper | nitty-gritty | halfway | center field | concentrate | eye | plaza | shopping mall | meat | midway | midst |

反義詞

left | right |

以上來源於大辭典