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easily reached from many
areas 容易到达的；交通方
便的；四通八达的：The is ve?y
centrni—just _/iive mi'nutes介om Princes Street.这套公寓位于市中心，去王
子街只需要五分钟。centrai 〖ocation中心位置
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(p/ionef/cs 语音）（of a vowel 元音）produced with the
centre of the tongue in a
higher position than the front or the back，for example /3:/ in 石/>£/ 中央的（发音时舌
高点在口腔中间字置）一compare back 〇办(4)，front fliy••⑵► cen.tra 丨.ity /sen'traelati/ notvn
[U] : the
centraZify 0/ the /amiZy as a
socfahnsrituticm 家庭作为
一种社会机构的i要cen.tral.丨y /’sentrali/ : T^ie hotel is centrally located for all
major attractions. 3^
M 旅馆位于中心地带，去往所有主要景点都很方便。◊a centraHy
pZanned economy 中央计划经济◊ Is the house centrally heated (= does it have central heating)?
子有中央供暖吗?<
.Central
A'merica noun [U] the part of N
America that consists of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua,
Costa Rica and Panama 中美洲（包括危地马
拉、伯利兹、洪都拉斯、萨尔瓦多、尼加拉瓜、哥斯达黎
加以及巴拿马）► .Central
A’merican flc/y.，nown ,central ‘bank not/n a national bank
that does business with the government and other banks, and issues the counties
coins and paper money 中央银行
.Central
'Daylight Time noun [u] (abbr. CDT) the time used in
summer in the central US and Canada, which is seven hours earlier than GMT中部夏令时间j美国中部 和加拿大的夏季时间，比f林尼治平时晚七小时） .Central
Euro'pean Time noun [u] {abbr. GET) the time used in
central and part of western Europe, which is one hour later than GMT欧洲_中部时间（欧洲中部和
西欧部分地区的时间，比格林尼治平时早一小时）
.central
'government noun [u, c] the government of a
whole country, rather than local
government which is concerned with smaller areas 中央政府 ,central 'heating noun [U] a system for
heating a building from one source which then sends the hot water or hot air
around the building through pipes 集中供热；中央供暖（系统）
the .Central In telligence Agency noun [sing] = CIA
cen-tral-ism
/'sentralizam/
noun [U] a way of
organizing sth, such as government or education, that involves one central
group of people controlling the whole system中央集权制（或主.义）；集中制►cetvtra丨-ist adj. ： centralist
controZ 0/schook 学校的集中控制 cen.tral.ize (8rf also -ise) /_sentralaiz/
ve/t.[VN] to give the control of a country or an organization to a group of
people in one particular place 集权控制；实行集中：
a
higWy centraHzed system o/government 高度中央集权
的政府体制► cen.tral.iza.tion,
-isa.tion /.sentT9lai,zeii'n;
NAmE -la'z-/ noun [U] ： the centralization of political power•政治的集中
.central
'locking noun [U] a system for
locking a car in which all the doors can be locked or opened at the same time (汽车的).中央门锁系统，中央控制门锁
.central
'nervous system noun {anatomy M) the part of the system of nerves in the
body that consists of the brain and the spinal
cord 中枢# 经系统一see also
NERVOUS SYSTEM
.central
'processing unit noun {computing if) {abbr. CPU) the part of a computer
that controls all the other parts of tie system中央处理器；中央处理机
.central
reservation (6r£)
{NAmE me dian, median
strip) noun a narrow strip of
land that separates the two sides of a major road such as a motorway or INTERSTATE (高速公路、州际公路等的）中央隔离带
.Central
'Standard Time noun [\J] {abbr. CST) the time used in
winter in the central US and Canada, which is six hours earlier than GMT中部标准时间（美国中部和
加拿大的冬季时间，比格林尼治平时晚六小时）
.central
'tendency noun
{statistics i%\\) the tendenq^ of
values of a variable to be close
to its average value 集中趋势(/变量的值接近其平均值的趋势）
'Central
time noun [U] the time at
the line of longitude 90 °W,
which is the standard time in the central
US
and Canada中部时间（指西经90度的时间，是美国
中部和加拿大的标准时间）
Centre
