hub

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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hub /hʌb/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1  MAINthe central and most important part of an area, system, activity etc, which all the other parts are connected to 〔地域、系统、活动等的〕中心，枢纽 SYN centrehub of Birmingham is at the hub of Britain’s motorway network. 伯明翰地处英国高速公路网的枢纽位置。 the commercial hub of the region 该地区的商业中心2. TDthe central part of a wheel to which the axle is joined （轮）毂 →4  See picture of 见图 BICYCLE →5 see picture at 见图 bicycle1

Examples from the Corpus

hub• Since its conception, two of the airlines that used the old airport as a hub have disappeared.• It was built like a hub and spokes, with great arches that went to infinity.• A series of area road improvements could help Brown Field take flight as an air cargo hub.• Instead, the initial implementation will appear as an Ethernet switch called the DragonSwitch, which fits into its existing Access/One hubs.• Flights to South America pass through the airline's hub airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.• Macau hopes to become the service hub for the southern part of the Pearl River Delta.• Here is the hub of my confession, to be taken any way we wish.• From the curvature of the arc, I had already begun to estimate the position of the hub.• The hub, bearings and rims of otherwise wooden wheels might be made of iron.hub of• Downtown St. Paul is a hub of culture and entertainment.• Vienna was then the hub of the multinational Hapsburg empire.From Longman Business Dictionaryhubhub /hʌb/ noun [countable]1COMMERCE a city or country where there is a lot of business activity because it is central in relation to other places, there are good communications etcThe city has become a hub for Asian markets and a financial center.2TRAVELan airport with a lot of flights where people can easily change planes to go on to somewhere elseThey want to develop the airport as a European hub.Origin hub (1500-1600) Probably from → HOB1

hub nounChinese  

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hub
hub /hʌb/ noun [countable]1. the central and most important part of an area, system, activity etc, which all the other parts are connected to
   SYN  centre
    hub of
    Birmingham is at the hub of Britain’s motorway network.
    the commercial hub of the region
2. the central part of a wheel to which the axle is joined

hubBrE /hʌb/ 🔊NAmE /hʌb/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] ~ (of sth) the central and most important part of a particular place or activity （某地或活动的）中心，核心◆the commercial hub of the city城市的商业中心◆to be at the hub of things (= where things happen and important decisions are made) 在核心部门◆a hub airport (= a large important one where people often change from one plane to another) 枢纽机场

the central part of a wheel 轮毂