corner
['kɔ:nə]
n.角落, 转角, 困境
v.将 ... 逼入困境, 转弯, 垄断
adj.位于角落的
例句与用法:
She'll need luck to get out of a tight corner like that.
她要靠运气才能摆脱那样的困境。
By defeating their main competitor this firm has cornered the wheat market.
这家公司击败了主要的竞争对手而垄断了整个小麦市场。
He fell and hit his head on the corner of a box.
他跌倒时,头碰到箱子的一角。
词形变化:
动词过去式: cornered | 动词过去分词: cornered | 动词现在分词: cornering | 动词第三人称单数: corners |
n.[C]
1. 角; 街角
A cabinet sits in a corner of the room.
房间的一角立着一只橱柜。
2. (书本等的)包角
3. (遥远的)地区; 偏僻处[P1]
People arrived from all corners of the world.
人们纷纷从世界各处抵达。
4. 困境
They have forced him into a corner.
他们迫使他陷入困境。
5. 【足】角球
6. 垄断; 囤积[(+on/in)][S]
They once had a corner on the corn market.
他们曾一度垄断了玉米市场。
vt.
1. 使陷于绝境
The animal is dangerous when cornered.
野兽一旦陷于绝境就会变得很危险。
2. 垄断
He wants to corner the beer market.
他想垄断啤酒市场。
3. 使有棱角
vi.
1. 转弯
The car corners well.
这车转弯很灵活。
2. 【美】位于角上
3. 垄断
a.
在角落的[Z]
We sat at a corner table.
我们坐在一张放在角落处的桌旁。
短语词组:
around/round the corner
1. 在附近
She used to live just around the corner.
她以前就住在附近。
2. 即将来临
Victory is just around the corner.
胜利就在眼前。
cut corners
1. (不按常规而)以简便方法做事
Don't hurry. You cannot cut corners if you want to do a perfect job.
别急! 如果你想干得出色, 就不能只图简便。
force/drive into a corner
1. 把……置于困境
Mr. Smith's clever arguments soon forced his opponents into a corner.
史密斯先生的精彩辩论很快使他的对手陷入困境。
turn the corner
1. 好转; 渡过难关
She was very ill but seems to have turned the corner now.
她曾病得很重, 但现在看上去已好转了。
corner
名词复数:corners
过去式:cornered
过去分词:cornered
现在进行时:cornering
词形变化:
动词过去式: cornered | 动词过去分词: cornered | 动词现在分词: cornering | 动词第三人称单数: corners |
词义辨析:
同义:
n.角, 棱, 隅
angle
bend
turn
crook
n.汇合, 集合点
convergence
convergency
junction
juncture
meeting
intersection
crossroads
n.边缘
edge
margin
rim
verge
brink
brim
brow
hem
border
periphery
perimeter
n.角落, 偏僻处
nook
private spot
secret place
n.困境, 绝境
tight spot
pickle
bind
hole
cul-de-sac
dead end
impasse
stalemate
jam
squeeze
trap
n.地区
region
part
area
place
quarter
district
section
v.把……逼入绝境, 紧逼
back into a corner
push into a corner
bring to bay
trap
catch
v.垄断, 囤积
corner the market on
keep all to oneself
同义参见:
crossing
niche
monopoly
tree
corner['kɔ:nə]n.1.■角;墙角2.■角落,隅3.■犄角,棱角4.■(街道)拐角(处)5.■终端,限界,边缘6.■地区, 地带7.■遥远偏僻的地方, 冷僻处8.■困境,绝境,绝路9.■[美国英语]囤积居奇;垄断10.■【橄榄球】(运球传递的)三角线路11.■【拳击】12.■(拳击场的)场角13.■拳击运动员助手14.■【棒球】(木垒板的)边角15.■竞赛的一方;[总称](某运动员的)捧场观众adj.1.■在拐角处的;在角落里的2.■用于角落的,适合在角落里的3.■【美式橄榄球】翼卫的,角后卫的vt.1.■[美国英语]使陷于困境,将…逼入绝境,把…难住:The police finally cornered the thief.警察最后把盗贼逼得走投无路。This question cornered me.这个问题把我难住了。2.■囤积(商品),垄断(股票等):Their firm has cornered the wheat market.他们的公司垄断了小麦市场。vi.1.■囤积居奇,垄断(商品):to corner in commodities囤积商品2.■(车辆)拐弯:Our new car corners beautifully.我们的新车拐起弯来可真灵。近义词monopolyaround the corner在拐角处;在附近(常与 just 连用);即将来临cut corners抄近路,走捷径用最简捷的方式做事;节约(人力、物力)cut off a corner=cut cornersdrive someone into a corner逼得某人走投无路four corners十字路口(全部)范围各处,各地have a corner in someone's heart在某人心田中占有一角,为某人疼爱round the corner=around the cornerthe four corners of the earth天涯海角 [亦作 the corners of the earth]turn the corner在街角拐弯好转,转危为安,渡过难关within the four corners of在…范围之内
cornercorner[ˈkɔ:nə]n.fs [ˈkɔ:nə]1.■顶点2.■(马的)侧门牙
noun
- a place or angle where two or more sides or edges meet
角
Jan sat at one corner of the table.
