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| 1 | only before noun the central part of a place is the area in the middle of it 中心的；在中间的 |
| They live in central London. 他们住在伦敦中部。 |
| in some regions of central and eastern Asia 亚洲中部和东部的一些地区 |
| | 1a | a central place is in the middle of something 中央的 | | The hotel’ s rooms are built around a central courtyard. 宾馆的房间是围绕着一个中央庭院而建的。 | |
| | 1b | used for saying that something is in the middle of an area , so it is very convenient for using shops, theatres etc 位于中心地区的 | | My flat is very central. 我的公寓位于中心地带。 | | a central location All hotels have been specially selected for their central location. 特意选择这些宾馆是因为它们所处的中心位置。 | |
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| 2 | a central idea , aspect , system etc is one of the main ones that is used or needed 主要的；首要的 |
| This organization occupied a central role in the development of US economic policy. 这个组织对美国经济政策的发展起着重要作用。 |
| a central feature Political life has changed since broadcasting became a central feature of our lives. 自从广播成为我们生活中的焦点后，政治生活就发生了变化。 |
| +to Her work remains central to an understanding of this period of history. 她的著作对于理解这一段历史仍然至关重要。 |
| +in issues that are central in the lives of women prisoners 女犯人生活中的关键问题 |
| of central importance (=very important) Listening skills are of central importance to a child’ s development. 非常重要的 |
| | 2a | something that is central is extremely important , and often causes something else to happen or develop 极其重要的；起主导作用的 | |
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| 3 | only before noun central control comes from one main organization that usually tells a lot of smaller organizations what they should do 起领导作用的；为首的 |
| The system is subject to massive and increasing central control. 该制度受制于庞大且日益增强的中央控制。 |
| | 3a | a central organization is a main organization that controls a lot of smaller ones 中央的 | | the Communist Party’ s central committee 共产党的中央委员会 | |
| | 3b | used in the names of organizations （用于组织名称）中央的 | | workers at Conservative Central Office 保守党中央办公室的工作人员 | |
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| centrality noun U |
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| /senˈtrælɪti/ |
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| Words frequently used with central | | central 的常见搭配词 | | nouns | argument, aspect, debate, feature, idea, importance, issue, role, theme, | 2 | | | |
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