Word · Frequency #327
centres
中心；中央；中间
centres is the plural of centre.
the middle point or part of something; British/Commonwealth spelling of 'center'
英式及英联邦国家拼法，美式拼法为 center
- 1.
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
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
In use
The shopping centre is located in the middle of the city.
She placed the vase at the centre of the table.
The new community centre offers many activities for residents.
Connections
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
- 社区中心
- The local community centre offers many activities for children.当地社区中心为孩子们提供许多活动。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
centre音似‘森特’，可联想‘森林的中心’。
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
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与the连用
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/.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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