Definition of central in English:

central

adjective ˈsɛntr(ə)lˈsɛntrəl

1At the point or in the area that is in the middle of something.
中心的，中央的
the station has a central courtyard
这个车站有个中心庭院。
central London
Example sentencesExamples
- The Church serves members in Livingstone and as far south as Kabwe, in the central area of the country.
- Two long, shallow water tanks flank the central display booth area.
- As they approached the central area of the building, Mike heard loud squeaking followed by a loud crash.
- It said there was also ‘an attractive shopping area around a central court.’
- In the middle of its central courtyard rises a large stupa, which once contained large Buddhist images.
- Some of them were worried about what was being done to ease the situation in crowded central areas like Chikpet.
- A firestorm would result: the heat in the central area rises so high that the fire consumes all available oxygen.
- Lower Broughton is one of several areas in central Salford which are to be targeted for regeneration in the coming years.
- In addition, we need to face up to the fact that just about the only good public transport links in this area are into central London.
- That whole southeastern area of central Sofia has a load of cool bars and lounges, most concentrated around Rakovski and Levski.
- Sunni Arabs live mainly in central areas without oil reserves and fear they will end up short changed.
- It has changed a little bit since I lived there; there is a lot of stuff going on around the central dock area where I used to work during my placement year.
- Council cabinet members next week are expected to approve a proposal that would see the pilot project extended to cover the Maltby and central Rotherham area.
- We have already installed many - more than 1,000 spaces in the central area as well as many more in the suburbs.
- The central area was surprisingly quiet compared, say, to York's Stonegate, but it soon became clear why.
- The whole lake area is divided into five parts, the northeast, the southeast, the northwest, the southwest and the central area.
- The central console and dash area was nice and cheerful looking, mainly down to a good, simple design encased in shiny metal effect.
- The council's cabinet this week also gave the go-ahead to extensions to existing conservation areas in central Richmond and Kew Road.
- It includes the 1, 200m wall which runs around the whole central area of the estate.
- Only those willing to have the priest smash a coconut on their heads were allowed into the central area of the temple.
Synonyms
middle, centre, halfway, midway, mid, median, medial, mean, middling, intermediate, intermedial
Anatomy mesial
inner, innermost, middle, mid, interior, nuclear
1. 1.1 Accessible from a variety of places.
  位于中心的；近中心的；有多条通道的
  coaches met at a central location
  教练们在中心位置碰头。
  Example sentencesExamples
  With a central service area in the middle of the forest complex of stages, the road miles are being kept to the absolute minimum.
  It is in a central location with proper not makeshift access for disabled patients.
  Because of its central location Portlaoise will provide ease of access for bands throughout the country.
  Now the keys to the gates and other access points are kept at a central location at Drumanakelly and can only be accessed from authorised personnel on site.
  This ensures attendance information gathered will be recorded in, and accessible from, a central application.
  The new capital required a secure and central location, easily accessible from all parts of the state.
  Votes are counted incrementally on the spot and reported to a central location.
  I don't know why they didn't have it on a weekend, or at least in a more central location.
  Other advantages of our facility here are the central and easily accessible location, plus plenty of free parking.
  Changes in user access requirements can be entered from the central location for all building occupants.
  But PCT chief executive Lynnette Throp said the services were needed and had to be central and accessible.
  A central location could be established for posting a daily schedule.
  Residents can access government documents in one central location by simply using the Document Management Tool.
  It would provide a more central, more accessible visitors' centre than the one in the De Grey Rooms it would replace.
  One area that is often overlooked in the health center is a central storage location for archival of health charts.
  Then they would all assemble at a central location in London to receive their payments.
  The British chose the King David for its central location and because it was easy to guard.
  All documents are available to all members from the central location.
2. 1.2Phonetics (of a vowel) articulated in the centre of the mouth.
  〔语音〕（元音）（中）央的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some linguists claim that it is a back vowel, others argue that it is a central vowel.
