n.[C]
- 角;街角
A cabinet sits in a
corner of the room.
房間的一角立著一隻櫥櫃。
- (書本等的)包角
- (遙遠的)地區;偏僻處[P1]
People arrived from all
corners of the world.
人們紛紛從世界各處抵達。
- 困境
They have forced him into a
corner.
他們迫使他陷入困境。
- 【足】角球
- 壟斷;囤積[(+on/in)][S]
They once had a
corner on the corn market.
他們曾一度壟斷了玉米市場。
vt.
- 使陷於絕境
The animal is dangerous when
cornered.
野獸一旦陷於絕境就會變得很危險。
- 壟斷
He wants to
corner the beer market.
他想壟斷啤酒市場。
- 使有稜角
vi.
- 轉彎
The car
corners well.
這車轉彎很靈便。
- 【美】位於角上
- 壟斷
a.
- 在角落的[Z]
We sat at a
corner table.
我們坐在一張放在角落處的桌旁。
片語
around/round the corner
- 在附近
She used to live just
around the corner.
她以前就住在附近。
- 即將來臨
Victory is just
around the corner.
勝利就在眼前。
cut corners
- (不按常規而)以簡便方法做事
Don't hurry. You cannot
cut corners if you want to do a perfect job.
別急!如果你想幹得出色,就不能只圖簡便。
force/drive into a corner
- 把……置於困境
Mr. Smith's clever arguments soon
forced his opponents
into a corner.
史密斯先生的精彩辯論很快使他的對手陷入困境。
turn the corner
- 好轉;度過難關
She was very ill but seems to have
turned the corner now.
她曾病得很重,但現在看上去已好轉了。
辨析
n.
- a place or angle where two or more sides or edges meet.
▸a place where two streets meet.
- a secluded or remote region or area.
- a difficult or awkward position.
- a position in which one dominates the supply of a particular commodity.
-
(also 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.
▸a similar free hit in field hockey.
- Boxing & Wrestling each of the diagonally opposite ends of the ring, where a contestant rests between rounds.
▸a contestant's supporters or seconds.
- Brit. a triangular cut from the hind end of a side of bacon.
v.
- force into a place or situation from which it is hard to escape.
- go round a bend in a road.
- control (a market) by dominating the supply of a particular commodity.
Phrase
-
(just)
around the corner
very near. - fight one's corner
defend one's position or interests. - in someone's corner
supporting and encouraging someone.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr., based on L. cornu ‘horn, tip, corner’.