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IELTS BNC: 521 COCA: 743

central

Word family 
Related topics: Government
cen·tral /ˈsentrəl/ ●●● S1 W1 adjectiveadj
1  middle 中間的 [only before noun, no comparative]MIDDLE in the middle of an area or an object 中心的，中部的，在中間的
He lives in central London.
他住在倫敦市中心。
The roof is supported by a central column.
屋頂由一根中心柱支撐着。
Central America/Asia/Europe etc 中美洲/中亞/中歐等
2  from one place 來自一處 [only before noun, no comparative]PG used about the part of an organization, system etc which controls the rest of it, or its work 中心的，中央的〔用於指組織、系統等中控制其他部分或工作的部分〕
the party’s central office
該黨的中央辦公樓
the system’s central control unit
該系統的中心控制部件
central planning
中央計劃
3  important 重要的BASIC more important and having more influence than anything else 重要的，主要的
central to
values which are central to our society
我們社會的核心價值觀
Owen played a central role in the negotiations.
歐文在談判中擔任了重要角色。
His ideas were of central importance in the development of the theory.
他的觀點在這一理論的發展過程中起了至關重要的作用。
central idea/theme/concern etc
Education has become a central issue in public debate.
教育成了公開辯論的中心話題。
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4  easy access 容易到達的MIDDLE a place that is central is easy to reach because it is near the middle of a town or area 靠近中心區的；易於到達的
It’s very central, just five minutes’ walk from the main square.
那地方正位於市中心，從主廣場走過去只需五分鐘。
—centrally adverbadv
Our office is centrally situated.
我們的辦公樓地處市中心。
All data is held centrally.
所有的數據都集中保存。
—centrality /senˈtræləti/ noun [uncountableU]
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: more important and having more influence than anything else
nouns
a central role/part
The report emphasizes the central role of science in society.
a central issue
Education is a central issue for the government.
a central theme
What would you say is the central theme of the book?
a central figure (=an important person with a lot of influence)
During this time he was a central figure in American politics.
a central feature
Cultural diversity is a central feature of modern British society.
be of central importance
Loving care is of central importance to a child’s development.
a central concern
Environmental problems are now a central concern.
a central idea
This was a central idea in Marxist theory.
a central argument (=the main set of reasons for or against something)
Let’s consider the central argument for reducing the voting age.
a central aspect
The spread of ideas is a central aspect of globalization.
Examples from the Corpus
central• the tropical rainforest in central Africa• the farming areas of central California• Wingo is the troubled central character of Conroy's novel.• Political rights have always been the central concern of feminism.• The houses face onto a central courtyard.• The computers are linked to a central database.• The central dogma is of course a theory, but there is no evidence to suggest that it is wrong.• a house with central heating• This review examines the evidence that abnormal oxidative metabolism is of central importance to active inflammatory bowel disease.• The use of weapons became the central issue dividing the tribes.• Crime is going to be the central issue of the mayoral campaign.• But this lofty and detached comment misses the central issues of comparison and equality in penal treatment.• central London• On the contrary, it involves a recognition of its central mediating role in the use and learning of language.• Centrophenoxine had the strongest biological activity, producing a mild stimulation of the central nervous system.• The central part of the building tends to be warmer in the winter.• Obviously, if a party changes its central principles, it becomes another party.• The central theme of this novel is the desire for money.• The right to vote is central to our democratic system of government.
central to• Most of the foods central to Portuguese cooking are common in our kitchens.
-central /sentrəl/ suffix [in nouns] informal
full of a particular type of thing or person 〔某類東西或人〕泛濫的，充斥的
It was mosquito-central down by the river.
河邊蚊子成群。
In the 1990s, London’s docklands became yuppie-central (=full of rich young people).
20世紀90年代，倫敦的碼頭區雅皮士雲集。
IELTS BNC: 521 COCA: 743
central

adjective¹

 1most important最重要VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be重要ADVERB➤very非常重要▸➤absolutely極其重要◇This distinction is of absolutely central importance.這一差別極為重要。➤increasingly日益重要PREPOSITION➤to對⋯是重要的◇These facts are central to the case.這些事實對案情至關重要。
central

adjective²

 2easily reached容易到達VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be在中心ADVERB➤fairly, quite, very近中心；正中心◇Our house is very central, so we can easily get around.我們的房子地處正中心，所以我們出行很方便。
IELTS BNC: 521 COCA: 743
central adj.
⇨ main
IELTS BNC: 521 COCA: 743
central
In the middle or to the left or right: astride, central, centrally...
Next to, near to and not far away: local, close, nearly...
Words used to describe thoughts, beliefs and ideas: abstract, central, theoretical...
Important: important, major, key...
Words used to describe organizations: structural, established, informal...
Importance: importance, emphasis, priority...

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