| 释义 |
[ˈsɛntrɪŋ]动词变化： "to center" | Present Participle: | centring |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | center,
centre,
US: center nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (middle) (部位、地方) | 中间
zhōng jiān | | | The boy stood in the center of the circle. | | | 那个男孩站在圆圈中间。 | center,
UK: centre nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (town: central area) (城市) | 中心，中心区
| | | At the centre of the town is the Town Hall. | center,
UK: centre nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (basketball position) (篮球) | 中锋
zhōng fēng | | | Yao Ming played center for the Houston Rockets. | center,
UK: centre nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (chocolate, etc.: filling) (巧克力) | 夹心
| | | These chocolates all have soft centres. | center (US),
centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (sports position) (体育) | 中场
| center [sth],
also UK: centre [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (move to middle) | 使…位于正中
shǐ wèi yú zhèng zhōng | | | He centered the painting on the wall. | | | | 其他翻译 | center,
centre,
US: center nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (gathering place) | 聚会中心
jù huì zhōng xīn | | | | 活动中心
huó dòng zhōng xīn | | | The old ladies met at the senior center. | center,
centre,
US: center nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (main site for) | 中心区
zhōng xīn qū | | | | …集中的地方
jí zhōng de dì fāng | | | That city is the manufacturing center of the state. | center yourself (US),
centre yourself (UK) vtr + refltransitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves." | (make yourself calm, focused) | 使自己集中精神以放松
| | | | 使自己平静
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 动词短语 | center in on [sth] (US),
centre in on [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (focus on) | 聚焦于
jù jiāo yú | | | Now that the camera's shown us the whole pitch, centre in on just the coach. | center on [sb/sth] (US),
centre on [sb/sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (have as main purpose) | 围绕
wéi rào | | | | 以…为中心
yǐ wéi zhōng xīn | | | My grandfather's life centered on his family. |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 复合形式： | administrative center (US),
administrative centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (county: main town) | 行政中心
xíng zhèng zhōng xīn | business center (US),
business centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (town: commercial district) | 商业中心
shāng yè zhōng xīn | call center (US),
call centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (phone-in service) (美式拼写) | 呼叫中心
hū jiào zhōng xīn | | | If you need technical support you can contact the call center. | center forward (US),
centre forward (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (soccer position) (足球) | 中锋，中锋位置
| center half,
center-half (US),
centre half,
centre-half,
centre back (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (soccer player) (足球) | 中前卫
zhōng qián wèi | center of activity (US),
centre of activity (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (where action takes place) | 活动中心
huó dòng zhōng xīn | | | The Telegraph Station in Alice Springs became the centre of activity in the area. | center of attention (US),
centre of attention (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (focal point) | 众人瞩目的焦点
zhòng rén zhǔ mù de jiāo diǎn | | | | 众人瞩目之地
| | | The photographer framed the photo in such a way as to ensure the flower was the centre of attention. | center of attention (US),
centre of attention (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (focus of interest) | 注意力的中心
zhù yì lì de zhōng xīn | | | | 众人瞩目的焦点
zhòng rén zhǔ mù de jiāo diǎn | | | The painting was the centre of attention at the exhibition. The UAE was the centre of attention as the region's biggest football tournament came to the country. | center of gravity (US),
centre of gravity (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (where weight is balanced) | 重心
zhòng xīn | | | The position of the center of gravity affects the stability of an object. | center of gravity (US),
centre of gravity (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (person: focus of activity) | 重心
zhòng xīn | | | | 中心
zhōng xīn | | | | 核心
hé xīn | | | The Asia-Pacific region has become the centre of gravity for the world economy. | center stage (US),
centre stage (UK) advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative (in a leading role) | 在舞台中央地
| | | She found herself center stage when she was chosen to represent her school at the event. | child care center,
childcare center (US),
day nursery,
childcare centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (day nursery) | 托儿所
tuō ér suǒ | | | Many companies have an on-site child care center for their employees' children. | city center (US),
city centre,
town centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (town: central area) | 市中心
shì zhōng xīn | | | I don't want to drive through the city center in rush hour. | community center (US),
community centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (local venue) | 社区中心
shè qū zhōng xīn | | | | 社区活动中心
