core

noun

1. （苹果等的）果心，核儿
   the hard central part of a fruit such as an apple, that contains the seeds
2. （物体的）中心部分
   the central part of an object
   1. the earth's core
      地核
   2. the core of a nuclear reactor
      核反应堆的活性区
3. 最重要的部分；核心；要点；精髓
   the most important or central part of sth
   1. the core of the argument
      争论的核心
   2. Concern for the environment is at the core of our policies.
      对环境的关注是我们政策的核心。
4. （参加某项活动的）一小群人
   a small group of people who take part in a particular activity
   1. He gathered a small core of advisers around him.
      他的周围聚集了一帮谋士。

adj.

1. 最重要的；主要的；基本的
   most important; main or essential
   1. core subjects (= subjects that all the students have to study) such as English and mathematics
      诸如英语和数学等核心科目
   2. the core curriculum
      核心课程
   3. We need to concentrate on our core business .
      我们需要集中在核心业务上。
   4. The use of new technology is core to our strategy.
      运用新技术是我们策略的关键。
2. 核心（ 信念、价值、原则等）
   the most important or central beliefs, etc. of a person or group
   1. The party is losing touch with its core values.
      这个党正在逐渐偏离其核心价值观。
3. 核心成员的；骨干的
   used to describe the most important members of a group
   1. The team is built around a core group of players.
      这个队是以几名骨干队员为核心构建的。

verb

1. 去掉（水果）的果心；去（水果）的核儿
   to take out the core of a fruit

1. N-COUNT 果心;核儿
   The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
   1. Someone threw an apple core...
      有人扔了一个苹果核。
   2. Peel the pears and remove the cores.
      将梨削皮去核。
2. VERB 去掉…的果心;给（水果）去核
   If you core a fruit, you remove its core.
   1. ...machines for peeling and coring apples.
      苹果削皮去核机
3. N-COUNT (物体、建筑物或城市的)中心部分
   The core of an object, building, or city is the central part of it.
   1. ...the earth's core...
      地核
   2. The core of the city is a series of ancient squares.
      市中心是一座接一座古老的广场。
4. N-SING (问题的)核心，要点
   The core of something such as a problem or an issue is the part of it that has to be understood or accepted before the whole thing can be understood or dealt with.
   1. ...the ability to get straight to the core of a problem...
      直击问题要害的能力
   2. The notion that blacks comprise a problem is at the core of racist reasoning.
      黑人总爱惹事这一观念是种族主义论断的核心。
5. N-SING 精髓;骨干
   A core team or a core group is a group of people who do the main part of a job or piece of work. Other people may also help, but only for limited periods of time.
   1. We already have our core team in place...
      我们的骨干团队已经就位了。
   2. A core of about six staff would continue with the project.
      由大约6名职员组成的骨干队伍将继续该项目。
6. N-SING 基础（课);核心（科目）
   In a school or college, core subjects are a group of subjects that have to be studied.
   1. The core subjects are English, mathematics and science...
      基础课是英文、数学和科学。
   2. I'm not opposed to a core curriculum in principle, but I think requiring a foreign language is unrealistic.
      原则上我不反对设置基础课程，但我认为要求掌握一门外语是不现实的。
   3. ...a core of nine academic subjects.
      包括9个学科的核心课程
7. N-SING 主要业务;主要活动
   The core businesses or the core activities of a company or organization are their most important ones.
   1. The core activities of local authorities were reorganised...
      地方政府的主要事务进行了调整。
   2. The group plans to concentrate on six core businesses...
      该集团打算主营6种业务。
   3. However, the main core of the company performed outstandingly.
      然而，该公司的主营业务却表现出色。
8. See also: hard core hard-core soft-core
9. PHRASE 彻底的;十足的
   You can use to the core to describe someone who is a very strong supporter of someone or something and will never change their views. For example, you can say that someone is Republican to the core .
   1. The villagers are royalist to the core.
      那些村民是十足的保皇主义者。
10. PHRASE 十分地;极为
    If someone is shaken to the core or shocked to the core, they are extremely shaken or shocked.
    1. Leonard was shaken to the core; he'd never seen or read anything like it.
       伦纳德极为震惊;他从未看过或读过这样的东西。

