centre

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n. 中心；（市鎮(zhèn)的）中心區(qū)，人口集中的地區(qū)；活動中心；居領先地位的中心；聚集點；有……中心的；中間黨派；（球賽的）中鋒；傳中（球賽中將球從場邊扔向場中）；巧克力夾心；轉軸；（車床等用于支撐的）頂針；源頭；最重要的地方
v. 將……放在中央；以……為中心；使（爭論）集中于；（活動）集中于；傳中；打中鋒
v. (Centre) （印、澳、肯尼亞）森特爾（人名）

centre是可數(shù)名詞,基本意思是“中心”,可指圓、球體等物體的“心,中心點,中心軸”,也可指物體的“正中,當中,中央,中間”,也可指活動、重要性、影響、興趣等方面的“中心,中樞,密集區(qū)”,還指經(jīng)濟,政治等的“中心”或某場合中的“中心人物”。
centre有時可表示政治上的“中間立場或中間黨派”,是集合名詞,用作單數(shù)。與單數(shù)動詞連用,其前常加定冠詞the。
centre是英式拼法,美式拼法為center。

centre用作名詞的意思是“中心”,轉化為動詞的意思則為“置于…中心; 集中于…”。
centre用作及物動詞時接名詞或代詞作賓語,用作不及物動詞時常須跟介詞 about 〔round〕(較隨便場合)或on〔upon〕(較正式場合或書面語)。

Most of the trade between the two countries centred at this port.
兩國間的貿(mào)易大部分集中在這個港口進行。

At least 50 people were injured in the earthquake centred in eastern Venezuela.
在以委內(nèi)瑞拉東部為中心的這次地震中,至少有50人受傷。

(MIDDLE) the middle point or part
(PLACE) a place or building, especially one where a particular activity happens
in politics, the people in a group who hold opinions that are not extreme but are between two opposites
to put something in the middle of an area

AM center
A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.
If an area or town is a centre for an industry or activity, that industry or activity is very important there.
The centre of a town or city is the part where there are the most stores and businesses and where a lot of people come from other areas to work or shop.
If something or someone is at the centre of a situation, they are the most important thing or person involved.
If someone or something is the centre of attention or interest, people are giving them a lot of attention.
In politics, the centre refers to groups and their beliefs, when they are considered to be neither left-wing nor right-wing.
If something centres or is centred on a particular thing or person, that thing or person is the main subject of attention.
-centered
If an industry or event is centred in a place, or if it centres there, it takes place to the greatest extent there.
&rarrsee also community centre , shopping centre