亚洲网紅露点

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central

1

[ sen-truhl ]

adjective

  1. of or forming the center:

    the central hut in the village.

  2. in, at, or near the center:

    a central position.

  3. constituting something from which other related things proceed or upon which they depend:

    a central office.

  4. the play's central character.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  5. Anatomy, Zoology.
    1. of or relating to the central nervous system.
    2. of or relating to the centrum of a vertebra.
  6. Phonetics. (of a speech sound) produced with the tongue articulating neither expressly forward nor in the back part of the mouth, as any of the sounds of lull.
  7. Physics. (of a force) directed to or from a fixed point.


noun

  1. (formerly)
    1. a main telephone exchange.
    2. a telephone operator at such an exchange.

central

2

[ sen-trahl; Spanish sen-trahl ]

noun

plural centrals, Spanish centrales
  1. (in Spanish America and the Philippines) a mill for crushing cane into raw sugar.

Central

3

[ sen-truhl ]

noun

  1. a region in central Scotland. 1,016 sq. mi. (2,631 sq. km).

central

/ 藞蝉蓻苍迟谤蓹濒 /

adjective

  1. in, at, of, from, containing, or forming the centre of something

    the central material of a golf ball

    the central street in a city

  2. main, principal, or chief; most important

    the central cause of a problem

    1. of or relating to the central nervous system
    2. of or relating to the centrum of a vertebra
  3. of, relating to, or denoting a vowel articulated with the tongue held in an intermediate position halfway between the positions for back and front vowels, as for the a of English soda
  4. (of a force) directed from or towards a point
  5. informal.
    immediately postpositive used to describe a place where a specified thing, quality, etc is to be found in abundance

    nostalgia central

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞肠别苍迟谤补濒濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠别苍顎僼谤补濒路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of central1

First recorded in 1620鈥30; from Latin 肠别苍迟谤腻濒颈蝉, 鈥渃entrally located,鈥 equivalent to centr(um) center + -腻濒颈蝉 -al 1

Origin of central2

First recorded in 1885鈥90; from Latin American Spanish, special use of Spanish central central 1
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Example Sentences

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It was Sarah who repaired the watch as a birthday gift to her father, and her sudden death was central to Joel鈥檚 grief.

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A tough stance on immigration was a central plank of Trump's re-election campaign, and the president has used his broad powers of enforcement to deliver that pledge.

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In a large swathe of central southern England many have seen only around a fifth of the rainfall they would normally expect to receive since the start of March.

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Their Italian immigrant, working-class roots are a central part of their identity.

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The basilica sits near the Colosseum, a stone's throw from the city's endlessly bustling and chaotic central Termini station - well beyond the limits of the Vatican, where popes are traditionally entombed.

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