central /ˈsɛntrəl/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area. 中心的; 中部的

  例：

  ...Central America's Caribbean coast.

  …美国中部的加勒比海岸。

  例：

  The disruption has now spread and is affecting a large part of central Liberia.

  分裂活动范围如今已扩大，正影响着利比里亚中部的大部分地区。

• 2. 

  centrally ADV 在中心; 在中央

  例：

  The main cabin has its full-sized double bed centrally placed with plenty of room around it.

  主舱正中摆了一张标准的双人床，床周围空间很大。

• 3. 

  ADJ A place that is central is easy to reach because it is in the centre of a city, town, or particular area. (地点) 近市中心的; 在中心地带的

  例：

  ...a central location in the capital.

  …首都的一个中心地带。

• 4. 

  centrally ADV 在中心地带

  例：

  ...this centrally located hotel, situated on the banks of the river.

  …地处中心位置的这家旅馆，座落在河岸边。

• 5. 

  ADJ A central group or organization makes all the important decisions that are followed throughout a larger organization or a country. 中央的; 首要的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  There is a lack of trust toward the central government in Rome.

  对罗马中央政府缺乏信任。

• 6. 

  centrally ADV 中央地; 首要地

  例：

  This is a centrally planned economy.

  这是一种中央计划经济。

• 7. 

  ADJ The central person or thing in a particular situation is the most important one. 最重要的

  例：

  Black dance music has been central to mainstream pop since the early '60s.

  黑人舞蹈音乐自20世纪60年代初以来对主流流行音乐一直都是最重要的。