central 词态变化
副词: centrally;名词: centrality;
central 英文词源
- central (adj.)
- 1640s, from French central or directly from Latin centralis "pertaining to a center," from centrum (see center (n.)). Centrally is attested perhaps as early as early 15c., which might imply a usage of central earlier than the attested date.
Slightly older is centric (1580s). As a U.S. colloquial noun for "central telephone exchange," first recorded 1889 (hence, "Hello, Central?"). Central processing unit attested from 1961. Central America is attested from 1826.
central 英文释义
- 1. a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
central 双语例句
- 1. The central heating's been turned off. I've turned it on again.
- 中央供暖系统已经关上。我又将它打开了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Non-violence and patience are the central tenets of their faith.
- 非暴力和忍耐是他们的信仰的核心原则。
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- 3. What drew him to the area was its proximity to central London.
- 吸引他到该地区的原因是那里靠近伦敦市中心。
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- 4. Pope John Paul celebrated mass today in a city in central Poland.
- 教皇保罗二世今天在波兰中部的一个城市主持了弥撒。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Another change that Sue made was to install central heating.
- 休所作的另一个改变是安装中央供暖系统。
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central 实用场景例句
- the central area of the brain
- 大脑中枢
牛津词典
- The flat is very central─just five minutes from Princes Street.
- 这套公寓位于市中心，去王子街只需要五分钟。
牛津词典
- a central location
- 中心位置
牛津词典
- [不可数名词](formal)the centrality of the family as a social institution
- 家庭作为一种社会机构的重要性
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- The hotel is centrally located for all major attractions.
- 这家旅馆位于中心地带，去往所有主要景点都很方便。
牛津词典
- a centrally planned economy
- 中央计划经济
牛津词典
- Is the house centrally heated (= does it have central heating) ?
- 这房子有中央供暖吗？
牛津词典
- Central America/Europe/Asia
- 中美洲；中欧；中亚
牛津词典
- central London
- 伦敦中心区
牛津词典
- The organization has a central office in York.
- 该组织在约克设有总部。
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- the central committee (= of a political party)
- （政党的）中央委员会
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- The central issue is that of widespread racism.
- 最重要的问题是种族主义的到处泛滥。
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- She has been a central figure in the campaign.
- 她一直是这场运动的主要人物。
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- Prevention also plays a central role in traditional medicine.
- 预防在传统医学中也起着主导作用。
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- 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最重要的组成部分。
牛津词典
- ...the central committee of the Cuban communist party.
- 古巴共产党中央委员会
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a central part of their culture.
- 他们文化的核心部分
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...Central America's Caribbean coast...
- 中美洲加勒比海沿岸
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a central location in the capital.
- 首都的中心地带
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- A huge bomb blast rocked central London last night.
- 昨晚一次剧烈的炸弹爆炸震动了伦敦市中心.
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- Explorers traced the Nile River to its several headstreams in Central Africa.
- 探险者在中非找到了尼罗河的几处源头.
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