  The near-open central vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages.
  In view of the time required to move to more peripheral vowel positions, tense vowels tend to be peripheral and lax vowels closer to schwa, the neutral or central vowel.
2Of the greatest importance; principal or essential.
最重要的；首要的，必不可少的
his preoccupation with history is central to his work
对美国历史的专注是他的工作首要之处。
Example sentencesExamples
- On both counts, principles which should be central to any liberal democracy have become dangerously eroded.
- The concept of independence is central to the role of an attorney.
- The leadership issues have been central to the company's shortcomings.
- These promises were central to a campaign to win a UN Security Council seat.
- This arrangement is based on Steiner's Fundamental Social Principle and has been central to the Camphill ethos.
- David had a wide knowledge of the town and surrounding area and was a central player in the commercial and community life of Headford.
- The tidy towns committees play a vital role that is central to community life and your continued efforts develop and improve our localities.
- A coordinated and targeted media campaign was central to this effort.
- This parochial approach is not assisted by an academia that finds these issues, no matter how central to the issue of strategy, a bit of a yawn.
- She said tidy town committees played a vital role which was central to community life.
- But the principle is central to Brown's personal election campaign.
- All the issues likely to be central to the presidential race were discussed at length.
- Three overlying principles are central to the commission's findings.
- It is important that evidence is heard when it is central to determining the issues in the case.
- Working with people you know, engage and connect with, have a relationship with is very important, are really central to the whole idea.
- The mobility of these groups was an essential economic strategy, central to the very nature of their profession.
- Endorsement should also be central to the campaign.
- Those principles are now central to determining what is due process.
- How can the presidential candidates not address this issue so central to our future?
- He used this genuine mandate to end American's war in Korea; the issue had been central to his campaign.
Synonyms
main, chief, principal, primary, leading, foremost, first, most important, predominant, dominant, (most) prominent, key, crucial, vital, essential, basic, fundamental, core, staple, critical, pivotal, salient, prime, focal, premier, paramount, major, ruling, master, supreme, overriding, cardinal, capital, pre-eminent, ultimate, uppermost, highest, utmost, top, topmost, arch-
informal number-one
1. 2.1attributive Having or denoting supreme power over a country or organization.
  （对国家或组织）拥有（或代表）至高无上权力的
  central government
  中央政府。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The needs of the two central organizations drew increasing energy and some resentment from the churches.
  Transfers, to be strictly controlled by an agent-free central European transfer office, will return.
  It fears that the current proposals for the establishment of a central services organisation hand too much power to its commercial rivals.
  When I taught in Wake County Public Schools there was hardly anything that came from central office that was of a help to us.
  That is, when you have a central organization, you tell people what to do and it's supposed to be all explicit.
  A formal announcement would be made today after Hu was elected in Jiang's place by the 198 members of the central committee, the Post said.
  The Bells have the advantage because they own the controlling central offices.
  The strike has the backing of the National Labor Front, Nicaragua's central labor organization.
  The fee could then be administered by a central student organization.
  The central committee will then provide direction.
  The unstated message at the central committee was that Jiang has lost power but he will not be harmed politically.
  Units from the People's Liberation Army and the central office of the armed police have organized a rescue effort.
  At this stage he took some interest in party organization and established central office in 1870.
  This current is powered by batteries in the telephone company's central office.
  I would like to see the SRC proposal extended so a central committee could look at all such requests on a case-by-case basis.
  Unlike many parts of Scotland, Stirling is not categorised as an area requiring assistance from central government.
  The central office greatly increased the districts' control and flexibility over resources.
  The party is also divided top-down from the central committee to the local party offices.
  The landscape has been acknowledged by central government organisations and committees as being of national significance.
  His letters and articles prodded the Bolshevik central committee to seize power in November.

