central
英 [ˈsentrəl]
美 [ˈsentrəl]
adj. 最重要的; 首要的; 主要的; 起支配作用的; 有控制力的; 在中心的; 中央的
n. 电话总局; 电话转接员
Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.521 / COCA.743
同义词辨析
essentialbasiccentralchiefcrucialimportantmain【导航词义：主要的，重要的】
essentialadj. 必要的，重要的，基本的
〔辨析〕
语气较强，强调极其重要、必不可少的，暗含某物如缺少某部分，则失去其本质特征的意味。
〔例证〕
Water and food are essential to life.
水和食物对生命是必不可少的。
Her most essential quality is kindness.
她最重要的品质是善良。
水和食物对生命是必不可少的。
Her most essential quality is kindness.
她最重要的品质是善良。
basicadj. 基本的，主要的
〔辨析〕
指构成事物最重要、最根本部分的。
〔例证〕
the basic research/rule
基础研究/基本法规
He began to learn the basic principles of chemistry.
他开始学习基本化学原理。
The basic principles must be preserved.
这些基本原则必须保留。
基础研究/基本法规
He began to learn the basic principles of chemistry.
他开始学习基本化学原理。
The basic principles must be preserved.
这些基本原则必须保留。
centraladj. 重要的，主要的
〔辨析〕
强调相比较而言更重要或更有影响力的。
〔例证〕
a central figure/idea/role
主要人物/中心观点/重要角色
She played a central role in the debate.
她在辩论中起到了重要作用。
主要人物/中心观点/重要角色
She played a central role in the debate.
她在辩论中起到了重要作用。
chiefadj. 最重要的，主要的，首席的
〔辨析〕
强调最重要的或等级最高的，只作定语。
〔例证〕
a chief engineer/judge
总工程师/审判长
The chief difficulty of this project lies in lack of funds.
这个项目的主要困难在于缺少资金。
总工程师/审判长
The chief difficulty of this project lies in lack of funds.
这个项目的主要困难在于缺少资金。
crucialadj. 决定性的，关键的
〔辨析〕
指处于某一重要转折点的，强调某事物非常重要，是其他事物依赖的对象。
〔例证〕
This new policy is crucial to economic development.
这项新政策对经济发展至关重要。
The work of teachers is crucial in spreading knowledge.
教师的工作对知识的传播起着关键性的作用。
Their support was crucial to the project's success.
他们的支持对项目的成功至关重要。
Negotiations are now at a crucial stage.
目前，谈判正处于关键阶段。
这项新政策对经济发展至关重要。
The work of teachers is crucial in spreading knowledge.
教师的工作对知识的传播起着关键性的作用。
Their support was crucial to the project's success.
他们的支持对项目的成功至关重要。
Negotiations are now at a crucial stage.
目前，谈判正处于关键阶段。
importantadj. 重要的，重大的
〔辨析〕
普通用词，指人有权威、有影响力的，或指事物意义重大、有价值的。
〔例证〕
She is obviously an important person.
她显然是个举足轻重的人。
It was one of the most important decisions ever made.
这是所作出的最重大的决定之一。
她显然是个举足轻重的人。
It was one of the most important decisions ever made.
这是所作出的最重大的决定之一。
mainadj. 主要的，最重要的
〔辨析〕
普通用词，多指同类事物中最大、最重要的。
〔例证〕
the main force/problem/road/street
主力军/主要问题/主干道/主要街道
She took down the main points of the speech.
她把演讲的要点记了下来。
Snails would, of course, be the main dish.
蜗牛当然会是道主菜。
主力军/主要问题/主干道/主要街道
She took down the main points of the speech.
她把演讲的要点记了下来。
Snails would, of course, be the main dish.
蜗牛当然会是道主菜。
牛津词典
adj.
- 最重要的；首要的；主要的
most important- The central issue is that of widespread racism.
最重要的问题是种族主义的到处泛滥。 - She has been a central figure in the campaign.
她一直是这场运动的主要人物。 - Prevention also plays a central role in traditional medicine.
预防在传统医学中也起着主导作用。 - Reducing inflation is central to (= is an important part of) the government's economic policy.
减少通货膨胀是政府经济政策最重要的组成部分。
- The central issue is that of widespread racism.
- 起支配作用的；有控制力的
having power or control over other parts- the central committee (= of a political party)
（政党的）中央委员会 - The organization has a central office in York.
该组织在约克设有总部。
- the central committee (= of a political party)
- 在中心的；中央的
in the centre of an area or object- central London
伦敦中心区 - Central America/Europe/Asia
中美洲；中欧；中亚 - the central area of the brain
大脑中枢
- central London
- 容易到达的；交通方便的；四通八达的
easily reached from many areas- The flat is very central─just five minutes from Princes Street.
这套公寓位于市中心，去王子街只需要五分钟。 - a central location
中心位置
- The flat is very central─just five minutes from Princes Street.
- 中央的（发音时舌高点在口腔中间位置）
produced with the centre of the tongue in a higher position than the front or the back, for example /ɜː/ in bird
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 中央的;中心的
Something that iscentralis in the middle of a place or area.- ...Central America's Caribbean coast...
中美洲加勒比海沿岸 - The disruption has now spread and is affecting a large part of central Liberia.
混乱局面已经扩散，正在影响利比里亚中部的大片地区。 - ...a rich woman living in central London.
住在伦敦市中心的富婆
- ...Central America's Caribbean coast...
- ADJ-GRADED 位于中央地带的;处于中心的;四通八达的
A place that iscentralis easy to reach because it is in the centre of a city, town, or particular area.- ...a central location in the capital.
首都的中心地带
- ...a central location in the capital.
- ADJ 中央的;有最高决策权的
Acentralgroup or organization makes all the important decisions that are followed throughout a larger organization or a country.- There is a lack of trust towards the central government in Rome.
人们对罗马的中央政府缺乏信任。 - ...the central committee of the Cuban communist party.
古巴共产党中央委员会
- There is a lack of trust towards the central government in Rome.
- ADJ-GRADED 最重要的;核心的
Thecentralperson or thing in a particular situation is the most important one.- Black dance music has been central to mainstream pop since the early '60s.
自上世纪60年代以来，黑人舞曲一直是主流流行乐的核心。 - ...a central part of their culture.
他们文化的核心部分
- Black dance music has been central to mainstream pop since the early '60s.
英英释义
noun
- a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
adj
- in or near a center or constituting a center
- a central position
- serving as an essential component
- a cardinal rule
- the central cause of the problem
- an example that was fundamental to the argument
- computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure
双语例句
- This system continuously monitors levels of radiation and relays the information to a central computer
这个系统不间断地监控辐射水平，并将信息传送到中央计算机。 - The central section of the book is a historical overview of drug use.
该书的核心部分对毒品的使用作了历史概述。 - They converged on the central open space.
他们在中央空地上集中起来。 - I argued the case for an independent central bank.
我支持设立独立的中央银行。 - Explorers traced the Nile River to its several headstreams in Central Africa.
探险者在中非找到了尼罗河的几处源头。 - The conflict between the urge for self-expression and the pressure to conform is a central one for her
想要表现自我的欲望和被迫从众的压力对她来说是一个最主要的冲突。 - In 1823 Honduras became a part of the United Provinces of Central America.
1823年，洪都拉斯成为了中美洲联邦的一部分。 - He reiterated his opposition to the creation of a central bank
他重申了自己反对成立央行的立场。 - They supported the retention of a strong central government.
他们赞成保留一个强大的中央政府。 - Many provincial governments have taken advantage of this to place local interests above those of the central government
很多省级政府已利用了这一点，把地方利益置于中央政府利益之上。