Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary полностью

2 N‑COUNT If an area or town is a centre for an industry or activity, that industry or activity is very important there. □  London is also the major international insurance centre.

3 N‑COUNT [usu sing] The centre of something is the middle of it. □ [+ of ] A large wooden table dominates the centre of the room. □  Bake until light golden and crisp around the edges and slightly soft in the centre.

4 N‑COUNT [usu sing] The centre of a town or city is the part where there are the most shops and businesses and where a lot of people come from other areas to work or shop. □  …the city centre.

5 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If something or someone is at the centre of a situation, they are the most important thing or person involved. □ [+ of ] …the man at the centre of the controversy. □ [+ of ] At the centre of the inquiry has been concern for the pensioners involved.

6 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If someone or something is the centre of attention or interest, people are giving them a lot of attention. □ [+ of ] The rest of the cast was used to her being the centre of attention. □ [+ of ] The centre of attraction was Pierre Auguste Renoir's oil painting.

7 N‑SING [oft N n] In politics, the centre refers to groups and their beliefs, when they are considered to be neither left-wing nor right-wing. □  The Democrats have become a party of the centre. □  …the centre parties.

8 VERB If something centres or is centred on a particular thing or person, that thing or person is the main subject of attention. □ [V + on/around ] …a plan which centred on academic achievement and personal motivation. □ [be V -ed + on/around ] When working with patients, my efforts are centred on helping them to overcome illness. [Also V n on/around n] ●  -centred COMB □  …a child-centred approach to teaching.

9 VERB If an industry or event is centred in a place, or if it centres there, it takes place to the greatest extent there. □ [be V -ed prep] Chinese restaurants have traditionally been centred around Chinatown. □ [V prep] The disturbances have centred round the two main university areas. □ [V -ed] Between 100 and 150 travellers' vehicles were scattered around the county, with the largest gathering centred on Ampfield.

10 → see also community centre , detention centre , garden centre , health centre , job centre , left-of-centre , nerve centre , reception centre , remand centre , right-of-centre , shopping centre

cen|tred /se ntə ^r d/ in AM, use centered 1 ADJ If an industry or event is centred in a place, it takes place to the greatest extent there. □  The tremor was centred in the Gulf of Sirte.

2 ADJ If you feel centred , you feel calm, confident, and in control of your emotions. □  I'm trying to be more centred, and not fall apart when I go through difficult things.

-centred /-sentə ^r d/ in AM, use -centered 1 COMB -centred can be added to adjectives and nouns to indicate what kind of a centre something has. □  …lemon-centered white chocolates.

2 → see also centre , self-centred

centre|fold /se ntə ^r foʊld/ (centrefolds ) in AM, use centerfold N‑COUNT A centrefold is a picture that covers the two central pages of a magazine, especially a photograph of a naked or partly naked woman.

ce ntre-fo rward (centre-forwards ) N‑COUNT A centre-forward in a team sport such as football or hockey is the player or position in the middle of the front row of attacking players.