cen·ter
noun/ˈsentə(r)/
/ˈsentər/
(US English) (British English centre)
Idioms 
enlarge image[countable] the middle point or part of something中心点；中心；正中；中央 - the center of something He walked to the center of the circle.
他走到了圆圈的中心。 - in the center of something There was a long table in the center of the room.
房间中央摆着一张长桌。 - The statue is in the very center of the temple.
这座雕像位于寺庙的正中央。 - chocolates with soft centers
具有松软夹心的巧克力 - at the center of something Aristotle believed that the Earth was at the center of the universe.
亚里士多德认为地球是宇宙的中心。
- the center of something He walked to the center of the circle.
- [countable] (especially British English)(North American English usually downtown [usually singular])the main part of a town or city where there are a lot of shops and offices
（市镇的）中心区 - in the… center We both work in the city center.
我们都在市中心工作。
- in the… center We both work in the city center.
- [countable] a place or an area where a lot of people live; a place where a lot of business or cultural activity takes place
人口集中的地区；商业中心区；文化中心区 - major urban/industrial centers
主要城市/工业中心 - center of something At that time Winchester was still a major center of population.
当时温彻斯特仍然是一个主要的人口中心。 - center for something The university is a leading center for scientific research.
该大学是领先的科学研究中心。 - Small towns in South India serve as economic and cultural centers for the surrounding villages.
印度南部的小镇是周边村庄的经济和文化中心。
- major urban/industrial centers
- [countable] a building or place used for a particular purpose or activity
中心；活动中心 - a shopping/sports/leisure/community center
购物/运动/休闲/社区中心 - The company has recently opened a new training center.
该公司最近开设了一个新的培训中心。
- a shopping/sports/leisure/community center
- [countable] center of excellence a place where a particular kind of work is done extremely well
居领先地位的中心；（某领域中成绩突出的）中心 - The university is recognized as an international center of excellence for training dentists.
该大学被公认为国际牙医培训卓越中心。
- The university is recognized as an international center of excellence for training dentists.
- [countable, usually singular] the point towards which people direct their attention
中心；聚集点 - Children like to be the center of attention.
孩子们喜欢成为关注的焦点。
- Children like to be the center of attention.
- [singular] a moderate (= middle) political position or party, between the extremes of left-wing and right-wing parties
中间派；中间党 - a party of the center
中心党 - a center party
中间党
- a party of the center
- [countable] (in some team sports) a player or position in the middle of the pitch, court, etc.
中锋；中锋位置
Idioms
front and center
- in or into the most important position
在（或进入）最重要位置 - The issue has moved front and center in his presidential campaign.
这个问题已成为他总统竞选活动的焦点。
- The issue has moved front and center in his presidential campaign.
left, right and center
(also right, left and center)
- (informal) in all directions; everywhere
四面八方；到处；处处 - He's giving away money left, right and center.
他向左、右、中三个方向捐钱。
- He's giving away money left, right and center.