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单词 centre
释义 centre

centre UK (US center) /ˈsen.tər/ aep /-t̬ɚ/

noun [C] (MIDDLE)
1
A2 the middle point or part:
» There was a large table in the centre of the room.» the town centreThesaurus+: ↑Centres of objects
centre of attention
2
C2 the person or thing that everyone is most interested in and pays most attention to:
» She's the centre of attention everywhere she goes.Thesaurus+: ↑Famous people , ↑Important people and describing important people
be at the centre of sth
3
F0 to be most involved in a situation:
» Mark was at the centre of the argument.» A social worker was at the centre of the scandal.Thesaurus+: ↑Taking part and getting involved , ↑Getting involved for one's own benefit or against others' will
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Extra Examples:» They've got a fabulous apartment in the centre of Paris.» Make a fold across the centre of the card.» I love those chocolates with the caramel centres.» Is that cake cooked properly in the centre?» Try to hit the centre of the target.
noun [C] (PLACE)
A2 a place or building, especially one where a particular activity happens: » a sports/leisure/health centre» a garden/shopping centre» Grants will be given to establish centres of excellence (= places where a particular activity is done extremely well) in this field of research.Thesaurus+: ↑Public buildings
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Extra Examples:» The centre provides expert advice for people with financial problems.» He's gone down to the health centre to collect his prescriptions.» He works in a sports centre instructing people in the use of the gym equipment.» In the refugee centres we saw many children whose stomachs were distended because of lack of food.» Have you seen the designs for the new shopping centre?
noun [S, + sing/pl verb], adjective
C2 in politics, the people in a group who hold opinions that are not extreme but are between two opposites: » His political views are known to be left of/right of centre.» a centre left partyThesaurus+: ↑Political movements and groups
verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for centre
F0 to put something in the middle of an area: » Centre (= put at equal distances from the left and right sides of the page) all the headings in this document.Thesaurus+: ↑Centres of objects
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