简坐在桌子一角。
■an area inside a room, box, or squareshaped space, near the place where two more edges or surfaces meet
角(如屋角;盒角等)
he drove the ball into the corner of the net.
他将球击入球网一角。
■(figurative)a difficult or awkward situation
(喻)困境;绝路
he found himself backed into a now-or never-corner.
他发现自己只有背水一战了,机不可失,时不再来。
■a place where two streets meet
街角
the pub stood on the corner of Page Street.
酒馆位于佩奇街的街角。
■a sharp bend in a road
(道路)转弯处
■(Brit.)a triangular cut from the hind end of a side of bacon
(英)(火腿后侧切下的)三角块
■(Climbing, Brit.)a place where two planes of rock meet at an angle of between 60° and 120°
(登山 英)岩石的两个平面构成的60°至120°的交角 - a part, region, or area, especially one regarded as secluded or remote
隐僻处;偏远处
they descended on the college from all corners of the world .
他们从世界各地来到这所大学。
she couldn't bear journalists prying into every corner of her life.
她受不了记者们窥探她私生活的方方面面。
■a position in which one dominates the supply of a particular commodity
垄断;囤积居奇 - (亦作 corner kick)(Soccer)a free kick taken by the attacking side from a corner of the field after the ball has been sent over the byline by a defender
(英足)角球
■a similar free hit in field hockey
(曲棍球中的)角球 - (Boxing & Wrestling)each of the diagonally opposite ends of the ring, where a contestant rests between rounds
(拳击,摔跤)场角
■a contestant's supporters or seconds
运动员的支持者(或助手)
Hodkinson was encouraged by his corner.
霍金森受到支持者的鼓舞。
[with obj.]
- (常作 be cornered)force (a person or animal) into a place or situation from which it is hard to escape
将(人或动物)逼入绝境;使走投无路
the man was eventually cornered by police dogs.
这个人最终被警犬逼得走投无路。
■detain (someone) in conversation, typically against their will
强留(某人)谈话
I managed to corner Gary for fifteen minutes.
我设法留加里谈了15分钟的话。 - control (a market) by dominating the supply of a particular commodity
垄断;囤积
whether they will corner the market in graphics software remains to be seen.
还不清楚他们是否要垄断制图软件市场。
■establish a corner in (a commodity)
垄断(某种商品)
you cornered vanadium and made a killing.
你垄断了钒市场,赚了一大笔钱。 - [no obj.](of a vehicle or driver) go round a bend in a road
(车辆或司机)转弯;拐弯
no squeal is evident from the tyres when cornering fast.
快速转弯时车胎没有发出尖锐的嘎吱声。
(just) around (或round) the corner
- very near
很近的
there's a chemist round the corner.
附近有一家药店。
- defend one's position or interests
维护某人的地位(或利益)
we need someone in the cabinet to fight our corner.
我们需要内阁有人维护我们的利益。
- on someone's side; giving someone support and encouragement
在某人一方;支持(或鼓励)某人
- everywhere
到处;处处
there are Gaultier shops on every corner.
到处都有戈蒂埃商店。
- see someone or something at the edge of one's field of vision
斜着眼睛偷看
- Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, based on Latin cornu 'horn, tip, corner'
corner
名词 corner:
a place off to the side of an area
the point where two lines meet or intersect
an interior angle formed be two meeting walls
同义词:nook
the intersection of two streets
同义词:street corner, turning point
the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
a small concavity
a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
同义词:box
a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
a remote area
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
同义词:quoin
动词 corner:
gain control over
force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
同义词:tree
turn a corner
corner
■Do a blow-up of this corner of the negative.
(对某事的)详尽的报道。
■A sentry stood on guard at the corner.
一个哨兵在角落里站岗。
■A black man stood at the street corner distributing handbills.
一个黑人站在街角处散发广告单。
■A big dog came running round the corner, cannoned into him, and knocked him over.
一只大狗由街角跑来,撞上他,把他撞倒了。
■A big dog come running round the corner, cannon into him, and knock him over.
一只大狗由街角跑来,撞上他,把他撞倒了。
■A heap of old clothes was lying in the corner.
