center [ 'sentə ]

• n.
  • an area that is approximately central within some larger region

    "it is in the center of town"

    同义词： centre middle heart eye

  • the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

    "he hit the ball to deep center"

    同义词： center field centerfield

  • a building dedicated to a particular activity

    "they were raising money to build a new center for research"

    同义词： centre

  • a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

    同义词： centre midpoint

  • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

    同义词： kernel substance core essence gist heart heart and soul inwardness marrow meat nub pith sum nitty-gritty

  • the object upon which interest and attention focuses

    "his stories made him the center of the party"

    同义词： center of attention

  • a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process

    "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"

    同义词： centre nerve center nerve centre

  • the middle of a military or naval formation

    "they had to reinforce the center"

  • (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
  • (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback

    "the center fumbled the handoff"

    同义词： snapper

  • a place where some particular activity is concentrated

    "they received messages from several centers"

    同义词： centre

  • politically moderate persons; centrists
  • (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
  • the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering

    同义词： centre

  • mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace

    同义词： plaza mall shopping mall shopping center shopping centre

  • the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
  • the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play

    "it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback"

  • a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
• v.
  • center upon

    "Her entire attention centered on her children"

    同义词： focus on center on revolve around revolve about concentrate on

  • direct one's attention on something

    同义词： concentrate focus centre pore rivet

  • move into the center

    "That vase in the picture is not centered"

    同义词： centre

• adj.
  • equally distant from the extremes

    同义词： halfway middle(a) midway

  • of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

以上来源于: WordNet