| 单词 | hub |
| 释义 | hub (hʌb ) Word forms: hubs 1. countable noun You can describe a place as a hub of an activity when it is a very important centre for that activity. The island's social hub is the Cafe Sport. As a hub of finance and communications, Paris is now almost equal to London. Synonyms: centre, heart, focus, core 2. countable noun The hub of a wheel is the part at the centre. 3. countable noun A hub or a hub airport is a large airport from which you can travel to many other airports. ...a campaign to secure Heathrow's place as Europe's main international hub. 4. countable noun A hub is a device for connecting computers in a network. [computing] Collocations: business hub It aims to become the premium international business hub for European airlines. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It is seen as a commercial, cultural and business hub. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The scheme has been granted enterprise zone status with a business hub to the north and a logistics hub to the south planned. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Suppliers are testing a 'communications hub' that should enable existing meters to work with different suppliers when customers switch. Times, Sunday Times The settlement has a history as a bridging point and as a market town, and today as a communications hub and tourist-oriented town. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This consolidated the settlements position as a major transportation and communications hub. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The trade that passed over it made the city the coun-try's commercial and cultural hub in the 17th century. Times, Sunday Times This area has become a social and cultural hub. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It aims to be developed as an arts and cultural hub with world-class facilities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Apart from being a cultural hub, the place over the years has provided inspiration to many artists, be it on film or on canvas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A public/private modernization in the late 2000s has re-established the square as a social and cultural hub. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rockets fired by two rival militias continued to pound the distribution hub as the fire spread to a second storage tank. Times, Sunday Times The argument goes that if you are a significant distribution hub, then in time the customers move in and you become a significant manufacturing hub, too. Times, Sunday Times There are now 6,600 companies operating in the tax-free distribution hub. Times, Sunday Times This year, it expanded into a new 145,000 sq ft distribution hub to meet growing demand. Times, Sunday Times During the pandemic, hundreds more stores have become distribution hubs, with staff picking orders in the aisles next to shoppers. Times,Sunday Times Britain is seen as a global hub for arts activities. Times, Sunday Times (2009) In the past five years, Dubai has transformed itself into a global economic hub, luring foreigners with double-digit growth and a tax-free lifestyle. Times, Sunday Times (2008) A ban on night flights also limits Heathrow's ability to maintain its status as a global aviation hub. Times, Sunday Times (2015) At the moment it looks a bombsite, but by 2020 it will have been transformed into a vast commercial and industrial hub. Times, Sunday Times But officials fear the plans will disrupt the genteel tourist destination by turning it into an industrial hub in months. The Sun Other industries gradually developed, and by the start of the 20th century the city was also a first-rank industrial hub. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has transformed into a growing industrial hub for the steel market. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The railroad established the town as an important commercial and industrial hub, and businesses burgeoned. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Security staff at international hub airports are much colder than those at provincial airports. Times, Sunday Times But for that you get a fourrunway international hub, exactly the kind of project to appeal to sovereign wealth funds and other long-term investors. Times, Sunday Times If it loses its place in the world as an international hub, it will lose out on all kinds of trade. Times, Sunday Times We are already an international hub for creativity and commerce. Times, Sunday Times They are likely to consider building a new international hub. Times, Sunday Times We used to watch a lot of telly in there, but the main hub of the house was the kitchen. Times, Sunday Times And if you have a place in mind, you can participate by suggesting new entries or proposing edits to existing ones via the project’s main hub. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The small portable screen can be removed from the main hub to create a handheld gaming device. The Sun A pool, beach, shop, bars and restaurants are just a short walk away in the main hub. The Sun Tuck into a breakfast of home-reared eggs at the lakeside main hub, which also has a sauna. Times, Sunday Times The fair also remained a major hub for sporting events and entertainment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The institute became the centre of scientific-researching works in the field of breed creation and the major hub for breeding farms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It served as a major hub of activity from 1916 to 1956 for passengers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the 1850s, the region became a major hub for the nation's developing railroad system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The city subsequently evolved into a major hub of the livestock trade. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The continent could become a manufacturing hub. Times, Sunday Times The argument goes that if you are a significant distribution hub, then in time the customers move in and you become a significant manufacturing hub, too. Times, Sunday Times It later grew into a manufacturing hub for the automotive industry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the period the city changed its focus from an agricultural town into a manufacturing hub, with an average annual growth of up to 18%. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That uninhabitable swamp subsequently became the site of its main manufacturing hub. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has become a lively regional hub with smart new boutiques, bars, a college and arts centre. