Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #2380
core
核心;精髓;本质
the central or most important part of something; the essence
- 1.
In general usage, an essential part of a thing surrounded by other essential things.
通常使用中,被其他重要事物包围的事物的核心部分
- 2.
A miner's underground working time or shift.
矿工的地下工作时间或班次
- 3.
A deposit paid by the purchaser of a rebuilt part, to be refunded on return of a used, rebuildable part, or the returned rebuildable part itself.
购买重建部件时支付的押金,退还可重建的旧部件时返还,或指退还的可重建部件本身
- 4.
a small group of indispensable persons or things
一小群不可或缺的人或事物
- 5.
The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence.
事物或事物集合中最重要的部分,无论其位置是否确定;本质
- 6.
the center of an object
物体的中心
- 7.
particular parts of technical instruments or machines essential in function:
技术仪器或机器中功能必不可少的特定部分
- 8.
the central part of the Earth
地球的中心部分
- 9.
Hence particular parts of a subject studied or examined by technical operations, likened by position and practical or structural robustness to kernels, cores in the general sense above.
因此,通过技术操作研究或检查的主题的特定部分,其位置和实用或结构的坚固性类似于上述一般意义上的核心
中心;中央;地核;核心;骨干;核心内容;核心课程;核心部件;机芯
In use
The core of the team is made up of five engineers.
He removed the core of the apple before eating it.
Scientists study the Earth's core to understand its magnetic field.
five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program
the ball has a titanium core
the core of [something]
The core of the problem is a lack of communication.
问题的核心是缺乏沟通。
[something] is at the core of [something else]
Connections
Collocations
- core values
- 核心价值观
- The company's core values guide all its decisions.公司的核心价值观指导其所有决策。
- core business
- 核心业务
- They decided to focus on their core business.他们决定专注于核心业务。
- core team
- 核心团队
- The core team consists of five experienced engineers.核心团队由五位经验丰富的工程师组成。
- core curriculum
- 核心课程
- All students must complete the core curriculum.所有学生必须完成核心课程。
Idioms & figurative uses
- to the core
- 彻底地,完全地The scandal shook the organization to its core.这桩丑闻彻底动摇了该组织。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
苹果的果核(core)位于中心,所以core意为核心。
Context & Register
“core”作名词表示“核心,要点”时,语域中性偏正式,常见于学术、技术或一般讨论中。通常用于描述事物的最关键部分。
Grammar Note
核心,可数名词,常与of连用表示…的核心。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with 'ore' and share the /ɔː/ sound, rhyming with 'core'. However, be cautious of words like 'care' or 'cure' which look similar but have different vowel sounds.
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 3,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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