centres

英 [ˈsentəz]

美 [ˈsentərz]

n.  中心点; 中心; 正中; 中央; (市镇的)中心区; 人口集中的地区; 商业中心区; 文化中心区
v.  把…放在中央
centre的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 center


• N-COUNT (会议、活动、服务等的)中心
  Acentreis a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.
  1. We went to a party at the leisure centre...
     我们去休闲中心参加一个聚会。
  2. She now also does pottery classes at a community centre.
     她现在还在社区中心上陶艺课。
  3. ...the National Exhibition Centre.
     国家展览中心
• N-COUNT (工业、活动等的)中心
  If an area or town is acentrefor an industry or activity, that industry or activity is very important there.
  1. London is also the major international insurance centre.
     伦敦也是重要的国际保险中心。
• N-COUNT 中心;中央;中部
  Thecentreof something is the middle of it.
  1. A large wooden table dominates the centre of the room...
     一张大木桌摆在房间正中央。
  2. Bake until light golden and crisp around the edges and slightly soft in the centre.
     烤至边缘浅黄松脆，中间略软。
• N-COUNT (市镇的)商业中心，闹市区，繁华地带
  Thecentreof a town or city is the part where there are the most shops and businesses and where a lot of people come from other areas to work or shop.
  1. ...the city centre.
     市中心
• N-COUNT 中心;核心
  If something or someone is at thecentre ofa situation, they are the most important thing or person involved.
  1. ...the man at the centre of the controversy...
     处于争论焦点的人
  2. At the centre of the inquiry has been concern for the pensioners involved.
     调查的核心一直是对于牵涉其中的领取养老金者的关注。
• N-COUNT (关注的)中心，焦点;中心人物
  If someone or something is thecentre ofattention or interest, people are giving them a lot of attention.
  1. The rest of the cast was used to her being the centre of attention...
     她总是人们关注的焦点，其他演职人员对此已经习以为常。
  2. The centre of attraction was Pierre Auguste Renoir's oil painting.
     最吸引人注意的是皮埃尔·奥古斯特·雷诺阿的油画。
• N-SING (政党)中间派，中立派
  In politics,the centrerefers to groups and their beliefs, when they are considered to be neither left-wing nor right-wing.
  1. The Democrats have become a party of the centre.
     民主党成了中立的党派。
  2. ...the centre parties.
     中间党派
• VERB 将…放在正中央
  If youcentresomething, you move it so that it is at the centre of something else.
  1. Centre the design on the cloth before you start.
     在开始前，将图案放在布的正中间。
• V-ERG （使）以…为中心;（使）注意力集中于
  If somethingcentresoris centred ona particular thing or person, that thing or person is the main subject of attention.
  1. ...a plan which centred on academic achievement and personal motivation...
     重点强调学术成就和个人兴趣的计划
  2. All his concerns were centred around himself rather than Rachel...
     他所关心的全是他自己，而不是雷切尔。
  3. When working with patients, my efforts are centred on helping them to overcome illness.
     在治疗过程中，我的主要精力是帮助病人战胜疾病。
• V-ERG (使)主要发生在；（使）集中于
  If an industry or eventis centredin a place, or if itcentresthere, it takes place to the greatest extent there.
  1. The fighting has been centred around the town of Vucovar...
     战斗主要集中在武科瓦尔镇周围。
  2. The disturbances have centred round the two main university areas...
     骚乱主要发生在两所大学附近的区域。
  3. Between 100 and 150 travellers' vehicles were scattered around the county, with the largest gathering centred on Ampfield.
     大约100到150辆旅游车分散在这个县里，其中数量最多的一拨集中在安帕菲尔德。
• See also:community centredetention centregarden centrehealth centrejob centreleft-of-centrenerve centrereception centreremand centreright-of-centreshopping centre

双语例句

• The world's agricultural scientists have done life-saving work in university laboratories, global research centres and government agencies.
  全世界的农业科学家在大学实验室、全球研究中心和政府机构中完成了挽救生命的研究。
• Tokyo and New York are major financial centres.
  东京和纽约是主要的金融中心。
• The missiles are aimed at military targets, not at urban centres.
  导弹是瞄准军事目标而不是瞄准城市人口稠密居住区的。
• There are a large number of centres where you can take full-time courses
  有很多中心提供全日制课程。
• The core of the Festival's programme centres round performances of new and 20th century work.
  这个音乐节最重要的节目以演奏20世纪的作品和新作为主。
• Another consequence has been the emergence of two dominant international financial centres: London and New York.
  另一个后果是出现了两大占据支配地位的国际金融中心：伦敦和纽约。
• In reality, all centres have been hurt by the crisis.
  事实上，所有金融中心在危机中都受到了损害。
• Children in evacuation centres are falling prey to disease.
  疏散中心的孩子正受到疾病的折磨。
• The discussion centres round the most important question.
  讨论集中在最重要的问题上。
• The almost unbelievable damage to infrastructure extends to hospitals and health centres.
  对基础设施造成的几乎不可置信的破坏波及到了医院和卫生中心。