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It will set up five regional hubs where its lawyers and support staff will be based. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Regional hubs were established to take the work and the expertise out of London. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The website, which acts as a shopping hub, searches out the lowest prices from different online retailers. Times, Sunday Times Over the years this shopping hub has stretched beyond its original length. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has become a regional shopping hub, and has grown greatly in the recent time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The mall was built as an outdoor shopping hub with a screened canopy roof above the main stretch of the mall and acres of parking on all sides. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There has also been a substantial increase in shopping hubs and marts in this area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Get that right and you might attract a tech hub. Times, Sunday Times His 4,000-strong team of entrepreneurs, investors and politicianswant to sell the capital as aworld-leading tech hub. Times, Sunday Times Tech hubs are springing up all over larger cities, also encouraging development. Times, Sunday Times At a tourist hub of teahouses and shops selling trinkets, the only people are armed police. Times, Sunday Times Traces of the building’s storied past are still visible throughout the modern-day food hall and tourist hub. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's the main tourist hub of the island, but boasts enough beach bars and budget-friendly restaurants to keep it from feeling overcrowded. The Sun However, its importance as tourist hub grew after the 1930s when the national park surrounding it was established. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The pool can be regarded as a major tourist hub in the area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Normalizing relations between the two nuclear nations promises to raise the city's profile as a potential trade hub. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In this way it became a trade hub and settling point for those incomers who made the city their home. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 According to fire service officials, most of the 50-odd fires that broke out in the trade hub in 2005 were caused by short circuits, a consequence of faulty connections. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They form part of this once mighty trading hub. The Sun You'll see the city's original trading hub and, if timed to about 6pm, a sunset. Times, Sunday Times Opening the marketplace to foreign law firms would accelerate its transformation into a global trading hub. Times, Sunday Times The droneports could host a medical centre, post and courier rooms, an e-commerce trading hub and a drone manufacturer. Times, Sunday Times The market soon began to recover from the plague years to become a major trading hub again. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The airport doubles as a regional transit hub. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This expanded the station area into a transit hub, and many local and rapid buses now stop at the station. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The line was completed in 2003 and serves the downtown area, and primarily functions to transport commuters between a combined parking garage/transit hub and the downtown core. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All routes stop at the transit hub. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many of them can be found near transit hubs and around subway stations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 About 500, but you must have a pool and be near a low-cost air transport hub. Times, Sunday Times About 7.5 million sq ft of this will comprise a 500 million railway station and transport hub, work on which will start next year. Times, Sunday Times That year the timetable meant we had to call in at a transport hub en route, 14 miles northeast of our starting point. Times,Sunday Times Mixed use developments that combine retail, office and residential units around a revamped state-of-the-art transport hub are the way forward. Times, Sunday Times The transport hub has been badly hit by the economic slump, with passenger numbers tumbling to 1m in 2012, compared with 2m in 2007. Times, Sunday Times The new owners planned to make it the centrepiece of a dazzling new rail, bus and subway transportation hub while preserving the building itself. Globe and Mail It began to serve as a transportation hub for the entire state. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In terms of military significance, it was a prefectural capital and a major regional transportation hub. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As such, it has long been used as a major transportation hub for travelers going between those two areas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The city also has a long history of being a transportation hub for the region. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was an urban hub filled with bankers and merchants, with many international contacts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In recent years, evangelicalism has been swept with a city-centric ethos focused on large urban hubs. Christianity Today These swollen urban hubs, the researchers say, are about the minimum size a fast-spreading virus would need to sustain itself. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It would reinforce the idea that combustion engines should play only a marginal role in busy urban hubs. Times, Sunday Times It was preserved through oral use in rural areas, isolated from urban hubs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Metal pipes connect the fluid in the master cylinder to the brake mechanism in each wheel hub. Times, Sunday Times There are two main types of gear: derailleur, where a mechanism nudges the chain between different-sized sprockets; and hub gears that work inside the enclosed wheel hub. Times, Sunday Times Investigators say a broken wheel hub was the cause of the accident. Globe and Mail A third link runs from each rear wheel hub forward to the frame to transmit driving and braking thrust. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When replacing, a wheel hub assembly should be torqued to the vehicle's specifications to prevent failure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 活动中心 Japanese: 中枢 |
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