noun ˈsɛntr(ə)lˈsɛntrəl

North American informal

A place with a high concentration of a specified type of person or thing.
you're in workaholic central here
Example sentencesExamples
- However, if your house is party central, Fuzion Frenzy has some potential.
- She turns up in a town called Dogville, which is not the comedy central of the USA.
- Our first stop was in Shibuya, the bustling heart of Tokyo - consumerism central.
- One construction worker broke his leg, my uncle was injured by one of his tools - it was poltergeist central.
- I got up to my room and set up my bed as dance preparation central.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French, or from Latin centralis, from centrum (see centre).

Rhymes

epicentral, ventral

Definition of central in US English:

central

adjectiveˈsentrəlˈsɛntrəl

1Of, at, or forming the center.
the station has a central courtyard
这个车站有个中心庭院。
Example sentencesExamples
- The council's cabinet this week also gave the go-ahead to extensions to existing conservation areas in central Richmond and Kew Road.
- It includes the 1, 200m wall which runs around the whole central area of the estate.
- Sunni Arabs live mainly in central areas without oil reserves and fear they will end up short changed.
- It has changed a little bit since I lived there; there is a lot of stuff going on around the central dock area where I used to work during my placement year.
- The whole lake area is divided into five parts, the northeast, the southeast, the northwest, the southwest and the central area.
- It said there was also ‘an attractive shopping area around a central court.’
- Two long, shallow water tanks flank the central display booth area.
- Council cabinet members next week are expected to approve a proposal that would see the pilot project extended to cover the Maltby and central Rotherham area.
- Lower Broughton is one of several areas in central Salford which are to be targeted for regeneration in the coming years.
- We have already installed many - more than 1,000 spaces in the central area as well as many more in the suburbs.
- The central console and dash area was nice and cheerful looking, mainly down to a good, simple design encased in shiny metal effect.
- The Church serves members in Livingstone and as far south as Kabwe, in the central area of the country.
- As they approached the central area of the building, Mike heard loud squeaking followed by a loud crash.
- A firestorm would result: the heat in the central area rises so high that the fire consumes all available oxygen.
- That whole southeastern area of central Sofia has a load of cool bars and lounges, most concentrated around Rakovski and Levski.
- Only those willing to have the priest smash a coconut on their heads were allowed into the central area of the temple.
- In addition, we need to face up to the fact that just about the only good public transport links in this area are into central London.
- Some of them were worried about what was being done to ease the situation in crowded central areas like Chikpet.
- The central area was surprisingly quiet compared, say, to York's Stonegate, but it soon became clear why.
- In the middle of its central courtyard rises a large stupa, which once contained large Buddhist images.
Synonyms
middle, centre, halfway, midway, mid, median, medial, mean, middling, intermediate, intermedial
inner, innermost, middle, mid, interior, nuclear
1. 1.1 Accessible from a variety of places.
  位于中心的；近中心的；有多条通道的
  coaches met at a central location
  教练们在中心位置碰头。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is in a central location with proper not makeshift access for disabled patients.
  This ensures attendance information gathered will be recorded in, and accessible from, a central application.
  One area that is often overlooked in the health center is a central storage location for archival of health charts.
  Residents can access government documents in one central location by simply using the Document Management Tool.
  Now the keys to the gates and other access points are kept at a central location at Drumanakelly and can only be accessed from authorised personnel on site.
  Because of its central location Portlaoise will provide ease of access for bands throughout the country.
  I don't know why they didn't have it on a weekend, or at least in a more central location.
  The new capital required a secure and central location, easily accessible from all parts of the state.
  Then they would all assemble at a central location in London to receive their payments.
  Votes are counted incrementally on the spot and reported to a central location.
  Changes in user access requirements can be entered from the central location for all building occupants.
  It would provide a more central, more accessible visitors' centre than the one in the De Grey Rooms it would replace.
  But PCT chief executive Lynnette Throp said the services were needed and had to be central and accessible.
  Other advantages of our facility here are the central and easily accessible location, plus plenty of free parking.
  With a central service area in the middle of the forest complex of stages, the road miles are being kept to the absolute minimum.
  The British chose the King David for its central location and because it was easy to guard.
  A central location could be established for posting a daily schedule.
  All documents are available to all members from the central location.
2. 1.2Phonetics (of a vowel) articulated in the center of the mouth.
  〔语音〕（元音）（中）央的
  Example sentencesExamples
  In view of the time required to move to more peripheral vowel positions, tense vowels tend to be peripheral and lax vowels closer to schwa, the neutral or central vowel.
