Englishئاساسىي لۇغەت
centre
Universal Words
(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 [usuallysing.]) 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
seealsoSELF-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] = CENTREFORWARD
IDIOMS see FRONTn., LEFTadv.
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.
PHRASALVERBS
centre around / on / round / upon sb/sth
