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central adj.中心的；中央的；主要的；起支配作用的；有控制力的；[语]中央元音的n.中心枢纽；中央办公室；电话交换机 (1) 我的家非常靠近市中心。(2) 这篇文章的中心思想是什么？(3) 她住在中央公园附近的一家小旅馆。(4) 她一直是这场运动的主要人物。(5) 该组织在约克设有总部。 Think about the center of a circle: it's right in the middle, equidistant from all sides. Similarly, anything central is in the middle of something. The central part of a city is downtown. You can also say something central is an important, crucial part of something. National security is a central responsibility of the President. Communication is a central goal of writing. Central things are essential and key.

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英 ['sentrəl] 美 ['sentrəl] (1) My house is very central.(2) What's the central thought of this article?(3) She stays in a small hotel near central park.(4) She has been a central figure in the campaign.(5) The organization has a central office in York. Anything central is in the middle of something — or essential to it. Central things are fundamental and important. 1[ADJ 形容词]中央的；中心的 Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area. ...Central America's Caribbean coast...中美洲加勒比海沿岸The disruption has now spread and is affecting a large part of central Liberia.混乱局面已经扩散，正在影响利比里亚中部的大片地区。...a rich woman living in central London.住在伦敦市中心的富婆centrallyThe main cabin has its full-sized double bed centrally placed with plenty of room around it.主舱正中央摆着一张标准双人床，四周很宽敞。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]位于中央地带的；处于中心的；四通八达的 A place that is central is easy to reach because it is in the centre of a city, town, or particular area. ...a central location in the capital.首都的中心地带centrally...this centrally located hotel, situated on the banks of the Marne Canal.这家坐落在马恩运河河畔、地处中心地带的宾馆3[ADJ 形容词]中央的；有最高决策权的 A central group or organization makes all the important decisions that are followed throughout a larger organization or a country.   [ADJ n]There is a lack of trust towards the central government in Rome.人们对罗马的中央政府缺乏信任。...the central committee of the Cuban communist party.古巴共产党中央委员会centrallyThis is a centrally planned economy.这是一种中央计划经济。4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]最重要的；核心的 The central person or thing in a particular situation is the most important one.   [oft ADJ to n]Black dance music has been central to mainstream pop since the early '60s.自上世纪60年代以来，黑人舞曲一直是主流流行乐的核心。...a central part of their culture.他们文化的核心部分centralityThe centrality of the German economy to the welfare of Europe must be recognised.德国经济对欧洲社会安康的核心作用必须得到承认。centrallyIn her memoirs Naomi is quick to acknowledge that her grandmother was centrally important in her venture as a writer.娜奥米在她的回忆录里开篇就承认，在她尝试创作的过程中，她的祖母起了非常重要的作用。

英语单词	central
英美音标	英 ['sentrəl] 美 ['sentrəl]
中文释义	adj.中心的；中央的；主要的；起支配作用的；有控制力的；[语]中央元音的 n.中心枢纽；中央办公室；电话交换机
英语例句	(1) My house is very central. (2) What's the central thought of this article? (3) She stays in a small hotel near central park. (4) She has been a central figure in the campaign. (5) The organization has a central office in York.
中文例句	(1) 我的家非常靠近市中心。 (2) 这篇文章的中心思想是什么？ (3) 她住在中央公园附近的一家小旅馆。 (4) 她一直是这场运动的主要人物。 (5) 该组织在约克设有总部。
vocabulary简明	Anything central is in the middle of something — or essential to it. Central things are fundamental and important.
vocabulary扩展	Think about the center of a circle: it's right in the middle, equidistant from all sides. Similarly, anything central is in the middle of something. The central part of a city is downtown. You can also say something central is an important, crucial part of something. National security is a central responsibility of the President. Communication is a central goal of writing. Central things are essential and key.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]中央的；中心的 Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area. ...Central America's Caribbean coast... 中美洲加勒比海沿岸 The disruption has now spread and is affecting a large part of central Liberia. 混乱局面已经扩散，正在影响利比里亚中部的大片地区。 ...a rich woman living in central London. 住在伦敦市中心的富婆 centrally The main cabin has its full-sized double bed centrally placed with plenty of room around it. 主舱正中央摆着一张标准双人床，四周很宽敞。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]位于中央地带的；处于中心的；四通八达的 A place that is central is easy to reach because it is in the centre of a city, town, or particular area. ...a central location in the capital. 首都的中心地带 centrally ...this centrally located hotel, situated on the banks of the Marne Canal. 这家坐落在马恩运河河畔、地处中心地带的宾馆 3 [ADJ 形容词]中央的；有最高决策权的 A central group or organization makes all the important decisions that are followed throughout a larger organization or a country. [ADJ n] There is a lack of trust towards the central government in Rome. 人们对罗马的中央政府缺乏信任。 ...the central committee of the Cuban communist party. 古巴共产党中央委员会 centrally This is a centrally planned economy. 这是一种中央计划经济。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]最重要的；核心的 The central person or thing in a particular situation is the most important one. [oft ADJ to n] Black dance music has been central to mainstream pop since the early '60s. 自上世纪60年代以来，黑人舞曲一直是主流流行乐的核心。 ...a central part of their culture. 他们文化的核心部分 centrality The centrality of the German economy to the welfare of Europe must be recognised. 德国经济对欧洲社会安康的核心作用必须得到承认。 centrally In her memoirs Naomi is quick to acknowledge that her grandmother was centrally important in her venture as a writer. 娜奥米在她的回忆录里开篇就承认，在她尝试创作的过程中，她的祖母起了非常重要的作用。

Central Part Centrally Ly Organization Middle Important Essential