  The near-open central vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages.
  Some linguists claim that it is a back vowel, others argue that it is a central vowel.
2Of the greatest importance; principal or essential.
最重要的；首要的，必不可少的
his preoccupation with American history is central to his work
对美国历史的专注是他的工作首要之处。
the rising crime rate remained the central campaign issue
Example sentencesExamples
- Working with people you know, engage and connect with, have a relationship with is very important, are really central to the whole idea.
- All the issues likely to be central to the presidential race were discussed at length.
- How can the presidential candidates not address this issue so central to our future?
- The mobility of these groups was an essential economic strategy, central to the very nature of their profession.
- This parochial approach is not assisted by an academia that finds these issues, no matter how central to the issue of strategy, a bit of a yawn.
- The concept of independence is central to the role of an attorney.
- The leadership issues have been central to the company's shortcomings.
- But the principle is central to Brown's personal election campaign.
- This arrangement is based on Steiner's Fundamental Social Principle and has been central to the Camphill ethos.
- A coordinated and targeted media campaign was central to this effort.
- She said tidy town committees played a vital role which was central to community life.
- Three overlying principles are central to the commission's findings.
- On both counts, principles which should be central to any liberal democracy have become dangerously eroded.
- It is important that evidence is heard when it is central to determining the issues in the case.
- David had a wide knowledge of the town and surrounding area and was a central player in the commercial and community life of Headford.
- These promises were central to a campaign to win a UN Security Council seat.
- The tidy towns committees play a vital role that is central to community life and your continued efforts develop and improve our localities.
- Those principles are now central to determining what is due process.
- He used this genuine mandate to end American's war in Korea; the issue had been central to his campaign.
- Endorsement should also be central to the campaign.
Synonyms
main, chief, principal, primary, leading, foremost, first, most important, predominant, dominant, prominent, most prominent, key, crucial, vital, essential, basic, fundamental, core, staple, critical, pivotal, salient, prime, focal, premier, paramount, major, ruling, master, supreme, overriding, cardinal, capital, pre-eminent, ultimate, uppermost, highest, utmost, top, topmost, arch-
1. 2.1attributive (of a group or organization) having controlling power over a country or another organization.
  central government
  中央政府。
  the central office
  Example sentencesExamples
  It fears that the current proposals for the establishment of a central services organisation hand too much power to its commercial rivals.
  This current is powered by batteries in the telephone company's central office.
  His letters and articles prodded the Bolshevik central committee to seize power in November.
  That is, when you have a central organization, you tell people what to do and it's supposed to be all explicit.
  Units from the People's Liberation Army and the central office of the armed police have organized a rescue effort.
  The central office greatly increased the districts' control and flexibility over resources.
  The Bells have the advantage because they own the controlling central offices.
  When I taught in Wake County Public Schools there was hardly anything that came from central office that was of a help to us.
  Unlike many parts of Scotland, Stirling is not categorised as an area requiring assistance from central government.
  The fee could then be administered by a central student organization.
  The unstated message at the central committee was that Jiang has lost power but he will not be harmed politically.
  A formal announcement would be made today after Hu was elected in Jiang's place by the 198 members of the central committee, the Post said.
  The landscape has been acknowledged by central government organisations and committees as being of national significance.
  The strike has the backing of the National Labor Front, Nicaragua's central labor organization.
  The needs of the two central organizations drew increasing energy and some resentment from the churches.
  I would like to see the SRC proposal extended so a central committee could look at all such requests on a case-by-case basis.
  The central committee will then provide direction.
  Transfers, to be strictly controlled by an agent-free central European transfer office, will return.
  The party is also divided top-down from the central committee to the local party offices.
  At this stage he took some interest in party organization and established central office in 1870.

nounˈsentrəlˈsɛntrəl

North American informal

A place with a high concentration of a specified type of person or thing.
you're in workaholic central here
Example sentencesExamples
- She turns up in a town called Dogville, which is not the comedy central of the USA.
- However, if your house is party central, Fuzion Frenzy has some potential.
- Our first stop was in Shibuya, the bustling heart of Tokyo - consumerism central.
- One construction worker broke his leg, my uncle was injured by one of his tools - it was poltergeist central.
- I got up to my room and set up my bed as dance preparation central.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French, or from Latin centralis, from centrum (see center).

