這部小說以犯罪活動為主題。
For some time all my interest has centred in their methods of agriculture.

有一段時期,我的全部興趣集中在研究他們的耕作方法上。
His life's work centred in the search for a cure for the terrible disease.

他花了畢生的精力來研究治愈這種可怕的病。
All our interest centres in our family.

我們所有的興趣都集中在家庭上。
His chief joy centred in carrying for the children.

他主要的樂趣集中在管教孩子們上。 centre sth in sb/sth
His whole mind, his whole being, was centred in revolution.

他的整個身心都放在了革命上。

村子中央是集市廣場。 centre sth on〔upon〕 sth
We centred the mirror on the wall.

我們把鏡子掛在墻的中央。 centre on〔upon〕 sth
The searchlights centred upon the enemy planes.

探照燈集中照著敵人的飛機。
Our thoughts centres upon one idea.

我們的想法集中在一個觀點上。
His current work centres upon the study of methodology in teaching.

目前他的工作集中在研究教學法上。
The conversation centred on the radical changes taking place in Russia.

談話集中在俄國正在發生的急劇變化上。 centre sth on〔upon〕 sth
He centred his attention on the problem.

他把注意力集中在這個問題上。
His whole mind was centred on the problem at hand.

他全神貫注在當前的問題上。
The action of the play is centred on the struggle between the two women.

那出戲的主要情節是兩個女人之間的爭斗。

老師責備那個孩子行為不端,但那個孩子接著就抱怨說她是替罪羊。

講故事的時候孩子們總是圍在老師的周圍。
The action of the story centred around the French Revolution.

故事的情節圍繞著法國大革命展開。
The discussion centres round the most important question.

討論集中在最重要的問題上。
In November their work centred round levelling fields.

他們11月份的工作主要是平整土地。
The discussion centred round the problem whether they should carry on their experiment at the moment.

討論集中在他們目前是否要繼續進行試驗這個問題上。 centre sth round〔around〕 sth
Do women centre their lives around the home now?

婦女們現在還圍著家庭轉嗎?