| 单词 | centre |
| 释义 | Word Frequency centre or US center (ˈsɛntə) noun 1. geometry a. the midpoint of any line or figure, esp the point within a circle or sphere that is equidistant from any point on the circumference or surface b. the point within a body through which a specified force may be considered to act,such as the centre of gravity 2. the point, axis, or pivot about which a body rotates 3. a point, area, or part that is approximately in the middle of a larger area or volume 4. a place at which some specified activity is concentrated a shopping centre 5. a person or thing that is a focus of interest 6. a place of activity or influence a centre of power 7. a person, group, policy, or thing in the middle 8. (usually capital) politics a. a political party or group favouring moderation, esp the moderate members of a legislative assembly b. (as modifier) a Centre-Left alliance 9. physiology any part of the central nervous system that regulates a specific function respiratory centre 10. a bar with a conical point upon which a workpiece or part may be turned or ground 11. a punch mark or small conical hole in a part to be drilled, which enables the point of the drill to be located accurately 12. sport a. a player who plays in the middle of the forward line b. the act or an instance of passing the ball from a wing to the middle of the field, court, etc 13. basketball a. the position of a player who jumps for the ball at the start of play b. the player in this position 14. archery a. the ring around the bull's eye b. a shot that hits this ring verb 15. to move towards, mark, put, or be at a centre 16. (transitive) to focus or bring together to centre one's thoughts 17. (intransitive; often foll by on) to have as a main point of view or theme the novel centred on crime 18. (transitive) to adjust or locate (a workpiece or part) using a centre 19. (intr; foll by on or round) to have as a centre 20. (transitive) sport to pass (the ball) into the middle of the field or court Word origin C14: from Latin centrum the stationary point of a compass, from Greek kentron needle, from kentein to prickWord Frequency Centrenoun 1. the Centre 2. (French sɑ̃trə) the former name (until 2016) of Centre-Val de Loire |
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