1. Someone threw an apple core
   有人扔了一个苹果核。
2. Peel the pears and remove the cores.
   将梨削皮去核。
3. The core of the city is a series of ancient squares.
   市中心是一座接一座古老的广场。
4. The notion that blacks comprise a problem is at the core of racist reasoning.
   黑人总爱惹事这一观念是种族主义论断的核心。
5. We already have our core team in place
   我们的骨干团队已经就位了。
6. A core of about six staff would continue with the project.
   由大约6名职员组成的骨干队伍将继续该项目。
7. The core subjects are English, mathematics and science
   基础课是英文、数学和科学。
8. I'm not opposed to a core curriculum in principle, but I think requiring a foreign language is unrealistic.
   原则上我不反对设置基础课程，但我认为要求掌握一门外语是不现实的。
9. The core activities of local authorities were reorganised
   地方政府的主要事务进行了调整。
10. The group plans to concentrate on six core businesses
    该集团打算主营6种业务。
11. However, the main core of the company performed outstandingly.
    然而，该公司的主营业务却表现出色。
12. The villagers are royalist to the core.
    那些村民是十足的保皇主义者。
13. Leonard was shaken to the core; he'd never seen or read anything like it.
    伦纳德极为震惊；他从未看过或读过这样的东西。
14. To him the family is the core of society
    对他来说，家庭是社会的核心。
15. There is a serious message at the core of all this frivolity
    在所有这些闹腾的核心传递着一个严肃的信息。
16. We've got a hard core of customers that have stood by us
    我们拥有一批一直支持我们的忠实顾客。
17. The core of the Festival's programme centres round performances of new and 20th century work.
    这个音乐节最重要的节目以演奏20世纪的作品和新作为主。
18. She had a little core of self-will.
    她有点固执。
19. What she does possess is the ability to get straight to the core of a problem.
    她确实有直入问题本质的能力。
20. The system is rotten to the core.
    这个制度腐败透顶。
21. The difficulty lies primarily in the fact that the fiber core is relatively small.
    困难主要在于纤维芯比较小。
22. Economic impact problem has become the core issue with economic policy theory and economic academic cycle.
    经济冲击问题已经成为经济政策理论和经济周期理论的核心问题。
23. This radish has gone spongy to the core.
    这萝卜都糠透了心儿了。
24. She is American to the core.
    她是个地道的美国人。
25. The earth is believed to have a liquid core.
    人们相信地球有一个液态核。
26. Tong said he expects regional economic integration to be at the core of the APEC agenda this year.
    唐伟康表示，他预期地区经济一体化将是今年apec议程的核心内容。
27. He didn't get to the core of the subject.
    他没有触及问题的核心。
28. The compact core of the atom begins to appear.
    紧凑的原子内核现身了。
29. An apple core is the part of an apple left after the flesh has been eaten.
    苹果核是在苹果肉吃完后剩下的部分。
30. Petrological and mineralogical examinations of core material can be used to identify hydrothermal alterations.
    岩芯的岩石学和矿物学研究也能用来鉴定水热蚀变。

  centre core heart middle midst【导航词义：中心，中央】

  centre n. 中心，集中点

〔辨析〕指空间、地域或物体的中心点，也可指学术、商业等活动的中心。

  core n. 核心

〔辨析〕指某物体的中心部分或某事物最重要的部分。

  heart n. 中心

〔辨析〕指事物最重要的部分；也可指方位上的中心，作此义解时可与 centre 换用。

  middle n. 中间，中央，中部

〔辨析〕指空间、时间或事件的中间部分。

  midst n. 〈正式〉中间

〔辨析〕指位于某地的中部或者处于一群人、一堆物品中间，也可指在某事的进行过程中。

  kernel core【导航词义：核】

  kernel n. 仁，核仁

〔辨析〕指坚果、子粒的仁或核，通常较软，可食用。

  core n. 果核，果心

〔辨析〕指某些水果（如梨、苹果等）的核或心，通常较硬，不可食用。

n.

to the core

• 直至核心；十足；透顶
  so that the whole of a thing or a person is affected
  1. She was shaken to the core by the news.
     这消息使她大为震惊。
  2. He's a politician to the core (= in all his attitudes and actions) .
     他是个十足的政客。

noun

1. a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil

2. the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place

3. (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data
   1. each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit

   Synonym:    magnetic core

4. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
   1. the gist of the prosecutor's argument
   2. the heart and soul of the Republican Party
   3. the nub of the story

   Synonym:    kernelsubstancecentercentreessencegistheartheart and soulinwardnessmarrowmeatnubpithsumnitty-gritty

5. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

   Synonym:    effectessenceburdengist

6. a small group of indispensable persons or things
   1. five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program

   Synonym:    nucleuscore group

7. the center of an object
   1. the ball has a titanium core

8. the central part of the Earth

9. a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill

verb

1. remove the core or center from
   1. core an apple