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单词 core
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corenoun

uk/kɔːr/us/kɔːr/

core noun (IMPORTANT PART)

C2 [ S or U ] the basic and most important part of something:

The lack of government funding is at the core of the problem.

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  • The radicals in the party were clearly sacked to propitiate the conservative core.
  • Hardline rightwingers form the core of the movement.
  • The core of our workforce comes from local families.
  • A desire for justice is at the core of his arguments.
  • The core of her philosophy is respect for life.

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Places and locations

  • a place for everything and everything in its place idiom
  • action
  • direction
  • ground zero
  • heartland
  • location
  • oxygen bar
  • place
  • point
  • post
  • scene
  • seat
  • set
  • setting
  • situation
  • spot
  • station
  • stronghold
  • the holy of holies
  • venue

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Centres of objects
Important and essential things

core noun (CENTRE)

C2 [ C ] the hard central part of some fruits, such as apples, that contains the seeds:

Don't throw your apple core on the floor!

[ C ] the centre of a planet:

The earth's core is a hot, molten mix of iron and nickel.

[ C ] specialized physics The core of a nuclear reactor (= a device in which atoms are changed to produce energy) is the place where fission (= the dividing of atoms) happens.

[ C ] specialized anatomy the muscles around your pelvis, hips, and abdomen that you use in most body movements:

These exercises are designed to strengthen your core.

[ C ] specialized geology a long, thin cylinder-shaped mass of material taken out of the earth for study

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Fruits & seeds & their parts

  • acorn
  • chaff
  • coffee bean
  • endosperm
  • fruiterer
  • grain
  • kernel
  • mielie
  • nut
  • pine cone
  • pine nut
  • pit
  • pith
  • seeded
  • seeded
  • sesame seed
  • stalk
  • thistledown
  • windfall
  • zest

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Centres of objects
Astronomy
Machines - generators & pumps
Samples and examples
Geology - general words

Idiom(s)

to the core

coreadjective

uk/kɔːr/us/kɔːr/

core adjective (IMPORTANT)

most important or most basic:

They are cutting back production of some of their core products.
core value, belief, issue, etc.

a value, belief, etc. that is basic and more important than any other:

The final status negotiations would focus on the core issues of the peace process.
core business/operations/activities

the most important or largest part of a company's business activities:

The company's core operations include entertainment and aviation.
core curriculum/subjects/courses

the most important parts of a course of study, that all students must learn

found in the main part of the body, but not the arms or the legs:

Pilates is good for strengthening the core muscles.

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Opinions, beliefs and points of view

  • -ist
  • article of faith
  • attitude
  • attitudinal
  • baggage
  • banner
  • be a matter of opinion idiom
  • eye
  • judgment
  • manifesto
  • matter
  • mindset
  • mythology
  • stand
  • try sth out on sb
  • turn of mind
  • voice
  • what makes sb tick idiom
  • your idea of sth idiom
  • your two cents' worth idiom

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Business - general words
Classes & courses
Substances & structures in the body
The human torso

coreverb [ T ]

uk/kɔːr/us/kɔːr/

to remove the core from a piece of fruit:

Peel and core the pears before cooking them.

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Removing the skin or seed from fruit & vegetables

  • hull
  • pare
  • peel
  • pit
  • pitted
  • seed
  • seeded
  • shell
  • shuck
  • skinless
  • stone
  • stoned
  • top
  • top and tail idiom
  • winnow
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