| 单词 | centre |
| 释义 | centrecentrescentrecentre1 British English, centercenterscenter American English /ˈsentə $ -ər/ noun [countable]1middle the middle part or point of somethingcentre ofthe center of a circle圆心in the centre (of something)There was a table in the centre of the room.be房间中央有张桌子。GrammarDo not say ‘My house is on the centre of town.’ SayMy house is in the centre of town.be（我的房子位于市中心。） 2building a building used for a particular purpose: a sports centresport 体育中心centre forthe Centre for Modern Art现代艺术中心3important place for something a place where there is a lot of a particular type of business or activitybusiness/commercial/banking etc centreLondon is a major financial centre.be伦敦是一个重要的金融中心。4of a city/town British English the part in the middle of a city or town where most of the shops, restaurants etc are SYN downtown American Englishtown/city centreshops in the city centreshop市中心的商店centre ofthe centre of York约克的商业中心5in politics a political position which does not support extreme views: a politician who is popular with the centrebe很受中间派欢迎的一名从政者left/right of centreleft of centre policiesleavepolicy中间偏左的政策 ➔ community centre, garden centre, health centre, leisure centre, shopping centrePhrasesbe (at) the centre of something to be very involved in something, or to have a very important part in something: He’s at the centre of a row over school fees.fee他是学费争议的中心人物。Lizzy loves to be the centre of attention (=the person everyone is talking to, looking at etc).love莉齐喜欢成为大家注意的焦点。be/take centre stage if something or someone is centre stage, they have an important position and get a lot of attention: After his father’s death, he rose to power and took centre stage.risetake父亲去世后，他开始掌权，并走上中央舞台。 |
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