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central
cen·tral / 5sZntrEl ; 5sentrEl /adjective
1. MIDDLE 中间 only before noun, no comparative 仅用于名词前,无比较级in the middle of an area or an object 中心的,中部的,在中间的:
He lives in central London.他住在伦敦市中心。
The roof is supported by a central column.屋顶由一根中心柱支撑着。
Central America / Asia / Europe etc中美洲/中亚/中欧等
2. FROM ONE PLACE 来自一处 only before noun, no comparative 仅用于名词前,无比较级used about the part of an organization, system etc which controls the rest of it, or its work 中心的,中央的〔用于指组织、系统等中控制其他部分的部分〕:
the party's central office该党的中央办公楼
the system's central control unit该系统的中心控制部件
central planning中央计划
3. IMPORTANT 重要的, more important and having more influence than anything else重要的,主要的:
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values which are central to our society对我们的社会而言至关重要的价值观
Owen played a central role in the negotiations.欧文在谈判中扮演了重要角色。
His ideas were of central importance in the development of the theory.他的观点在这一理论的发展过程中起了重要的作用。
central idea / theme / concern etc
Education has become a central issue in public debate.教育成了公开辩论的中心话题。
4. EASY ACCESS 容易到达的, a place that is central is easy to reach because it is near the middle of a town or area靠近中心区的; 易于到达的:
It's very central, just five minutes walk from the main square.那地方位于市中心,从主广场走过去只需五分钟。
5. party / comedy etc central informala place where something is happening a lot派对的中心/喜剧的中心等:
Tim's house became party central for the band and their friends.蒂姆的房子成了乐队和他们那帮朋友的聚会中心。
centrally adv.:
Our office is centrally situated.我们的办公楼地处市中心。
All data is held centrally.所有的数据都集中由中央保存。
centrality / sZn5trAlEtI ; sen5trAlEti / noun U

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