| 词汇 | centrepiece |
| 释义 | centrepiece noun[ C ] UK(UScenterpiece)uk /ˈsen.tə.piːs/ us /ˈsen.t̬ɚ.piːs/ centrepiecenoun[C] (IMPORTANT PART)the most important or attractive part or feature of something: 最重要的部分；最吸引人的部分 The reduction of crime levels is the centrepiece of the president's domestic policies.降低犯罪率是总统国内政策的重中之重。 The centrepiece of the shopping centre is a giant fountain.购物中心的中心装饰是一座巨大的喷泉。 Important and essential things -based amenity at the core of something bare be-all focal point foreground fulcrum fundament grandaddy heavyweight hot button imperative need nexus nitty-gritty nub nucleus the grandaddy of somethingidiom the name of the gameidiom centrepiecenoun[C] (DECORATION)a decorative object put in the centre of a table, especially for a formal meal（尤指正式宴会摆放在餐桌上的）中央装饰品 Carolyn Ann Ryan/Moment/GettyImages Table linen & accessories creamer cruet doily linen manchester mat napkin napkin ring pepper pot salt cellar salt shaker serviette table linen table mat tablecloth Examples of centrepiececentrepiece For the same reason, however, it may be difficult to make this approach the centrepiece of a constructive nation-wide youth unemployment policy. The centrepiece of the new colonial dispensation, the territorial councils, remained forums of debate without power, elected on limited and discriminatory franchises. The centrepiece of the room was a long mahogany table. Balancing policy convergence and institutional diversity is the centrepiece of the new employment strategy. The centrepiece of the argument is the suggestion that land holdings are positively associated with income, caloric intake and food security. The analysis of the emergence of a marketplace for knowledge should be the centrepiece in any current theory of economic development. It was a centrepiece or stage for public spectacle with the high masses and vast congregations. The centrepiece of the book is the evaluation of the control strategies of the three sample countries (chapters 4-6). Belief that the universe is designed was the centrepiece of a philosophy of nature that modern science has abandoned. The centrepiece of the design was the bank of 200 functions of time. His rejection of the identification of throne and altar - the centrepiece of restoration ideology - made him an object of suspicion in high circles. The intention is to take the model as centrepiece, working outward towards a series of displays including artefacts about the city's industrial and social life. Although presented in the final chapter, this last set of analyses is the centrepiece of the book and is possibly its most significant contribution to the field. The plan included the building of streets and regulating traffic, clearing the beach from existing edifices, such as the public baths, but its centrepiece was the promenade. The deceased are the centrepiece. See all examples of centrepiece These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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