center

noun

1. a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game

2. (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play

e.g. it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback

3. the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game

4. a building dedicated to a particular activity

e.g. they were raising money to build a new center for research

Synonym: centre

5. the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

e.g. he hit the ball to deep center

Synonym: center fieldcenterfield

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

e.g. a good plaza should have a movie house
they spent their weekends at the local malls

Synonym: plazamallshopping mallshopping centershopping centre

7. a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process

e.g. in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere

Synonym: centrenerve centernerve centre

8. the object upon which interest and attention focuses

e.g. his stories made him the center of the party

Synonym: centrecenter of attentioncentre of attention

9. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

e.g. the gist of the prosecutor's argument
the heart and soul of the Republican Party
the nub of the story

Synonym: kernelsubstancecorecentreessencegistheartheart and soulinwardnessmarrowmeatnubpithsumnitty-gritty

10. the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering

Synonym: centre

11. politically moderate persons
centrists

12. the middle of a military or naval formation

e.g. they had to reinforce the center

13. a place where some particular activity is concentrated

e.g. they received messages from several centers

Synonym: centre

14. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

Synonym: centremidpoint

15. an area that is approximately central within some larger region

e.g. it is in the center of town
they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
they were in the eye of the storm

Synonym: centremiddlehearteye

16. (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback

e.g. the center fumbled the handoff

Synonym: snapper

17. (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team

18. (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

verb

1. direct one's attention on something

e.g. Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies

Synonym: concentratefocuscentreporerivet

2. move into the center

e.g. That vase in the picture is not centered

Synonym: centre

3. center upon

e.g. Her entire attention centered on her children
Our day revolved around our work

Synonym: focus oncenter onrevolve aroundrevolve aboutconcentrate on

adj

1. of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

1. -> see centre

1. center的反义词

1. 中锋：以往.大前锋往往就是要做苦工的.在场上他们少有接球单打的机会.但是现在篮球观念日新月异.大前锋也就慢慢在进攻方面有所加强了.这也正是大前锋今昔最大的差别.不过.一个好的大前锋.还是要以在禁区的苦工为主的.一个能抓篮板能防守.但是进攻能力不佳的球员.我们会称他是好的大前锋.但是一个很能得分却在篮板.防守上失职的球员

2. 居中：大体DIV构架为上(nav)中(page)下(footer)三部分,其中中间部分(page)又分为左(left)居中(center)右(right)三列. 然而使用后却发现中间部分(page)DIV不能够自动适应,由于左(left)和右(right)高度比较固定,但居中(center)高度不固定,

3. 中线：可能会有很多人问,为什么没有手部的引带呢?因为拉丁舞的高级阶段,动力都是由身体的中线(center)发出,手部只是力量的远端延伸. 手部引带动作其实是身体引带的延续.