Word · Frequency #327
centres
中心；中央；中间
centres is the plural of centre.
核心释义
英式及英联邦国家拼法，美式拼法为 center
the middle point or part of something; British/Commonwealth spelling of 'center'
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澳大利亚、英国、加拿大、爱尔兰、新西兰和南非对center的标准拼写
Australia, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.
澳大利亚、英国、加拿大、爱尔兰、新西兰和南非对center的标准拼写；中心；中心点；中锋
用法In use
The shopping centre is located in the middle of the city.
用法提示：这里'centre'是名词，表示一个地点或区域的中心位置。
She placed the vase at the centre of the table.
用法提示：这里'centre'是名词，表示物体的正中间位置。
The new community centre offers many activities for residents.
用法提示：这里'centre'是名词，指一个提供特定服务的场所。
the centre of sth
centre 前通常加 the，后面用 of 短语说明属于哪一范围。
The centre of the town is very old.
镇中心非常古老。
in the centre of sth
in the centre of 强调位于某物内部的中间位置。
She was standing in the centre of the room.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- shopping centre
- 购物中心
- We went to the new shopping centre to buy some clothes.我们去新开的购物中心买了些衣服。
- city centre
- 市中心
- The hotel is located in the city centre, close to all attractions.这家酒店位于市中心，靠近所有景点。
- centre of attention
- 关注的焦点
- She loves being the centre of attention at parties.她喜欢在聚会上成为众人关注的焦点。
- research centre
- 研究中心
- The university has a state-of-the-art research centre for biotechnology.这所大学有一个最先进的生物技术研究中心。
- community centre
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
centre音似‘森特’，可联想‘森林的中心’。
语境与语域Context & Register
neutral: geography, sports, buildings; note_zh: 该义项为中性，适用于多种场景，如地理、运动、建筑等
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，常与the连用
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the -tre spelling ending, but note that their vowel sounds differ (e.g., /iː/ in metre vs. /aɪ/ in fibre). They do not rhyme with centre except possibly sceptre, which has a similar vowel /ɛ/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.