Otw (er£) [NAmE cen-ter) /'senta(r)/ noun, verb • noun
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M丨DDLE 中间 1
[c] the middle point or part of sth 中心 点；中心；正中；■中央：.the centre 〇/ a cirde圆心◊ a Zong taWe in t/ie centre 0/ t/ie room * 间中央的长桌.◊ c/iocofates
with so_/t centres 软心巧克力糖一picture 〇 CIRCLE
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TOWN/CITY 城镇；城市 2
[C] (espec/o//y usually
down-town [usually
sing.]) the main part of a town or city where there
are a lot of shops/stores and offices
(市镇的）中心区：in the town/dfy centre在镇/市中 心区◊ the centre
town 市中心◊ a town-centre
car parfc 市中心停车场 3
[C] a place or an area where a lot of people live; a place where a lot of
business or cultural activity takes place冬口集中的地区；商业中心
.区；.文化中心urban/fmiustriaZ centres 主卖城 市/工ik中心◊ a centre o/jP〇pu〖ati'on 人口 密集区◊ Smah towns
in
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BUILDING 建.筑！4 [C] a building or
place used for a particular purpose or activity 中心；活动中心：a shopping/sportsAeisure/community
centre J^J ^ / S
动/休闲/社区丰心◊ the Centre /or
PoHcy Studies政策
研究中心
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OF EXCELLENCE 优秀 5 [C】〜of exce丨丨ence 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
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OF ATTENTION 6 [C, usually sing.] the point towards which
people direct their attention 中心；聚集点： Cfti'Zdren Zffe to be the centre o/attention.小孩子喜欢引
人注目。OTTieprimemfMisterisatthecentreo/apoHt-
fcaZ row over ieafced Cabinet documents.首相成了 内阁文
件泄密而引起的一场政治风波的中心人物。
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-CENTRED 0 1 中心 7 (in adjectives 构成形容词)having
the thing mentioned as the most important feature or centre of, attention有…最重要特.征囟；有…中心的；
以…为‘中■心的：a chi’W-centred a即roach to teaching 以 儿童i中心的教学法see also SELF-CENTRED
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IN POLITICS 政治 8 (usually the centre) [sing.] 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 〇/ the centre中间党派
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IN SPORT 体#运d 9 [C] = CENTRE FORWARD
see front n., left adv.
m verb [VN]
to move sth so that it is in the centre of sth else 把…放在中央：Carefidly centre the
photograph on the page and stick it in place.把照片小心疮放在页ffi中央 并粘贴好。casn ’ centre around/on/round/upon sb/sth | 'centre sth ^round/on/round/upon
sb/sth to
be or make sb/sth become the person or thing around which most activity, etc.
takes .place 把…当作中
心；■'(使）成为中心：State occasions aiways
centred around the fcfng•国家庆典总是以国王为中心。◊ Discussions
were centred, on developments in Eastern £i/rope.讨论围绕着东欧的发展这一中心议题进行。
'centre sth in ... [usually passive] to
make somewhere the place where an activity or event takes, place 使活动 等集中于'•••： Mwt 〇/ the /ighring was
centred in the north o/the capita〗.战if•大多集中在首都北部。
.centre
'back (er£)
{NAmE .center 'back) noun (in foot- ball (soccer) and some other sports 足$及其一些体 育运动）a player or position in the middle of the
back line of players中后卫；中号卫位置
centre-board
(6r£)
{NAmE cen-ter;board) /'sentaboid; NAmE 'sentarborrd/ noun a board that can be
passed through a hole in the bottom of a sailing boat to keep it steady when
sailing (帆船的）稳向板龙骨
cen-tred
(6r£)
[NAmE cen-tered) /'sentad; NAmE -ard/ adj. [especially NAmE] calm, sensible and
emotionally in controi 冷静的；理智的：My /amiZy to fceep me
centred.秦人帮助我保持冷静。一see also centre(7) centre-fold (er£) {NAmE cen-ter-fold) /'sentafauld; NAmE -tarfould/ noun 1 a large picture,
often of a young woman with few or no clothes on, folded to torm the middle
pages of a magazine (杂志内常刊登