centre stage

英 [ˌsentə ˈsteɪdʒ]

美 [ˌsentər ˈsteɪdʒ]

n.  重要位置; 中心; 核心

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 重要位置；中心；核心
  an important position where sb/sth can easily get people's attention
  1. Education is taking centre stage in the government's plans.
     教育正在成为政府计划的核心。
  2. This region continues to occupy centre stage in world affairs.
     这个地区继续在国际舞台上占主导地位。

柯林斯词典

The spellings centre-stage in British English, and center stage in American English are also used. 亦使用 centre-stage (英国英语)和 center stage (美国英语)。


• N-UNCOUNT 重要位置;中心；核心
  If something or someone takescentre stage, they become very important or noticeable.
  1. The referee took centre stage as 11 players were booked and one sent off in a bizarre game...
     在一次离奇的比赛中，裁判给11名队员记名警告，把一名队员罚下场，成了全场关注的焦点。
  2. Nuclear proliferation has returned to centre stage in international affairs.
     核扩散重新成为国际事务的关注焦点。

英英释义

noun

• the central area on a theater stage
  Synonym:center stage
• a position of prominence or importance
  Synonym:center stage

双语例句

• Miley, 20, let her husband-to-be take centre stage but still looked lovely in a patchwork dress.
  20岁的麦莉把舞台中心让给了准丈夫，但身穿拼接裙的她看起来依然可爱动人。
• Although fees were centre stage again, public debate very soon focused on broader issues and the limitations of the MPF system itself were exposed.
  尽管费用又一次成为焦点，但讨论很快就转向了更广泛的议题，而强积金制度本身的局限也暴露了出来。
• For as fiscal issues move to centre stage in the 2012 election, America potentially faces three nasty shocks.
  随着财政问题成为2012年大选的主要议题，美国可能面临三个方面的严重冲击。
• The college forms the social hub of Cambridge life for most undergraduates, but the intensity of the MBA programme and the many hours spent in classes and group work mean the business school quickly takes centre stage.
  对于大多数本科生而言，大学构成了剑桥生活的社交中心，但mba课程的强度及课堂与分组作业所消耗的时间，意味着商学院很快就占据了中心舞台。
• Moreover, the package sees the government returning to centre stage.
  此外，该刺激计划还让政府重返舞台中心。
• As China moves centre stage for the olympics, its actions will be under greater scrutiny than ever before.
  中国随着奥运会成为世界的焦点，所以中国的一举一动也将比以往更受到关注。
• Efforts to stabilize food production should take centre stage, with greater investments in agricultural infrastructure to increase crop production and expand storage facilities.
  努力稳定粮食生产应采取中心舞台，在更大的农业基础设施投资，以增加作物产量，扩大仓储设施。
• After these performances, it was time for the athletes themselves to take centre stage.
  表演后，运动员陆续走进中心舞台。
• Ryan Giggs is relishing the chance to be centre stage in the twilight of his remarkable career.
  莱恩。吉格斯很高兴在自己伟大的职业生涯中能有机会出任中路枢纽。
• But the American role in the Muslim narrative is moving away from centre stage.
  但是，在穆斯林的叙述中，美国的角色正逐渐淡出中央舞台。