单词	central
释义	Definition of central in English: central adjective ˈsɛntr(ə)lˈsɛntrəl 1At the point or in the area that is in the middle of something. 中心的，中央的 the station has a central courtyard 这个车站有个中心庭院。 central London Example sentencesExamples The Church serves members in Livingstone and as far south as Kabwe, in the central area of the country. Two long, shallow water tanks flank the central display booth area. As they approached the central area of the building, Mike heard loud squeaking followed by a loud crash. It said there was also ‘an attractive shopping area around a central court.’ In the middle of its central courtyard rises a large stupa, which once contained large Buddhist images. Some of them were worried about what was being done to ease the situation in crowded central areas like Chikpet. A firestorm would result: the heat in the central area rises so high that the fire consumes all available oxygen. Lower Broughton is one of several areas in central Salford which are to be targeted for regeneration in the coming years. In addition, we need to face up to the fact that just about the only good public transport links in this area are into central London. That whole southeastern area of central Sofia has a load of cool bars and lounges, most concentrated around Rakovski and Levski. Sunni Arabs live mainly in central areas without oil reserves and fear they will end up short changed. It has changed a little bit since I lived there; there is a lot of stuff going on around the central dock area where I used to work during my placement year. Council cabinet members next week are expected to approve a proposal that would see the pilot project extended to cover the Maltby and central Rotherham area. We have already installed many - more than 1,000 spaces in the central area as well as many more in the suburbs. The central area was surprisingly quiet compared, say, to York's Stonegate, but it soon became clear why. The whole lake area is divided into five parts, the northeast, the southeast, the northwest, the southwest and the central area. The central console and dash area was nice and cheerful looking, mainly down to a good, simple design encased in shiny metal effect. The council's cabinet this week also gave the go-ahead to extensions to existing conservation areas in central Richmond and Kew Road. It includes the 1, 200m wall which runs around the whole central area of the estate. Only those willing to have the priest smash a coconut on their heads were allowed into the central area of the temple. Synonyms middle, centre, halfway, midway, mid, median, medial, mean, middling, intermediate, intermedial Anatomy mesial inner, innermost, middle, mid, interior, nuclear 1.1 Accessible from a variety of places. 位于中心的；近中心的；有多条通道的 coaches met at a central location 教练们在中心位置碰头。 Example sentencesExamples With a central service area in the middle of the forest complex of stages, the road miles are being kept to the absolute minimum. It is in a central location with proper not makeshift access for disabled patients. Because of its central location Portlaoise will provide ease of access for bands throughout the country. Now the keys to the gates and other access points are kept at a central location at Drumanakelly and can only be accessed from authorised personnel on site. This ensures attendance information gathered will be recorded in, and accessible from, a central application. The new capital required a secure and central location, easily accessible from all parts of the state. Votes are counted incrementally on the spot and reported to a central location. I don't know why they didn't have it on a weekend, or at least in a more central location. Other advantages of our facility here are the central and easily accessible location, plus plenty of free parking. Changes in user access requirements can be entered from the central location for all building occupants. But PCT chief executive Lynnette Throp said the services were needed and had to be central and accessible. A central location could be established for posting a daily schedule. Residents can access government documents in one central location by simply using the Document Management Tool. It would provide a more central, more accessible visitors' centre than the one in the De Grey Rooms it would replace. One area that is often overlooked in the health center is a central storage location for archival of health charts. Then they would all assemble at a central location in London to receive their payments. The British chose the King David for its central location and because it was easy to guard. All documents are available to all members from the central location. 1.2Phonetics (of a vowel) articulated in the centre of the mouth. 〔语音〕（元音）（中）央的 Example sentencesExamples Some linguists claim that it is a back vowel, others argue that it is a central vowel. The near-open central vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. In view of the time required to move to more peripheral vowel positions, tense vowels tend to be peripheral and lax vowels closer to schwa, the neutral or central vowel. 2Of the greatest importance; principal or essential. 最重要的；首要的，必不可少的 his preoccupation with history is central to his work 对美国历史的专注是他的工作首要之处。 