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centre/ˈsentə/ n. & v. (US [美] center)●n. 1 the middle point, esp. of a line, circle, or sphere, equidistant from the ends or from any point on the circumference or surface (线段的)中点；(圆、球体的)圆心，中心，中央 2 a pivot or axis of rotation (物体环绕旋转的)中心点，中心轴 3a a place or group of buildings forming a central point in a district, city, etc., or a main area for an activity (由建筑群构成的)中心区；活动中心 shopping centre 商业中心，购物中心; town centre 市中心 b (with preceding word) a piece or set of equipment for a number of connected functions (与前接词连用)中心，中枢(指具有一系列相关功能的一套设备) music centre 音乐中心 4 a point of concentration or dispersion; a nucleus or source (集中或疏散的)中心地点；核心；发源地 5 a political party or group holding moderate opinions (观点温和的)中间党派；持中间派意见者 6 the filling in a chocolate etc. (巧克力等的)夹心 7 Sport 【运动】a the middle player in a line or group in some field games 中锋 b a kick or hit from the side to the centre of the pitch 传中 8 (in a lathe etc.) a conical adjustable support for the workpiece (车床等固定加工工件用的)顶针，顶尖 9 (作 attrib.) of or at the centre 中心的，在中央的 ●v. 1 intr. (foll. by 后跟 in, on; disp. [异议] foll. by 后跟 round) have as its main centre; focus on 集中，使聚于一点 2 tr. place in the centre 把…置于中央位置 3 tr. mark with a centre 标明…的中心 4 tr. (foll. by 后跟 in, on, etc.) concentrate or focus (a thing) in, around, etc. 集中(某物)于… 5 tr. Sport kick or hit (the ball) from the side to the centre of the pitch 【运动】传中 □ centred adj. (often in comb. 常用于复合词)□ centremost adj. 最中心的，正中的 □ centric adj.□ centrical adj.□ centricity /-ˈtrisiti/ n.[Middle English via Old French centre or Latin centrum from Greek kentron ‘sharp point, stationary point of a pair of compasses’]■ Usage 用法说明 The use of the verb centre in sense 1 ‘to focus on’ with round is common and found among good writers, but it is still considered incorrect by some people because centre designates a specific point. In such cases it is better to use centre on, e.g. The discussion centred on ways of raising money. 动词 centre 释义 1 “集中”后跟 round 的用法很常见，一些名作家也这样使用。但有些人仍认为该用法是错误的，因为 centre 表示一个特定的点。在这种情况下，最好用 centre on ，如 The discussion centred on ways of raising money (讨论内容集中在筹款方法上)。 |