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

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。

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  

英英释义

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

同义词：recess, recession, niche

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

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。

补充

cornercorner英:[ˈkɔ:nə] 美:[ˈkɔrnɚ]n.1.角, 角落A square has four corners.正方形有四个角。2.遥远的地区3.困境She will 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。vi.1.驾车转弯My new car corners beautifully.我的新车转弯性能很棒。vt.1.垄断, 囤积They've cornered all the business.他们已控制了所有的买卖。Some speculators have tried to corner wheat.有几个投机者曾试图囤积小麦。2.逼入困境The police finally cornered the thief.警察终于把那个小偷逼入一个角落。The question cornered me.那个问题把我难住了。

例句

1. Our sandcastle had a tower at each corner.我们堆的沙堡在每个角上都有一座塔。 2. He saw the corner of a magazine sticking out from under the blanket.他看到毯子下面露出杂志的一角。 3. There was a television set in the corner of the room.屋子的角落里有台电视机。 4. I just happened to notice it out of the corner of my eye.我碰巧瞟见了它。 5. Out of the corner of her eye she saw that a car had stopped.她一眼瞟到有辆车已经停了下来。 6. Suddenly Terry appeared around the corner.特里突然出现在街角。 7. She would spend the day hanging round street corners.她会一整天在街头晃悠。 8. The car takes the corners very smoothly.汽车平稳地驶过一个个拐角。 9. Is there a corner in your suitcase where I can put my toilet bag?你的箱子里还有没有角落能放我的洗漱包？ 10. We're looking for a quiet corner to hold a private conversation.我们要找个安静的角落私下聊一聊。 11. The group has been living in a remote corner of the Cambodian jungle.这群人一直居住在柬埔寨丛林的一处偏僻角落。 12. The government is in a corner on interest rates.政府在利率上陷入困境。 13. He is in a tight corner financially and badly needs US cash.他手头非常拮据, 急需美元现钞。 14. When you get into a corner, you may need help to get out.陷入困境时, 或许需要帮助才能摆脱。 15. A trader with a corner owns all of a commodity.垄断商人全面控制某一类商品。 16. hoping to get a corner in gold希望垄断黄金买卖 17. The company would like to have a corner on operating system software.该公司希望能垄断操作系统软件。 18. No-one has got a corner on brains.没有人能操控思维。 19. Beckham went over to take the corner.贝克汉姆过去踢了一记角球。 20. She scored from a corner.她开角球得分。 21. in the red corner, the heavyweight champion of the world在红色场角站着的, 是世界重量级拳击冠军 22. My new place is just around the corner.我的新家就在附近。 23. I used to live just round the corner from here.我以前住得离这里不远。 24. The Chancellor of the Exchequer says that economic recovery is just around the corner.财政大臣称经济即将复苏。 25. The only way they can finish the job in four days is by cutting corners.他们只有靠偷工减料才能在四天内完成这项工作。 26. Take your time, don't cut corners and follow instructions to the letter.慢慢来, 别图省事, 严格按照说明做。 27. Young people came from the four corners of the world to join in the celebrations.来自五湖四海的年轻人聚集在一起庆祝。 28. Goods poured in from the four corners of the world.世界各地的商品纷纷涌来。 29. The doctors say it will be a long time before she's fully fit, but at least she's turned the corner.医生说她还需很长的时间才能完全康复, 但是她的病情至少已经好转。 30. A police car chased him and cornered him near Rome.一辆警车追逐他, 在快到罗马时将他困住。 31. He was still sitting huddled like a cornered animal.他仍旧像只受困的小动物一样蜷坐着。 32. She cornered me as we were coming out of the meeting.我们开完会出来时她截住了我。 33. In 1869, Jay Gould and Jim Fisk nearly cornered gold.1869年, 杰伊•古尔德和吉姆•菲斯克几乎买断了黄金市场。 34. Zurich's affluence came initially from cornering a sizeable chunk of the 14th-century silk trade.苏黎世最早是在14世纪靠垄断大量的丝绸贸易致富的。 35. He had a crazy scheme to corner the champagne market.他有个疯狂的计划, 要垄断香槟市场。 36. This restaurant has cornered the Madrid market for specialist paellas.这家餐厅垄断了马德里特色肉饭菜的市场。 37. It's not a powerful car but it corners well.车子的马力不是十分强劲, 但是拐弯性能很好。 38. Peter drove jerkily, cornering too fast and fumbling the gears.彼得开车一顿一顿的, 拐弯太快, 换挡也是笨手笨脚。 39. The house has a corner situation.这所房子位于角落里。 40. A wooden corner unit displays a pair of pot plants.木质边角柜上摆放着两盆植物。 41. The police finally cornered the thief.警察最后把盗贼逼得走投无路。 42. This question cornered me.这个问题把我难住了。 43. Their firm has cornered the wheat market.他们的公司垄断了小麦市场。 44. to corner in commodities囤积商品 45. Our new car corners beautifully.我们的新车拐起弯来可真灵。 46. Jan sat at one corner of the table.简坐在桌子一角。 47. he drove the ball into the corner of the net.他将球击入球网一角。 48. 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。 49. the pub stood on the corner of Page Street.