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centre

英 ['sentə] 美['sentər]

vi. 以…为中心
vt. 集中；将…放在中央
n. 中心
adj. 中央的

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词态变化

复数: centres;第三人称单数: centres;过去式: centred;过去分词: centred;现在分词: centring;

英英释意

1. 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"

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;: "they received messages from several centers"

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;: "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"

6. a building dedicated to a particular activity;: "they were raising money to build a new center for research"

英文词源

centre: centre: [14] The word centre came originally from the spike of a pair of compasses which is stuck into a surface while the other arm describes a circle round it. Greek kéntron meant ‘sharp point’, or more specifically ‘goad for oxen’ (it was a derivative of the verb kentein ‘prick’), and hence was applied to a compass spike; and it was not long before this spread metaphorically to ‘mid-point of a circle’. The word reached English either via Old French centre or directly from Latin centrum. The derived adjective central is 16th-century.
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centre: chiefly British English spelling of center (q.v.); for ending, see -re.

考试真题

Guy Grant, now a research associate at the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at the University of Cambridge, spent two years working for a pharmaceutical (制药的) company before returning to university as a post-doctoral researcher.

Its key objective is to place at the centre of recovery efforts measures that would generate high levels of employment and provide basic social protection for the most vulnerable.

The former head of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which oversees heritage sites, is Francesco Bandarin, a Venetian who now serves as UNESCO' assistant director- general for culture.

A study by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters finds that, between 1980 and 2007, nearly 8,400 natural disasters killed more than twomillion people.

We worry most about now because if we don't survive for the next minute, we're not going to be around in ten years' time, says Professor Elke Weber of the Centre for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University in New York.

We need to understand what motivates people, what it is that allows them to make change, says Professor Neil Adger, of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in Norwich.

Recent polls by the Pew Research Centre in Washington, DC, found that 75-80 per cent of participants regarded climate change as an important issue.

According to the Centre for Strategic and International Studies,about three quarter of energy we use to move things, including ourselves, accomplishes no useful work.

Even so, the shift in the centre of gravity to older age groups is bound to have a profound effect on societies, not just economically and politically but in all sorts of other ways too.

Ronald Lee, director of the Centre on the Economics and Demography of Ageing at the University of California, Berkeley, puts it briefly and clearly: "We don't really know what population ageing will be like, because nobody has done it yet.

It is at the centre of the fashion industry.

It will be used as a centre for athletic training

"We worry most about now because if we don't survive for the next minute, we're not going to be around in ten years' time," says Professor Elke Weber of the Centre for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University in New York.

"We need to understand what motivates people, what it is that allows them to make change," says Professor Neil Adger, of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in Norwich.

Hawking was speaking at the opening of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (LCF) at Cambridge University, a multi-disciplinary institute that will attempt to tackle some of the open-ended questions raised by the rapid pace of development

Buxton is justifiably proud of its cultural life and you' ll find much to suit all tastes with art, music, opera and the performing arts at Buxton opera house & pavilion arts centre and green man gallery.

Buxton open house & pavilion arts centre is special because it offers artistic and cultural activities.

If the self-centred guest arrives late, the nine others at the table set for ten will have to wait.

It's the London Cea Trade Centre.

Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Centre Yale University, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the himalayas, is following in that tradition.

She plans to start a foundation for homeless children and wants to build a community centre in Waterhouse.

The habima is the centre of hebrew-language theatre worldwide, founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s, since 1958, they have been recognised as the National Theatre of Israel.

The pompidou centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more.

There's a new indoor play centre, plus the special events and workshops, and others during school holiday periods.

When the car's owner John anderson and his colleague Carol Lawrence returned to the car-which was itself worth ￡35, 000—in Glasgow city centre, they were shocked to find two policemen standing next to it.

Before each of their revelations, many thinkers at the time had sustained more ancient ways of thinking, including the geocentric view that the Earth was at the centre of our universe.

Only if the jobless arrive at the job centre with a CV, register for online job search, and start looking for work will they be eligible for benefit—and then they should report weekly rather than fortnightly.

Our findings indicate that people do not only feel different when they are the centre of attention but that their brain reactions also differ.

词组搭配

the centre of attention

a person or thing that excites everyone's interest or concern

注意力的焦点，众人瞩目的人（或物）

a centre of excellence

a place where the highest standards are maintained

维持最高标准之处，工作精益求精之处

实用场景例句

a shopping/sports/leisure/community centre: 购物 / 运动 / 休闲 / 社区中心

the Centre for Policy Studies: 政策研究中心

Children like to be the centre of attention .: 小孩子喜欢引人注目。

The prime minister is at the centre of a political row over leaked Cabinet documents.: 首相成了内阁文件泄密而引起的一场政治风波的中心人物。

the centre of a circle: 圆心

a long table in the centre of the room: 房间中央的长桌

chocolates with soft centres: 软心巧克力糖

in the town/city centre: 在镇 / 市中心区

the centre of town: 市中心

a town-centre car park: 市中心停车场

major urban/industrial centres: 主要城市 / 工业中心

a centre of population: 人口密集区

Small towns in South India serve as economic and cultural centres for the surrounding villages.: 印度南部的小城镇是周围村庄的经济文化中心。

The Democrats have become a party of the centre.: 民主党成了中立的党派。

...the centre parties.: 中间党派

Centre the design on the cloth before you start.: 在开始前，将图案放在布的正中间。

...a plan which centred on academic achievement and personal motivation...: 重点强调学术成就和个人兴趣的计划

All his concerns were centred around himself rather than Rachel...: 他所关心的全是他自己，而不是雷切尔。

The fighting has been centred around the town of Vucovar...: 战斗主要集中在武科瓦尔镇周围。

The disturbances have centred round the two main university areas...: 骚乱主要发生在两所大学附近的区域。

The centre of attraction was Pierre Auguste Renoir's oil painting.: 最吸引人注意的是皮埃尔·奥古斯特·雷诺阿的油画。

We went to a party at the leisure centre...: 我们去休闲中心参加一个聚会。

She now also does pottery classes at a community centre.: 她现在还在社区中心上陶艺课。

London is also the major international insurance centre.: 伦敦也是重要的国际保险中心。

A large wooden table dominates the centre of the room...: 一张大木桌摆在房间正中央。

Bake until light golden and crisp around the edges and slightly soft in the centre.: 烤至边缘浅黄松脆，中间略软。

...the city centre.: 市中心

...the man at the centre of the controversy...: 处于争论焦点的人

At the centre of the inquiry has been concern for the pensioners involved.: 调查的核心一直是对于牵涉其中的领取养老金者的关注。

The rest of the cast was used to her being the centre of attention...: 她总是人们关注的焦点，其他演职人员对此已经习以为常。

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