一堆旧衣服堆在角落里。
■One day Little Piggy finds a hole in the corner.
一天,小猪猪在墙角发现一个洞。
■Go on until you get to the next corner and then turn left.
一直往前走,到了第一个拐角,就向左转弯。
■A car swung sharply round the corner.
一辆汽车在街角急转弯。
■A bookstore on Dong An Road. It's at a corner, is not it?
东安路的一家书店,在一个拐角上,是不是?
■The leading cyclist will be coming round that corner any minute now!
为首的那个自行车手很快就要从那个转角处绕过来。
■The bookstore is just around the corner.
书店就在那边转弯的地方。
■The house that is number three from the corner; ranked number six in her class.
从拐角处起的第三座房子; 在她的班上排第六位
■He drew an oblique line form one corner of the paper to the other.
他从纸的这角到另一角画了一条斜线。
■They were chatting (away) in the corner.
他们在角落里闲谈。
■They sat in a corner and chatted of old times.
他们坐在一个角落里畅谈过去的时光。
■They once had a corner on the corn market.
他们曾一度垄断了玉米市场。
■Our new street plan of the city is inset in a corner of their area map.
他们的地区地图一角插入了我们为这座城市新绘的街道图。
■They have forced him into a corner.
他们迫使他陷入困境。
■He fell and hit his head on the corner of a table.
他倒下了,头碰在桌子角上。
■He snipped off the corner of the milk carton.
他剪掉牛奶袋的边角。
■He sat in a corner of the room canting and whining.
他坐在房间的一个角落里一边哀求一边诉苦。
■He folded down the corner of the page.
他将正在看的那一页折了一个角。
■He disappeared round the corner like a streak of lightning.
他快如闪电般地从拐角处消失。
■He wants to corner the beer market.
他想垄断啤酒市场。
■He huddled his books in the corner of his bedroom.
他把书胡乱堆积在他卧室的一角。
■He gave a small nip to each corner of the cloth.
他把布的每一个角都铰了一块
■He piled up fallen leaves in a corner of the yard.
他把落叶堆积在院子一角。
■He lay huddled (up) in a corner.
他把身体缩成一团躺在角落里。
■He came running round the corner cannoned into me, and knocked me over.
他拐弯时奔过来一下子撞着我,把我撞倒。
■He turned the street corner.
他拐过街角。
■His books were all clumped together in a corner.
他的书籍都堆在角落里。
■His car banked around the corner.
他的汽车倾斜着驶过拐角。
■He hit his knee on the corner of the table.
他的膝盖撞在桌子角儿上了。
■He stands on the corner of a wide avenue.
他站在宽阔的林荫道的角落里。
■He will drag her off to parties, and she spends the whole evening trying to look inconspicuous in some corner.
他要把她拉到宴会上去,她整个晚上都试图躲在不显眼的角落。
■He fell and hit his head on the corner of a box.
他跌倒时,头碰到箱子的一角。
■He ran round the corner and banged straight into a lamp-post.
他跑过拐角处时迎面撞在灯柱上。
■He disappeared round the corner.
他转过拐角处就不见了。
■He took the corner at top speed.
他高速绕过街角。
■You write it down in the upper right-hand corner.
你得写在右上角。
■Would you rather take the one in the corner?
你愿意坐在角落里的那张餐桌吗?
■You have to shift as you drive around the corner.
你拐角时要换挡变速。
■Do you see that serpent coiled up in the corner?
你看见那大蛇盘卷在角落里吗?
■Can you put him down at the next corner?
你能在下一个拐角处让他下车吗?
■The bus stops at the next corner.
公共汽车在下一个拐角靠站。
■As the bus turn the corner, it collided with a van.
公共汽车转过拐角时与客货车相撞。
■The firm turned the corner last year and their present balance sheet is showing a very fair profit.
公司于去年渡过难关,现在公司的帐面上利润相当可观。
■A couple of old women were chinning in the corner.
几个老太婆在角落里聊天。
■By defeating their main competitor, this company will corner the wheat market.
击败主要对手后,这家公司将垄断小麦市场。
around/round the corner
1. 在附近
She used to live just around the corner.
她以前就住在附近。
2. 即将来临
Victory is just around the corner.
胜利就在眼前。
cut corners
1. (不按常规而)以简便方法做事
Don't hurry. You cannot cut corners if you want to do a perfect job.
别急! 如果你想干得出色, 就不能只图简便。
force/drive into a corner
1. 把……置于困境
Mr. Smith's clever arguments soon forced his opponents into a corner.
史密斯先生的精彩辩论很快使他的对手陷入困境。
turn the corner
1. 好转; 渡过难关
She was very ill but seems to have turned the corner now.
她曾病得很重, 但现在看上去已好转了。