the center of [place]
表示某个区域内的中央位置,常与 in 或 at 连用。
The museum is in the center of the old town.
博物馆在老城中心。
中心;中央
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
中心;中央
a point or area in the middle of a larger region or object
The museum is in the center of the old town.
博物馆在老城中心。
某个更大区域内大致中心的区域
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
直接位于捕手前方的外场地面
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
专门用于特定活动的建筑
a building dedicated to a particular activity
The tables are placed in the center of the room.
桌子放在房间中央。
AI contextual example
She works in the city center, so her commute is short.
她在市中心工作,所以通勤时间很短。
AI contextual example
There is a small fountain at the center of the park.
公园中心有一个小喷泉。
AI contextual example
it is in the center of town
它位于城镇的中心
WordNet
表示某个区域内的中央位置,常与 in 或 at 连用。
The museum is in the center of the old town.
博物馆在老城中心。
名词直接修饰 center,构成复合名词,表示专门从事某类活动的建筑。
I visited the new science center.
我参观了新的科学中心。
a center for... 表示面向某一活动或领域的机构。
They founded a center for environmental research.
他们创办了一个环境研究中心。
Not this
The school is in center of the city.
Use this
The school is in the center of the city.
center 在此表示‘某个区域中部’,是可数名词;of the city 明确特指这座城市中心这一具体地点,因此前面必须加定冠词 the。汉语‘在市中心’没有冠词,直译就容易漏掉 the。
Not this
The city has two shopping center.
Use this
The city has two shopping centers.
center 表示‘用于特定活动的建筑’时是可数名词,two 后面必须用复数形式 centers。汉语名词没有复数变化,所以学习者容易漏掉词尾 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
市中心
The library is located in the city center.
图书馆位于市中心。
购物中心
We usually go to the shopping center on weekends.
我们通常周末去购物中心。
社区中心
The yoga class is held at the community center every morning.
瑜伽课每天早晨在社区中心上。
中外场
The batter hit a high fly ball to center field.
击球手把一个高飞球打到了中外场。
正中心
The arrow landed dead center on the target.
箭正好射在靶的正中心。
医疗中心
She works as a nurse at the regional medical center.
她在地区医疗中心当护士。
关注的焦点
She loves being the center of attention.
她喜欢成为人们关注的焦点。
核心位置,焦点
The economy took center stage during the debate.
经济问题在辩论中成为焦点。
最显眼的位置
The new product was front and center at the trade show.
新产品在展会上占据最显眼的位置。
“中心无法维系。”
W.B. Yeats's line 'the center cannot hold' from 'The Second Coming' is often quoted when order is collapsing.
叶芝《第二次降临》中的诗句“中心无法维系”常被引用来形容秩序瓦解。
“看着我,我能守中外野。”
John Fogerty's song 'Centerfield' has the lyric 'Look at me, I can be center field,' about a baseball player ready to play.
约翰·福格蒂的歌曲《Centerfield》里有一句“看着我,我能守中外野”,是讲棒球球员准备好上场的。
Use center naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想:圆的正中心画个 C,C 是 center 的首字母,也像圆心标记,所以 center 就是中心。
语域:neutral 常见场景:describing locations、giving directions 该义项为中性表达,通常用于日常交流与书面描述,没有明显口语或书面语限制。多用于说明某个较大区域的大致中心位置。
与 center(/ˈsɛntɚ/)真正押韵的是 enter(/ˈɛntɚ/)。winter、hunter、central、scent、censer 只是拼写相近,发音并不相同:winter 和 hunter 的重读元音不同;central 以 /əl/ 结尾且没有 /ər/ 音节;scent 只有一个音节且没有 /ər/;censer 中间的辅音是 /s/ 而不是 center 的 /t/。
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