central

英 [ˈsentrəl]

美 [ˈsentrəl]

adj.  最重要的; 首要的; 主要的; 起支配作用的; 有控制力的; 在中心的; 中央的
n.  电话总局; 电话转接员

高考CET4CET6考研IELTS医学

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.521 / COCA.743

同义词辨析

essentialbasiccentralchiefcrucialimportantmain【导航词义：主要的，重要的】

牛津词典

adj.

• 最重要的；首要的；主要的
  most important
  1. The central issue is that of widespread racism.
     最重要的问题是种族主义的到处泛滥。
  2. She has been a central figure in the campaign.
     她一直是这场运动的主要人物。
  3. Prevention also plays a central role in traditional medicine.
     预防在传统医学中也起着主导作用。
  4. Reducing inflation is central to (= is an important part of) the government's economic policy.
     减少通货膨胀是政府经济政策最重要的组成部分。
• 起支配作用的；有控制力的
  having power or control over other parts
  1. the central committee (= of a political party)
     （政党的）中央委员会
  2. The organization has a central office in York.
     该组织在约克设有总部。
• 在中心的；中央的
  in the centre of an area or object
  1. central London
     伦敦中心区
  2. Central America/Europe/Asia
     中美洲；中欧；中亚
  3. the central area of the brain
     大脑中枢
• 容易到达的；交通方便的；四通八达的
  easily reached from many areas
  1. The flat is very central─just five minutes from Princes Street.
     这套公寓位于市中心，去王子街只需要五分钟。
  2. a central location
     中心位置
• 中央的（发音时舌高点在口腔中间位置）
  produced with the centre of the tongue in a higher position than the front or the back, for example /ɜː/ in bird

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 中央的;中心的
  Something that iscentralis in the middle of a place or area.
  1. ...Central America's Caribbean coast...
     中美洲加勒比海沿岸
  2. The disruption has now spread and is affecting a large part of central Liberia.
     混乱局面已经扩散，正在影响利比里亚中部的大片地区。
  3. ...a rich woman living in central London.
     住在伦敦市中心的富婆
• ADJ-GRADED 位于中央地带的;处于中心的;四通八达的
  A place that iscentralis easy to reach because it is in the centre of a city, town, or particular area.
  1. ...a central location in the capital.
     首都的中心地带
• ADJ 中央的;有最高决策权的
  Acentralgroup or organization makes all the important decisions that are followed throughout a larger organization or a country.
  1. There is a lack of trust towards the central government in Rome.
     人们对罗马的中央政府缺乏信任。
  2. ...the central committee of the Cuban communist party.
     古巴共产党中央委员会
• ADJ-GRADED 最重要的;核心的
  Thecentralperson or thing in a particular situation is the most important one.
  1. Black dance music has been central to mainstream pop since the early '60s.
     自上世纪60年代以来，黑人舞曲一直是主流流行乐的核心。
  2. ...a central part of their culture.
     他们文化的核心部分

英英释义

noun

• a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
  Synonym:telephone exchangeexchange

adj

• in or near a center or constituting a center
  1. a central position
• serving as an essential component
  1. a cardinal rule
  2. the central cause of the problem
  3. an example that was fundamental to the argument
  4. computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure
  Synonym:cardinalfundamentalkeyprimal

双语例句

• This system continuously monitors levels of radiation and relays the information to a central computer
  这个系统不间断地监控辐射水平，并将信息传送到中央计算机。
• Black dance music has been central to mainstream pop since the early '60s.
  自上世纪60年代以来，黑人舞曲一直是主流流行乐的核心。
• Explorers traced the Nile River to its several headstreams in Central Africa.
  探险者在中非找到了尼罗河的几处源头。
• The central section of the book is a historical overview of drug use.
  该书的核心部分对毒品的使用作了历史概述。
• There is a lack of trust towards the central government in Rome.
  人们对罗马的中央政府缺乏信任。
• Central London is fortunate in having so many large parks and open spaces
  伦敦市中心有幸拥有许多大型公园和大片空地。
• Non-violence and patience are the central tenets of their faith
  非暴力和忍耐是他们的信仰的核心原则。
• I argued the case for an independent central bank.
  我支持设立独立的中央银行。
• Education is central to a country's economic development
  教育对一个国家的经济发展至关重要。
• He's taking a dangerous drug: it acts very fast on the central nervous system
  他正在服用一种危险的药物：这种药物能很快影响到中枢神经系统。