central
adjective OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈsentrəl/
/ˈsentrəl/
在中心的;中央的 - central London
伦敦中心区 - Central America/Europe/Asia
中美洲;中欧;中亚 - There will be rain later in central and eastern parts of the country.
该国中部和东部稍后将有雨。 - the central area of the brain
大脑中枢
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- fairly
- quite
- very
- …
- central London
容易到达的;交通方便的;四通八达的 - The flat is very central—just five minutes from Princes Street.
这座公寓位于市中心,离王子街只需要五分钟。 - The offices are in a central location.
那些办公楼处于中心位置。 - Our house is very central, so we can easily get to theatres and restaurants.
我们的房子在市中心,所以我们可以很容易地去剧院和餐馆。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- fairly
- quite
- very
- …
- The flat is very central—just five minutes from Princes Street.
最重要的;首要的;主要的 - The central issue is that of widespread racism.
最重要的问题是种族主义到处泛滥。 - She has been a central figure in the campaign.
她一直是这场运动的主要人物。 - Prevention also plays a central role in traditional medicine.
预防在传统医学中也起着主导作用。 - The gap between rich and poor is becoming a central theme of the election.
贫富差距正在成为选举的中心主题。 - She plays the central character Alexandra.
她扮演主角亚历山德拉。 - central to something Reducing inflation is central to (= is an important part of) the government's economic policy.
减少通货膨胀是政府经济政策重要的组成部分。
Synonyms mainmain- major
- key
- central
- principal
- chief
- prime
- main [only before noun] largest or most important:
- Be careful crossing the main road.
过大马路时小心点。 - The main thing is to remain calm.
最重要的是要保持冷静。
- Be careful crossing the main road.
- major [usually before noun] very large or important:
- He played a major role in setting up the system.
他在建立这个系统的过程中起了主要的作用。
- He played a major role in setting up the system.
- key [usually before noun] most important; essential:
- He was a key figure in the campaign.
他是这场运动的关键人物。
- He was a key figure in the campaign.
- central (rather formal) most important:
指最重要的、首要的、主要的: - The central issue is that of widespread racism.
最重要的问题是种族主义到处泛滥。
- The central issue is that of widespread racism.
- principal [only before noun] (rather formal) most important:
指最重要的、首要的、主要的: - The principal reason for this omission is lack of time.
跳过它的主要原因是时间不足。
- The principal reason for this omission is lack of time.
- chief [only before noun] (rather formal) most important:
指最重要的、首要的、主要的: - Unemployment was the chief cause of poverty.
失业是贫穷的主要原因。
- Unemployment was the chief cause of poverty.
- prime [only before noun] (rather formal) most important; to be considered first:
- My prime concern is to protect my property.
我最关心的是保护自己的财产。
- My prime concern is to protect my property.
- a/the main/major/key/central/principal/chief/prime aim/concern
- a/the main/major/principal road/town/city
- the main/key thing is to…
- to be of major/key/central/prime importance
- These facts are central to the case.
这些事实对案情至关重要。 - This distinction is of absolutely central importance.
这一差别极为重要。 - Alienation is a central motif in her novels.
疏离是她小说的中心主题。 - What is the central truth of all his religious teaching?
他所有宗教教义的中心真理是什么?
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- very
- absolutely
- increasingly
- …
- to
- The central issue is that of widespread racism.
起支配作用的;有控制力的 - the central committee (= of a political party)
(政党的)中央委员会 - The organization has a central office in York.
该组织在约克设有总部。
- the central committee (= of a political party)
- (phonetics
) (of a vowel语音学 ) produced with the centre of the tongue in a higher position than the front or the back, for example /ɜː/ in bird元音 compare back, front中央的(发音时舌高点在口腔中间位置)
词源mid 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin centralis, from centrum, from Greek kentron ‘sharp point, stationary point of a pair of compasses’, related to kentein ‘to prick’.