酒馆位于佩奇街的街角。 50. they descended on the college from all corners of the world .他们从世界各地来到这所大学。 51. 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。 52. Hodkinson was encouraged by his corner.霍金森受到支持者的鼓舞。 53. the man was eventually cornered by police dogs.这个人最终被警犬逼得走投无路。 54. I managed to corner Gary for fifteen minutes.我设法留加里谈了15分钟的话。 55. 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。 56. you cornered vanadium and made a killing.你垄断了钒市场，赚了一大笔钱。 57. 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。 58. there's a chemist round the corner.附近有一家药店。 59. 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。 60. there are Gaultier shops on every corner.到处都有戈蒂埃商店。 61. Write your address in the top right-hand corner.将你的住址写在右上角。 62. a remote corner of Scotland苏格兰一处遥远而偏僻的地方 63. to get yourself into a corner使自己陷入困境 64. There's a phone box just round the corner.电话亭就在附近。 65. He cornered me at the party and started telling me all his problems.他在宴会中把我叫到一边，向我诉说他的种种难题。 66. the corner of a box/table/tablecloth盒子/桌子/桌布角 67. A post marks the corner of the property.一根柱子标示该地产的一角。 68. Write your name in the upper right-hand corner of the page.把你的名字写在页面的右上角。 69. He caught the ball in the corner of the end zone.他在端区的一角接住了球。 70. the northeast corner of the state这个州的东北角 71. We sat at a table in a corner of the room.我们坐在房间一角的桌旁。 72. a street corner街角 73. The hotel is at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street.酒店位于第5大道和第59街交汇处。 74. A group of teenagers were hanging around on the corner.一群青少年在街角游荡。 75. He went to the grocery store around/round the corner from the bank.他从银行去了街角的杂货店。 76. She knew there was a gas station just around the corner. [=after the curve]她知道转弯处就有一家加油站。 77. The car took the corner [=drove around the curve in the road] too fast and went off the road.汽车转弯太快，开出了路面。 78. He said something out of the corner of his mouth to the person standing next to him.他动了动嘴角，跟站在身边的人说了些什么。 79. There was a tear in the corner of her eye.她的眼角有一滴眼泪。 80. I saw something out of the corner of my eye. [=I saw something to the side of where I was looking]我从眼角瞟见了什么东西。 81. The boxers returned to their corners when the round ended.此轮结束时，拳击手回到了各自的场角。 82. "In one corner you have the music industry, and in the other, those who want music but don't want to pay for it."你左右为难，一边是音乐产业，另一边则是喜欢听音乐却不愿意付费的听众。 83. I am going to need you in my corner when I go to court.上法庭打官司时，我需要你的支持。 84. They live in a quiet corner of the town.他们生活在镇上一处僻静的地方。 85. a memory that lies in some dark corner of his mind藏在他头脑中某个隐蔽角落的记忆 86. His influence extends to every corner of the state.他的影响遍及这个国家的每个角落。 87. She is famous in every corner of the world. [=throughout the world]她蜚声世界。 88. People came from the four corners of the earth [=from everywhere; from all over] to see the sight.世界各地的人们前来观看这一景象。 89. The city is in a tight corner financially. [=is in a bad financial position]这座城市陷入财政困境。 90. The candidate backed/painted himself into a corner [=put himself in a bad position] by proposing a tax increase.候选人提议增税，把自己逼入了困境。 91. "We don't have enough money to pay for everything, so we'll have to cut corners somewhere."我们的钱不够支付全部费用，所以必须在某些方面节省。 92. You should never cut corners on safety.你绝对不能在安全问题上图省事。 93. He has a corner on the silver market.他垄断了白银市场。 94. He acts like he has a corner on new ideas. [=like he is the only person who has new ideas]他表现得好像只有他才想得出新点子。 95. The politicians say that a stronger economy is just around the corner. [=that the economy will become stronger very soon]政治家说经济很快就会有更为强劲的表现。 96. Summer vacation is around the corner.暑假就要到了。 97. The company claims it has turned the corner and will be profitable soon.公司声称已渡过难关，很快将会赢利。 98. a corner office拐角处的办公室 99. We ate in a corner booth at the restaurant.我们在餐厅角落里的包厢吃饭。 100. a corner shop/store街角的商店/店铺 101. Police cornered the suspect in a backyard.警察将嫌犯逼到后院。 102. A cornered animal can be dangerous.被逼入绝境的动物会很危险。 103. He cornered the actress and demanded her autograph.他堵住这名女演员，索要她的亲笔签名。 104. The interviewer cornered the politician with some probing questions.采访者拦住那名政治家，向他提了一些刨根究底的问题。 105. They have cornered the market in wheat. = They have cornered the wheat market.他们垄断了小麦市场。 106. He acts as if he's cornered the market on new ideas.他表现得好像只有他才想得出新点子。 107. This car corners well.这辆车拐弯很灵敏。