centre

[US]/'sentə/
[UK]/ˈsɛntɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. to be centered around something
vt. to concentrate; to place in the middle
n. the middle
adj. central

Phrases & Collocations

city centre

shopping centre

business centre

health centre

community centre

centre of gravity

research centre

service centre

training centre

centre on

exhibition centre

sports centre

town centre

control centre

resource centre

commercial centre

distribution centre

education centre

medical centre

logistics centre

centre forward

data centre

Example Sentences

the centre of the ceiling.

the centre of a circle

the centre of Shanghai

the centre of floatation

a centre for medical research.

a centre of academic excellence.

At the centre of the park there is a fountain.

directly in the centre of the city

a drug rehabilitation centre

in the centre of the storm calm prevailed.

the city was a centre of discontent .

Geneva was then the centre of the international world.

a day centre for the mentally ill.

the ancient centre of the town was pedestrianized.

a prime site in the centre of Glasgow.

the centre of buoyance

to centre the needle, turn the knob.

Real-world Examples

You'll be taken to a factory where jewelry is made, and also a ceramics centre.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 14

It's like a shopping centre for wizards basically.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

We have started to clean the health centre.

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford High School English (Elective 6)

Fez is the centre of the Moroccan leather industry.

Source: Human Planet

Police have evacuated two shopping centres as a precaution.

Source: CRI Online December 2014 Collection

It is the centre of national government and its administration.

Source: New Curriculum Standard People's Education Press High School English (Compulsory 5)

But, me, I'd go Lakeside shopping centre in Essex.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

You don't like hanging around and seeing the shopping centre?

Source: 6 Minute English

The HENRY programme was delivered in part through children's centres.

Source: Past exam papers for the English CET-6 reading section.

This seaside city is an important centre for business and industry.

Source: Beijing Normal University Edition High School English (Compulsory 2)

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