centre

US: /ˈsɛntɝ/

UK: /sˈɛntɐ/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

centre /'sentə/
  • danh từ
    • điểm giữa, tâm; trung tâm; trung khu; trung ương
      • the centre of a circle: tâm vòng tròn
      • centre of commerce: trung tâm thương nghiệp
      • shopping centre: trung tâm buôn bán
    • nhân vật trung tâm
    • (thể dục,thể thao) trung phong (bóng đá)
    • (chính trị) phái giữa
    • (quân sự) đạo trung quân
    • (kỹ thuật) mẫu, dưỡng (dùng trong luyện kim)
    • (kiến trúc) khung tò vò, khung bán nguyệt (bằng gỗ, dùng khi xây dựng)
    • động từ
      • đặt vào giữa, để vào giữa, tập trung vào, xoáy quanh
        • to centre one's hopes on: tập trung hy vọng vào
        • the discusion centred round one point: cuộc thảo luận quay quanh một điểm
      • (thể dục,thể thao) đá (bóng) vào giữa
      • tìm tâm (của vật gì)

    Advanced English dictionary

    (BrE) (AmE center) noun, verb
    + noun
    [VN]
    middle
    1 [C] the middle point or part of sth: the centre of a circle + a long table in the centre of the room + chocolates with soft centres
    town / city
    2 [C] (especially BrE) (AmE usually downtown [usually sing.]) the main part of a town or city where there are a lot of shops/stores and offices: in the town / city centre + the centre of town + a town centre car park
    3 [C] a place or an area where a lot of people live; a place where a lot of business or cultural activity takes place: major urban / industrial centres + a centre of population + Small towns in South India serve as economic and cultural centres for the surrounding villages.
    building
    4 [C] a building or place used for a particular purpose or activity: a shopping / sports / leisure / community centre + the Centre for Policy Studies
    of excellence
    5 [C] ~ of excellence a place where a particular kind of work is done extremely well: Darlington could become a regional centre of excellence for nursery nurse training.
    of attention
    6 [C, usually sing.] the point towards which people direct their attention: Children like to be the centre of attention. + The prime minister is at the centre of a political row over leaked Cabinet documents.
    -centred
    7 (in adjectives) having the thing mentioned as the most important feature or FOCUS (= point) of attention: a child-centred approach to teaching
    See also - SELF-CENTRED
    in politics
    8 (usually the centre) [sing.] a MODERATE (= middle) political position or party, between the extremes of LEFT-WING and RIGHT-WING parties: a party of the centre + Are her views to the left or right of centre? + a centre party
    in sport
    9 [C] = CENTRE FORWARD
    Idioms see FRONT n., LEFT adv.
    + verb [VN] to move sth so that it is in the centre of sth else: Carefully centre the photograph on the page and stick it in place.
    Phrasal Verbs: centre around / on / round / upon sb/sth
    centre sth around / on / round / upon sb/sth to be or make sb/sth become the person or thing around which most activity, etc. takes place: State occasions always centred around the king himself. + Discussions were centred on developments in Eastern Europe.
    centre sth in ... [usually passive] to make somewhere the place where an activity or event takes place: Most of the fighting was centred in the north of the capital.

    Thesaurus dictionary

    n.
    1 middle, core, heart; nucleus, focal point, hub, pivot, nave; mid-point:
    He stood in the centre of the road. We journeyed to the centre of the earth. The tower is at the centre of the market square. The amount to be paid was at the centre of the controversy. Mark the centre of the line.
    v.
    2 focus, converge, meet, concentrate, cluster:
    The business of the meeting centred on the nomination of a chairperson. All my hopes were centred on getting the job as supervisor.

    Collocation

    1 middle point/part of sth

    ADJ.

    dead, very
    We've bought a flat in the very centre of Cambridge.
    | city, town | soft
    chocolates with soft centres

    PREP.

    at the ~ (of)
    at the centre of the universe
    | in the ~ (of)
    a museum in the centre of Birmingham

    PHRASES

    the centre of the city, the centre of (the) town

    2 important place for sth

    ADJ.

    important, leading, main, major, nerve
    (figurative) the economic nerve centre of Germany
    | international, local, national, regional, world | commercial, cultural, economic, financial, industrial, trading, urban
    London is one of the main financial centres of the world.

    PREP.

    ~ for
    The university is a major centre for scientific research.

    PHRASES

    a centre of excellence
    (= a place where a particular kind of work is done well),
    a centre of government/population/power 3 the centre
    moderate political position

    CENTRE + NOUN

    party | ground
    a party that occupies the centre ground of British politics

    PHRASES

    left/right of centre
    Politically, she is slightly left of centre.


    Concise dictionary

    'sentə
    noun
    +a low-lying region in central France
    +an area that is approximately central within some larger region
    +a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
    +a place where some particular activity is concentrated
    +the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
    +a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
    +a building dedicated to a particular activity
    verb
    +move into the center
    +direct one's attention on something
    centers|centered|centering|centre|centres|centred|centringnoun
    +an area that is approximately central within some larger region
    +the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
    +a building dedicated to a particular activity
    +a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
    +the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
    +the object upon which interest and attention focuses
    +a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
    +the middle of a military or naval formation
    +(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
    +a place where some particular activity is concentrated
    +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
    +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
    +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
    +a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
    verb
    +center upon
    +direct one's attention on something
    +move into the center
    adj.
    +equally distant from the extremes
    +of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

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