center

中英词典：center

形容词：

1. center

2. centered

名词：

1. center

2. centering

词语辨析：

center和centre在意思上没有区别，只是拼写上的差异，center是美式英语拼写，centre是英式英语拼写。

词汇扩充：

1. center of attention

2. center of gravity

3. center of population

4. center stage

近义词：

midpoint, core, heart

反义词：

edge, periphery, outskirts

柯林斯词典（Collins Dictionary）定义：

1. If you center something somewhere, you put or build it there so that it is in the middle.

2. The center of an object or place is the middle of it.

3. The center of an activity or organization is the place where it is most important or successful.

牛津词典（Oxford Dictionary）定义：

1. A point or part that is equally distant from all sides, ends, or surfaces of something; the middle.

2. The point from which an activity or process is directed, or on which it is focused.

3. The point at the center of a circle or sphere.

用法：

1. center作动词时，常用结构为center something on/around/upon something。例如：

    They centered the table on the rug.（他们把桌子放在地毯上）

    The movie is centered around the life of a famous writer.（这部电影以一位著名作家的生活为中心）

2. center作名词时，常用结构为in the center of/ at the center of。例如：

    The hotel is located in the center of the city.（这家酒店位于市中心）

    The center of the cake is still gooey.（蛋糕的中心还是软乎乎的）

相关例句：

1. The museum is at the center of the town.（这家博物馆位于市中心）

2. The company decided to center their business operations in Asia.（公司决定将业务运营重心放在亚洲）

3. The child sat in the center of the room.（孩子坐在房间的中央）

4. The basketball player is the center of the team.（这位篮球运动员是球队的中锋）

5. The conference will be held at the city center.（会议将在市中心举行）

6. The meeting will take place in the center of the building.（会议将在建筑物的中心举行）

7. She always wants to be the center of attention.（她总是想成为关注的焦点）

8. The company is launching a new research center.（该公司将推出一个新的研究中心）

9. The soccer player passed the ball to the center.（足球运动员将球传给了中锋）

10. The teacher asked the students to center their attention on the task.（老师要求学生们把注意力集中在任务上）

11. The hotel is located in the center of a bustling shopping district.（这家酒店位于繁华的购物区中心）

12. The artist placed a vase in the center of the table.（艺术家把花瓶放在桌子中央）

13. The city center is filled with shops and restaurants.（市中心有很多商店和餐馆）

14. The company's headquarters is in the center of the city.（公司总部位于市中心）

15. The cake is soft in the center.（蛋糕中心是软的）

16. The conference center can accommodate up to 500 people.（会议中心可容纳多达500人）

17. The research center focuses on finding a cure for cancer.（研究中心专注于寻找治疗癌症的方法）

18. The city center is a popular tourist attraction.（市中心是一个受欢迎的旅游景点）

19. The gymnast performed a perfect turn on the center beam.（体操运动员在平衡木上完成了一个完美的转体）

20. The center of the painting features a beautiful landscape.（画的中心描绘了一幅美丽的风景）