Example sentencesExamples On both counts, principles which should be central to any liberal democracy have become dangerously eroded. The concept of independence is central to the role of an attorney. The leadership issues have been central to the company's shortcomings. These promises were central to a campaign to win a UN Security Council seat. This arrangement is based on Steiner's Fundamental Social Principle and has been central to the Camphill ethos. David had a wide knowledge of the town and surrounding area and was a central player in the commercial and community life of Headford. The tidy towns committees play a vital role that is central to community life and your continued efforts develop and improve our localities. A coordinated and targeted media campaign was central to this effort. This parochial approach is not assisted by an academia that finds these issues, no matter how central to the issue of strategy, a bit of a yawn. She said tidy town committees played a vital role which was central to community life. But the principle is central to Brown's personal election campaign. All the issues likely to be central to the presidential race were discussed at length. Three overlying principles are central to the commission's findings. It is important that evidence is heard when it is central to determining the issues in the case. Working with people you know, engage and connect with, have a relationship with is very important, are really central to the whole idea. The mobility of these groups was an essential economic strategy, central to the very nature of their profession. Endorsement should also be central to the campaign. Those principles are now central to determining what is due process. How can the presidential candidates not address this issue so central to our future? He used this genuine mandate to end American's war in Korea; the issue had been central to his campaign. Synonyms main, chief, principal, primary, leading, foremost, first, most important, predominant, dominant, (most) prominent, key, crucial, vital, essential, basic, fundamental, core, staple, critical, pivotal, salient, prime, focal, premier, paramount, major, ruling, master, supreme, overriding, cardinal, capital, pre-eminent, ultimate, uppermost, highest, utmost, top, topmost, arch- informal number-one 2.1attributive Having or denoting supreme power over a country or organization. （对国家或组织）拥有（或代表）至高无上权力的 central government 中央政府。 Example sentencesExamples The needs of the two central organizations drew increasing energy and some resentment from the churches. Transfers, to be strictly controlled by an agent-free central European transfer office, will return. It fears that the current proposals for the establishment of a central services organisation hand too much power to its commercial rivals. When I taught in Wake County Public Schools there was hardly anything that came from central office that was of a help to us. That is, when you have a central organization, you tell people what to do and it's supposed to be all explicit. A formal announcement would be made today after Hu was elected in Jiang's place by the 198 members of the central committee, the Post said. The Bells have the advantage because they own the controlling central offices. The strike has the backing of the National Labor Front, Nicaragua's central labor organization. The fee could then be administered by a central student organization. The central committee will then provide direction. The unstated message at the central committee was that Jiang has lost power but he will not be harmed politically. Units from the People's Liberation Army and the central office of the armed police have organized a rescue effort. At this stage he took some interest in party organization and established central office in 1870. This current is powered by batteries in the telephone company's central office. I would like to see the SRC proposal extended so a central committee could look at all such requests on a case-by-case basis. Unlike many parts of Scotland, Stirling is not categorised as an area requiring assistance from central government. The central office greatly increased the districts' control and flexibility over resources. The party is also divided top-down from the central committee to the local party offices. The landscape has been acknowledged by central government organisations and committees as being of national significance. His letters and articles prodded the Bolshevik central committee to seize power in November. noun ˈsɛntr(ə)lˈsɛntrəl North American informal A place with a high concentration of a specified type of person or thing. you're in workaholic central here Example sentencesExamples However, if your house is party central, Fuzion Frenzy has some potential. She turns up in a town called Dogville, which is not the comedy central of the USA. Our first stop was in Shibuya, the bustling heart of Tokyo - consumerism central. One construction worker broke his leg, my uncle was injured by one of his tools - it was poltergeist central. I got up to my room and set up my bed as dance preparation central. Origin Mid 17th century: from French, or from Latin centralis, from centrum (see centre). Rhymes epicentral, ventral Definition of central in US English: central adjectiveˈsentrəlˈsɛntrəl 1Of, at, or forming the center. the station has a central courtyard 这个车站有个中心庭院。 