center
英 美['sɛntɚ]
- n. 中心，中央；中锋；中心点
- vi. 居中，被置于中心
- vt. 集中，使聚集在一点；定中心
- adj. 中央的，位在正中的
- n. (Center)人名；(英)森特
英英释意
- 1. an area that is approximately central within some larger region;
- "it is in the center of town"
- "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"
- "they were in the eye of the storm"
- 2. the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher;
- "he hit the ball to deep center"
- 3. a building dedicated to a particular activity;
- "they were raising money to build a new center for research"
- 4. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
- 5. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;
- "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"
- "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"
- "the nub of the story"
- 6. the object upon which interest and attention focuses;
- "his stories made him the center of the party"
- 7. a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process;
- "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
- 8. the middle of a military or naval formation;
- "they had to reinforce the center"
- 9. (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
- 10. (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback;
- "the center fumbled the handoff"
- 11. a place where some particular activity is concentrated;
- "they received messages from several centers"
- 12. politically moderate persons; centrists
- 13. (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
- 14. the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
- 15. 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;
- "a good plaza should have a movie house"
- "they spent their weekends at the local malls"
- 16. the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
- 17. 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"
- 18. a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the center jump to start the game