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

• Better follow-up is required of individuals diagnosed with HIV in voluntary counselling and testing centres.
  需要改进对在自愿咨询和检测中心经诊断感染艾滋病毒的个人的后续服务。
• US-based centres are also receiving funding to set up partnerships with developing countries.
  位于美国的医学研究中心也将得到资助来与发展中国家建立合作关系。
• Tokyo and New York are major financial centres.
  东京和纽约是主要的金融中心。
• This novel centres in crime.
  这部小说以犯罪活动为主题。
• New theatres and arts centres sprang up all over the country.
  新的剧院和艺术中心突然在全国各地涌现出来。
• There are disturbing reports of killings at the two centres.
  对这两个中心发生的谋杀的报道令人不安。
• The discussion centres round the most important question.
  讨论集中在最重要的问题上。
• Hundreds of companies have opened research centres in Beijing and Shanghai.
  许多跨国公司都在北京和上海开设了研发中心。
• Building and equipping nine veterinary centres and seven cold storage facilities;
  建设和装备9个兽医中心和7个冷藏设施；
• The infantry divisions mopped up remaining centres of resistance
  陆军各师肃清了残余的抵抗据点。