Example sentencesExamples The council's cabinet this week also gave the go-ahead to extensions to existing conservation areas in central Richmond and Kew Road. It includes the 1, 200m wall which runs around the whole central area of the estate. Sunni Arabs live mainly in central areas without oil reserves and fear they will end up short changed. It has changed a little bit since I lived there; there is a lot of stuff going on around the central dock area where I used to work during my placement year. The whole lake area is divided into five parts, the northeast, the southeast, the northwest, the southwest and the central area. It said there was also ‘an attractive shopping area around a central court.’ Two long, shallow water tanks flank the central display booth area. Council cabinet members next week are expected to approve a proposal that would see the pilot project extended to cover the Maltby and central Rotherham area. Lower Broughton is one of several areas in central Salford which are to be targeted for regeneration in the coming years. We have already installed many - more than 1,000 spaces in the central area as well as many more in the suburbs. The central console and dash area was nice and cheerful looking, mainly down to a good, simple design encased in shiny metal effect. The Church serves members in Livingstone and as far south as Kabwe, in the central area of the country. As they approached the central area of the building, Mike heard loud squeaking followed by a loud crash. A firestorm would result: the heat in the central area rises so high that the fire consumes all available oxygen. That whole southeastern area of central Sofia has a load of cool bars and lounges, most concentrated around Rakovski and Levski. Only those willing to have the priest smash a coconut on their heads were allowed into the central area of the temple. In addition, we need to face up to the fact that just about the only good public transport links in this area are into central London. Some of them were worried about what was being done to ease the situation in crowded central areas like Chikpet. The central area was surprisingly quiet compared, say, to York's Stonegate, but it soon became clear why. In the middle of its central courtyard rises a large stupa, which once contained large Buddhist images. Synonyms middle, centre, halfway, midway, mid, median, medial, mean, middling, intermediate, intermedial inner, innermost, middle, mid, interior, nuclear 1.1 Accessible from a variety of places. 位于中心的；近中心的；有多条通道的 coaches met at a central location 教练们在中心位置碰头。 Example sentencesExamples It is in a central location with proper not makeshift access for disabled patients. This ensures attendance information gathered will be recorded in, and accessible from, a central application. One area that is often overlooked in the health center is a central storage location for archival of health charts. Residents can access government documents in one central location by simply using the Document Management Tool. Now the keys to the gates and other access points are kept at a central location at Drumanakelly and can only be accessed from authorised personnel on site. Because of its central location Portlaoise will provide ease of access for bands throughout the country. I don't know why they didn't have it on a weekend, or at least in a more central location. The new capital required a secure and central location, easily accessible from all parts of the state. Then they would all assemble at a central location in London to receive their payments. Votes are counted incrementally on the spot and reported to a central location. Changes in user access requirements can be entered from the central location for all building occupants. It would provide a more central, more accessible visitors' centre than the one in the De Grey Rooms it would replace. But PCT chief executive Lynnette Throp said the services were needed and had to be central and accessible. Other advantages of our facility here are the central and easily accessible location, plus plenty of free parking. With a central service area in the middle of the forest complex of stages, the road miles are being kept to the absolute minimum. The British chose the King David for its central location and because it was easy to guard. A central location could be established for posting a daily schedule. All documents are available to all members from the central location. 1.2Phonetics (of a vowel) articulated in the center of the mouth. 〔语音〕（元音）（中）央的 Example sentencesExamples In view of the time required to move to more peripheral vowel positions, tense vowels tend to be peripheral and lax vowels closer to schwa, the neutral or central vowel. The near-open central vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. Some linguists claim that it is a back vowel, others argue that it is a central vowel. 2Of the greatest importance; principal or essential. 最重要的；首要的，必不可少的 his preoccupation with American history is central to his work 对美国历史的专注是他的工作首要之处。 