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单词 central
释义
central
adjective
uk
/ˈsen.trəl/us
/ˈsen.trəl/

centraladjective(NEAR THE MIDDLE)

B1
in, at, from, or near thecentreor mostimportantpartof something:
中心的，中央的；中部的；靠近中心的；核心的
centralEurope/London中欧／伦敦中部
Ofcourse, youpaymore forpremiseswith a centrallocation(= in or near thecentreof atown).当然，位于市中心的房屋就要贵一些。
More examples
  • Some latenewshas just come in - abombhasexplodedin central London.
  • In manychurchesthesideaislesareseparatedfrom the centralaisleby arowofarches.
  • The bridge's centralsupportgave way,tippingthecoachinto theriver.
  • Thelargecentraldiamondissurroundedby eightsmallerstones.
  • Ilovethewideopenspacesof centralAustralia.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Centres of objects
  • bowel
  • centrality
  • centrally
  • centre
  • centre of gravity
  • core
  • hub
  • inner ring
  • innermost
  • inside
  • interior
  • internal
  • internally
  • median
  • mid
  • middle
  • midpoint
  • midway
  • off-centre
  • the bowels ofsomethingidiom

centraladjective(IMPORTANT)

C2
mainorimportant:
主要的；重要的
a centralrole主要角色
Communityinvolvementis centraltoourplan.社区的参与对我们的计划很重要。
More examples
  • Ifailedtograspthe film's centralconcept.
  • Eugenics was the central, and mostcontroversial,partof hissocialphilosophy.
  • The centralcharacterof theplayis aflakyneurotic.
  • The centralargumentof thebookis that some of theplayswere not written by Shakespeare.
  • The centralcharacteris amalevolentwitchout forrevenge.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Important and essential things
  • -based
  • amenity
  • bare
  • be-all
  • big league
  • focal point
  • foreground
  • fulcrum
  • grandaddy
  • heavyweight
  • hot button
  • imperative
  • keynote
  • need
  • nexus
  • nub
  • nucleus
  • precondition
  • the grandaddy ofsomethingidiom
  • the name of the gameidiom
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centraladjective(ORGANIZATION)

C1[before noun]
controlledororganizedin onemainplace:
中央的；中心的
centralauthorities中央当局
the US centralbank美国中央银行
centralplanning中心规划
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Managing and organizing
  • admin
  • administer
  • administration
  • anti-bureaucracy
  • bronze command
  • fixer
  • get up
  • getyouract togetheridiom
  • gold command
  • have/getyourshit togetheridiom
  • marshal
  • mobilize
  • mount
  • party planner
  • party planning
  • project-manage
  • rationalization
  • rationalize
  • recentralization
  • scrum
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Central
noun
uk
/ˈsen.trəl/us
/ˈsen.trəl/
anareaof centralScotlandthat was one of ninelocalgovernmentregionsuntil 1996:
（苏格兰）中央区（原为九个地方行政区之一，1996年撤销）
At thattimesheworkedfor Central Regional Council.那时候她在中央区市政会工作。
More examples
  • Central was one of the 12regionsinto whichScotlandwasdividedfrom 1975 to 1996.
  • Central wasformedin 1975 bybringingtogether thetraditionalcountyareasof Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire,pluspartsof thewestsideof thetraditionalcountyofWestLothian.
  • As aregion, Central was theupperof twotiersoflocalgovernment.
  • Listen toourTrafficScotlandRadiobroadcastfor Central, Tayside and Fife.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Towns & regions: named regions of countries
  • Aberdeen City
  • Aberdeenshire
  • AK
  • AL
  • Alabama
  • fl.
  • Flintshire
  • Florida
  • Floridian
  • French Canadian
  • MN
  • Monmouthshire
  • Montana
  • Montanan
  • Montgomeryshire
  • Stirling
  • Stirlingshire
  • Strathclyde
  • Suffolk
  • the Sunbelt
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(Definition ofcentralfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

central| American Dictionary

central
adjective
us
/ˈsen·trəl/

centraladjective(NEAR THE MIDDLE)

in, at, from, or near thecenter:
Hegrewup in central Illinois.

centraladjective(IMPORTANT)

mainorimportant:
Americannovelsoften takemoneyastheircentralconcern.

centraladjective(CONTROLLED)

(of something havingseparateparts)controlledfrom asingleplaceor by asingleorganization:
A centralcomputertracksreservations.
(Definition ofcentralfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

central| Business English

central
adjective
uk
/ˈsentrəl/us
mainorimportant:
be central to sthOffshoreproductionis central to thestrategiesof some of the world's mostpowerfulbusinesses.
Communicationplaysa centralroleindevelopingtrustwithin anorganization.
in or near thecentreof something:
You will have topaymore forofficesin acentrallocation.
central London
controlledororganizedfrom oneplaceor by onesingleauthority:
central control/government/authorityWithout astrongcentralauthority, thecountryfacesimminentcollapse.
controllingothersmallerorganizations,departments, etc.:
Thecompanyannouncedtherelocationofitscentralofficeto agreenfieldsiteoutsidethecapital.

centrally

adverb
centrallylocatedoffices
a centrallymanagedservicedepartment
(Definition ofcentralfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcentral

central
In theory, village development plans flow up through district and regional development committees to thecentralgovernment.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thecentralclaim of this paper is that decision-making cannot be understood purely at the group level.
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However, dealing with the purely functional aspects is still going to becentral, in particular for users with little previous exposure to functional programming.
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It is not acentralaspect of perception and hence need not have such a primary role in psychological inquiry.
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In this way, thecentralclaim of their paper - "all mental representations are conscious" - ceases to be vacuous.
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The familiar vision of acentralself should be replaced with that of an emergent self that is both momentary and developing.
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Hiscentralsupport also recovered, aided by the party's need to have some provincial governments fit for display.
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In brief, during early neuroproliferative and migratory phases, monoamines playcentralroles.
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He had stressed thecentralquestion of co-operation and willingness to accept a common responsibility.
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But thecentralquestion surrounding bower birds was the purpose of the bowers.
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We also agree with the authors that what subjects are told about a task can be ofcentralimportance, even when deception is not involved.
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The summary tables and figures convey all of thecentralempirical results of the experiments.
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Because of its relationship to the debate construed as thecentraldebate for linguistic anthropology, their work is also construed as crucially theoretical.
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Whatever, chronological age should be acentraltheoretical concern of social gerontology.
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Thecentraltheoretical concern focuses on the idea of regulatory ritualism and its key role in regulatory capitalism.
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