centrepiece
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cen·tre·piece British English, centerpiece American English /ˈsentəpiːs $ -ər-/ noun 1 [singular]IMPORTANT the most important, noticeable, or attractive part of something 最重要[最具吸引力]的部分centrepiece of The centrepiece of Bevan’s policy was the National Health Service. 比万政策中的核心是国民医疗服务体系。2. DH[countable] a decoration, especially an arrangement of flowers, in the middle of a table 〔桌子的〕中心装饰品〔尤指鲜花〕
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centrepiece• The badge of the Airborne Division had been enlarged in colour and framed as a centrepiece.• There were a few delayed items, but, surprise, surprise, there was a big juicy book to provide a centrepiece.• Ivy, candles and fruit arranged in a wire basket make a sumptuous centrepiece.• Attending to the victim will become the centrepiece of penal politics in the future.• Ssamois with polenta the centrepiece of the Menu Gastronomico Valdostano, so I gave that a wide berth.• The centrepiece of the courtyard was a deep well.• The centrepiece of the programme - Denazification - was, however, only a very partial success.• The centrepiece of these reforms was addressed to the issue of peasant landownership.cen·tre·piece nounChineseSyllable
the or noticeable, Corpus of important, part attractive most
centrepiece
cen‧tre‧piece
British English, centerpiece American English /ˈsentəpiːs $ -ər-/ noun
1. [singular] the most important, noticeable, or attractive part of something
centrepiece of
The centrepiece of Bevan’s policy was the National Health Service.
2. [countable] a decoration, especially an arrangement of flowers, in the middle of a table
cen‧tre‧piece
British English, centerpiece American English /ˈsentəpiːs $ -ər-/ noun1. [singular] the most important, noticeable, or attractive part of something
centrepiece of
2. [countable] a decoration, especially an arrangement of flowers, in the middle of a table