the rising crime rate remained the central campaign issue Example sentencesExamples Working with people you know, engage and connect with, have a relationship with is very important, are really central to the whole idea. All the issues likely to be central to the presidential race were discussed at length. How can the presidential candidates not address this issue so central to our future? The mobility of these groups was an essential economic strategy, central to the very nature of their profession. This parochial approach is not assisted by an academia that finds these issues, no matter how central to the issue of strategy, a bit of a yawn. The concept of independence is central to the role of an attorney. The leadership issues have been central to the company's shortcomings. But the principle is central to Brown's personal election campaign. This arrangement is based on Steiner's Fundamental Social Principle and has been central to the Camphill ethos. A coordinated and targeted media campaign was central to this effort. She said tidy town committees played a vital role which was central to community life. Three overlying principles are central to the commission's findings. On both counts, principles which should be central to any liberal democracy have become dangerously eroded. It is important that evidence is heard when it is central to determining the issues in the case. David had a wide knowledge of the town and surrounding area and was a central player in the commercial and community life of Headford. These promises were central to a campaign to win a UN Security Council seat. The tidy towns committees play a vital role that is central to community life and your continued efforts develop and improve our localities. Those principles are now central to determining what is due process. He used this genuine mandate to end American's war in Korea; the issue had been central to his campaign. Endorsement should also be central to the campaign. Synonyms main, chief, principal, primary, leading, foremost, first, most important, predominant, dominant, prominent, most prominent, key, crucial, vital, essential, basic, fundamental, core, staple, critical, pivotal, salient, prime, focal, premier, paramount, major, ruling, master, supreme, overriding, cardinal, capital, pre-eminent, ultimate, uppermost, highest, utmost, top, topmost, arch- 2.1attributive (of a group or organization) having controlling power over a country or another organization. central government 中央政府。 the central office Example sentencesExamples It fears that the current proposals for the establishment of a central services organisation hand too much power to its commercial rivals. This current is powered by batteries in the telephone company's central office. His letters and articles prodded the Bolshevik central committee to seize power in November. That is, when you have a central organization, you tell people what to do and it's supposed to be all explicit. Units from the People's Liberation Army and the central office of the armed police have organized a rescue effort. The central office greatly increased the districts' control and flexibility over resources. The Bells have the advantage because they own the controlling central offices. When I taught in Wake County Public Schools there was hardly anything that came from central office that was of a help to us. Unlike many parts of Scotland, Stirling is not categorised as an area requiring assistance from central government. The fee could then be administered by a central student organization. The unstated message at the central committee was that Jiang has lost power but he will not be harmed politically. A formal announcement would be made today after Hu was elected in Jiang's place by the 198 members of the central committee, the Post said. The landscape has been acknowledged by central government organisations and committees as being of national significance. The strike has the backing of the National Labor Front, Nicaragua's central labor organization. The needs of the two central organizations drew increasing energy and some resentment from the churches. I would like to see the SRC proposal extended so a central committee could look at all such requests on a case-by-case basis. The central committee will then provide direction. Transfers, to be strictly controlled by an agent-free central European transfer office, will return. The party is also divided top-down from the central committee to the local party offices. At this stage he took some interest in party organization and established central office in 1870. nounˈsentrəlˈsɛntrəl North American informal A place with a high concentration of a specified type of person or thing. you're in workaholic central here Example sentencesExamples She turns up in a town called Dogville, which is not the comedy central of the USA. However, if your house is party central, Fuzion Frenzy has some potential. Our first stop was in Shibuya, the bustling heart of Tokyo - consumerism central. One construction worker broke his leg, my uncle was injured by one of his tools - it was poltergeist central. I got up to my room and set up my bed as dance preparation central. Origin Mid 17th century: from French, or from Latin centralis, from centrum (see center).
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