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| 1 | C the middle of a space or area （空间或区域的）中央，中间 |
| in the centre of the room 房间中央 |
| the exact/very centre Libourne is at the very centre of the wine-making region. 利布尔讷位于酿酒地区的正中心位置。 |
| | 1a | the point that is in the middle of a circle or sphere (= a shape like a ball) （圆形或球体的）圆心，中心 | |
| | 1b | the middle of a chocolate , sweet , or cake （巧克力、糖果或蛋糕的）夹心 | |
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| 2 | C BRITISH the part of a town or city that contains most of the shops, restaurants, and places of entertainment （城镇的）中心地区 |
| We caught a bus into the centre. 我们乘公共汽车到市中心。 |
| +of sth a hotel close to the centre of Edinburgh 靠近爱丁堡中心地带的宾馆 |
| city/town centre Follow the signs to the town centre. 沿着路标走到城中心。 |
| city centre shops 市中心的商店 |
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| 3 | C a building or group of buildings where people go for advice , help , or information: used with many nouns and adjectives （咨询、求助、信息）中心 |
| a health/job centre 健康/就业中心 |
| the local Tourist Information Centre 当地旅游信息中心 |
| the National Exhibition Centre 国家展览中心 |
| You should contact the visitor centre before you go. 你走之前应该和旅游中心联系一下。 |
| | 3a | a building or group of buildings where people go to do a particular activity （活动）中心 | | a sports/shopping centre 体育/购物中心 | | an adult education centre 成人教育中心 | | She runs a conference centre in Dover. 她在多佛尔经营一家会议中心。 | |
| | 3b | used in the names of some buildings or organizations 中心（用于建筑、机构名） | | the Oxford Business Advice Centre 牛津商务咨询中心 | |
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| 4 | C an important place for a particular activity （某一活动的）中心（地区） |
| attempts to make Prague a cultural centre 为使布拉格成为文化中心所作的努力 |
| one of the world’ s most important financial centres 世界最重要的金融中心之一 |
| +of the greatest centre of learning in northern Europe 北欧最大的教育中心 |
| +for The town is a major centre for the American book publishing trade. 该镇是美国图书出版业的一个主要中心。 |
| | 4a | +ofa place where there is a lot of something 中心区；集中地 | | people who live in the main centres of population 住在人口稠密区的人们 | |
| | 4b | the main area where something is happening 活动中心/活动集中的地方 | | She rented a flat in town to be at the centre of things. 她在城里的繁华地段租了一套公寓。 | |
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| 5 | C a player in some team sports whose position is in the middle of the line of attacking players （某些团体体育运动中的）中锋 |
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| 6 | C +of usually singular the main subject or cause of something 主题；焦点；中心 |
| an issue that has been the centre of debate in this country recently 近来成为该国辩论焦点的议题 |
| centre of attention He’ s very shy and hates being the centre of attention. 他很害羞，不喜欢成为人们注意力的中心。 |
| | 6a | to be the main subject or cause of something 处于某事的中心 | | the man at the centre of the latest political scandal 最新政治丑闻的中心人物 | |
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| 7 | the centre a political party , group of parties, or position that is not extreme because it is neither left-wing nor right-wing （非左翼、非右翼的）中间派，中间立场 |
| an attempt to make the Labour Party a party of the centre 使工党成为中间党派的努力 |
| See also | | - centre of excellence | | - centre of gravity | |
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