center
gb/sˈɛntɚ/ us/sˈɛntɚ/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 500
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A1
relation
1
middle point or part
The middle part of something, the same distance from all sides.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the center of [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'center' with 'middle' in expressions like 'in the middle of nowhere', which is not usually replaced by 'center'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
middle (More general; can be used in both physical and abstract contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
edge (Refers to the outer limit or boundary, opposite of the middle.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
center of attention
|shopping center
|center of town
|center circle
|center point
หัวข้อ
geometry
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The statue stands in the center of the park.
- She placed the vase in the center of the table.
- The city center is always busy on weekends.
- Draw a dot in the exact center of the circle.
- He stood at the center of the stage.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The ball is in the center of the room.
- I live near the center of the city.
- The cake has cream in the center.
- We met in the center of the park.
คำกริยา
A2
action
2
place in the middle
To put something in the middle of an area or space.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to center [something] [somewhere]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'center' with 'focus' when talking about attention rather than physical placement.
คำพ้องความหมาย
align (In technical contexts, can mean to arrange along a line rather than just in the middle.)
คำตรงข้าม
off-center (Placed away from the middle position.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
center text
|center a picture
|center the ball
หัวข้อ
daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Center the title on the page before printing.
- She centered her chair in front of the desk.
- Please center the photo on the wall.
- The coach told him to center the ball.
- He centered the image on the screen.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Center the cake on the table.
- Please center your name on the paper.
- She centered her bed in the room.
- We centered the TV on the wall.
คำนาม
A2
entity
3
main place for activities
A main place where people do a certain activity or get services.
คำพ้องความหมาย
hub (Informal; often used for places that are busy and connected to many things.)
คำตรงข้าม
periphery (Outer area far from main activities.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
sports center
|community center
|call center
หัวข้อ
business
|daily life
|work
ตัวอย่าง
- The new shopping center opened last month.
- He works at a research center downtown.
- The sports center has a swimming pool and gym.
- Our community center offers free classes.
- The city built a new cultural center.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I go to the sports center every week.
- She works at a call center.
- We meet at the community center.
- The new shopping center is big.
คำกริยา
B1
action
4
focus attention or effort
To give most attention or effort to one thing.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to center [something] on [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Some learners overuse 'around' instead of 'on' after 'center', though both can be correct in informal English.
คำพ้องความหมาย
focus (More common and general for directing attention.)
คำตรงข้าม
distract (To draw attention away from something.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
center efforts on
|center discussion on
หัวข้อ
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The discussion centered on climate change.
- His research centers on renewable energy.
- We should center our efforts on helping those in need.
- Her speech centered around education reform.
- This movie centers on a young woman's journey.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The class centered on grammar today.
- Her talk centered on health.
- We will center on this topic tomorrow.
- My work centers on teaching children.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
center
IPA
GB/sˈɛntɚ/
US/sˈɛntɚ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
cen - ter (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (cen)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: center
- Variant Spelling: centre
- Plural: centers
Verb
- Base: center
- Variant Spelling: centre
- 3rd Person Singular: centers
- Present Participle: centering
- Past: centered
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
Core family
central
adjective A2
centrally
adverb
Related words
centerpiece
noun
Negative and opposite forms
decentralize
verb C1
Advanced or less common
centralization
noun C1
centrality
noun
จุดสำคัญด้านไวยากรณ์
- Spelling Variant: centre Verb
- Spelling Variant: centre Noun
วลีและสำนวน
center of attention
1/sˈɛntɚ əv ətˈɛnʃən/
fixed phrase
main focus of interest
The person or thing that everyone is looking at or talking about.
ตัวอย่าง
- She was the center of attention at the party.
- The strange painting became the center of attention in the gallery.
center stage
1/sˈɛntɚ stˈeɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
most important position or role
The most important place or role in an event or situation.
ตัวอย่าง
- Education took center stage during the debate.
- The singer moved to center stage for her solo.
in the center of
1/ˈɪn ðə sˈɛntɚ əv/
fixed phrase
in middle part of something
In the middle area of something.
ตัวอย่าง
- There is a fountain in the center of the park.
- He sat in the center of the room.