shè qū huó dòng zhōng xīn | | | The summer program at the community center keeps the kids off the streets. | control center (US),
control centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (operational hub) | 控制中心
| convention center (US),
conference centre,
convention centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (event space) | 会展中心
| | 备注: In the UK, the term "conference centre" is more common. | cost center (US),
cost centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (business) | 成本中心
| detention center (US),
detention centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (holding facility) | 拘留中心
jū liú zhōng xīn | | | | 集中营
jí zhōng yíng | | | | 感化营
gǎn huà yíng | | | Delinquents arrested in Los Angeles are taken to a detention center before their hearings. | exhibition center (US),
exhibition centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (conference and sports venue) | 展览中心
| | | | 会展中心
| | home center nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (large store) | 家用建材中心
| in the center of [sth] (US),
in the centre of [sth] (UK) preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (in the middle of) | 在…中间
zài … zhōng jiān | | | | 在…中心
| information center (US),
information centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (help desk, office) | 信息中心
xìn xī zhōng xīn | | | | 信息台
xìn xī tái | left of center,
left-of-center (US),
left of centre,
left-of-centre (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (offbeat, original) | 没有提供翻译
| | 备注: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. | left of center,
left-of-center (US),
left of centre,
left-of-centre (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (moderately left wing) (政治立场) | 中间偏左的
zhōng jiān piān zuǒ de | | | We now have a left-of-center government, but it's still nothing like socialist. | leisure center (US),
leisure centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (sports or entertainment facility) | 娱乐中心，休闲中心
| nerve center (US),
nerve centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (anatomy: bunch of nerve cells) (解剖学) | 神经中枢
shén jīng zhōng shū | nerve center (US),
nerve centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (control centre, headquarters) | 中心，中枢
| | | In the 16th century, Venice was the nerve centre of global communications. | | nursery nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK (childcare facility) | 托儿所
tuō ér suǒ | | | Sarah's workplace has a nursery on site so she can stay close to her baby and still go to work. | | | 莎拉工作的地方设有托儿所，所以她既能陪在宝宝附近，又能继续上班。 | off-center (US),
off-centre (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (to the side of center) | 偏离中心的
| profit center (US),
profit centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (part of business organization) | 利润中心
| | | | 利润产生中心
| | 备注: 商务术语，企业责任中心之一，对成本、收入和利润负责。 | right-of-center (US),
right-of-centre (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (politics: conservative) (政治) | 中间偏右的
| service center (US),
service centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (repair shop) | 维修服务中心
| shopping center,
shopping centre nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (covered retail centre) | 购物中心
gòu wù zhōng xīn | take center stage (US),
take centre stage (UK) exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | figurative (be the focus of attention) | 成为万众瞩目的中心
| | | London took centre stage in 2012 when it hosted the Olympic Games. | throw [sb] off center (US),
throw [sb] off centre (UK) v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (disorient) | 使某人方寸大乱
| | | | 使某人感到迷惘
| | | | 使某人不知所措
| | | It threw me off center when my parents told me to pack my bags. | visitor center,
tourist information center (US),
visitors' centre,
tourist information centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (tourist information office) | 游客信息中心
| youth center (US),
youth centre (UK),
youth club nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (recreation place for young people) | 青年俱乐部
| | | | 青年活动中心
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Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011: centre, (US) center[ 'sEnt&*] I n 1 [c] [ of circle, line, town, activity] 中心 zhōngxīn [个 gè] - the centre of the room
房间当中 Fángjiān dāngzhōng - the city centre
市中心 shìzhōngxīn - London is the major international insurance centre.
伦(倫)敦是重要的国(國)际(際)保险(險)中心。 Lúndūn shì zhòngyào de guójì bǎoxiǎn zhōngxīn.
2 [c] (=building) 中心 zhōngxīn [个 gè] 3 [s] (Pol) 中间(間)派 zhōngjiānpài II vt ( Typ) ( on page) 使…居中 shǐ…jūzhōng [+ object] 把…放在中央 bǎ…fàng zài zhōngyāng ( Phot) 将(將)…放在中心位置 jiāng…fàng zài zhōngxīn wèizhì- It's a lovely shot - just a pity it isn't a bit better centred.
照得很好，可惜有点(點)偏了。 Zhào de hěn hǎo，kěxī yǒu diǎn piān le.
( Football) [+ ball] 将(將)…传(傳)至球场(場)中央 jiāng…chuánzhì qiúchǎng zhōngyāng- to be at the centre of sth
是某事的关(關)键(鍵) shì mǒushì de guānjiàn - to be the centre of attention or interest
注意或兴(興)趣的焦点(點) zhùyì (huò) xìngqù de jiāodiǎn - to centre or be centred on
(=focus on) 集中于(於) jízhōng yú - to be centred in London/Rome
集中于(於)伦(倫)敦/罗(羅)马(馬) jízhōng yú Lúndūn/Luómǎ
在这些条目还发现'centring'： 在英文解释里： centric |