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center [n][en]
 
1)a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the center jump to start the game
    Synonyms :centro центр 中心 zentrum 센터 センター 
    See Also: position  basketball_team 
 
2)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"
    Synonyms :centro центр 中心 zentrum 센터 センター 
    See Also: lineman  eleven 
 
3)the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
    Synonyms :centro центр 中心 zentrum 센터 センター 
    See Also: position  hockey_team 
 
4)a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research"
    Synonyms :centre centro центр 中心 中央饭店 zentrum 센터 センター 中心部 
    See Also: building  burn_center  call_center  civic_center  conference_center  control_center  research_center  service_club  settlement_house  student_center 
 
5)the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center"
    Synonyms :center_field centro centro_campo el_jardín_central центр центр_области 中心 中心场 centre_du_champ zentrum 센터 센터_필드 センター センターフィールド 
    See Also: parcel  outfield 
 
6)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"
    Synonyms :mall plaza shopping_center shopping_centre shopping_mall centro centro_comercial 商场 центр 中心 торговый_центр 购物中心 zentrum 센터 センター ショッピングモール プラザ ショッピングセンター einkaufszentrum centre_commercial 쇼핑몰 쇼핑_센터 
    See Also: mercantile_establishment 
 
7)a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
    Synonyms :centre nerve_center nerve_centre centro centro_nervoso centro_nevrálgico центр 中心 中央饭店 centro_neurálgico нервный_центр 神经中枢 zentrum 센터 センター 中心部 神経中枢 神経センター nervenzentrum centre_nerveux 신경_센터 
    See Also: neural_structure  auditory_center  olfactory_brain  broca's_area  wernicke's_area  superior_colliculus  inferior_colliculus  respiratory_center 
 
8)the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party"
    Synonyms :center_of_attention centro centro_das_atenções centro_de_atención_de центр центр_внимания 中心 注意中心 centro_dell'attenzione centre_de_l'attention zentrum zentrum_der_aufmerksamkeit 센터 관심의_중심 センター 関心の中心 
    See Also: object  conversation_piece  crosshairs  cynosure  eye-catcher 
 
9)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"
    Synonyms :core essence gist heart heart_and_soul inwardness kernel marrow meat nitty-gritty nub pith substance sum carne centro essência coração interioridade medula âmago_da_questão substância мозг центр 中心 核心 ядро esencia суть 症结 сердцевина сущность corazón 本质 мясо interioridad  médula 要点 сердце meollo 心脏 внутренность 内在 内核 мельчайшие 事情的本质 sustancia suma  Сумма 物质 总和 wesen 고기 덩어리 zentrum 심장 센터 midollo nucleo センター 핵심 요점 essenza stoff 에센스 본질 fleisch 本質 要旨 心臓 内面 カーネル 精肉 肝心な  物質 合計 nocciolo cuore interiorità herz innerlichkeit winzigsten summe cœur intériorité moelle viande nitty_gritty_-  커널 핵심적으로_얘기하자면 물질 
    See Also: cognitive_content  summate  bare_bones  hypostasis  haecceity  quintessence  stuff 
 
10)the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
    Synonyms :centre centro центр 中心 中央饭店 zentrum 센터 センター 中心部 
    See Also: confection  chocolate_candy 
 
11)politically moderate persons; centrists
    Synonyms :centro центр 中心 zentrum 센터 センター 
    See Also: class  centrist 
 
12)the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center"
    Synonyms :centro центр 中心 zentrum 센터 センター 
    See Also: formation  armed_forces 
 
13)a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers"
    Synonyms :centre centro центр 中心 中央饭店 zentrum 센터 センター 中心部 
    See Also: place  nerve_center 
 
14)a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
    Synonyms :centre midpoint centro центр 中心 中央饭店 punto_medio медиана 中点 지폐 zentrum mittelpunkt 센터 センター 中心部 point_médian 
    See Also: point  bight  center_of_curvature  bowels  bull  center_of_gravity  center_of_mass  core  navel  nombril  core  nucleus  nucleus 
 
15)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"
    Synonyms :centre eye heart middle centro olho coração центр 中心 中央饭店 ojo глаза corazón  сердце 心脏 ближний zentrum 심장 센터 センター 中心部 oeil auge 心臓 cuore herz cœur moyen 중간 
    See Also: area  middle  center_stage  central_city  storm_center  financial_center  hub  inner_city  medical_center  midfield  seat  city_of_london  midstream 
 
16)(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff"
    Synonyms :snapper centro центр 中心 甲鱼 zentrum 센터 センター フエダイ schnapper vivaneau 스내퍼를 
    See Also: lineman  football  snap 
 
17)(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
    Synonyms :centro центр 中心 zentrum 센터 センター 
    See Also: basketball_player  basketball  bill_russell 
 
18)(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
    Synonyms :centro центр 中心 zentrum 센터 センター 
    See Also: hockey_player  hockey 
 
center [v][en]
 
1)direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
    Synonyms :centre concentrate focus pore rivet concentrado foco poro rebite enfoque  中央饭店 концентрат 焦点 remache порами 铆钉 concentrato concentrer konzentrieren 中心部 fokus フォーカス 細孔 リベット pori niet pores 포커스 기공 리벳 
    See Also: cerebrate  centering  assiduity  absorb  rivet  recall  think  zoom_in  hear 
 
2)move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered"
    Synonyms :centre 中央饭店 中心部 
    See Also: displace 
 
3)center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"
    Synonyms :center_on concentrate_on focus_on revolve_about revolve_around no_centro concentrar-se_em focalizar girar_em_torno_de giram_em_torno_de centro_de concentrarse_en центр_по 围绕 集中 сосредоточиться_на centrarse_en сосредоточить_внимание_на 重点 giran_en_torno_a вращается_вокруг вращаться_вокруг 围绕有关 centro_sul centre_sur zentrum_auf concentrarsi_su 센터에 concentrer_sur konzentrieren_sich_auf 真ん中に 집중 に専念する mettre_l'accent_sur fokus_auf についての回転 を中心に回っ ruotano_intorno ruotano_attorno umkreisen tournent_autour_de 초점에서 에_대해_곰곰이_생각 주위를_맴돌다 
    See Also: bear_on  centering 
 




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