[N-COUNT 可数名词]角 A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.
[usu with supp]
He saw the corner of a magazine sticking out from under the blanket...
他看见杂志的一角从毯子下露了出来。
Write 'By Airmail' in the top left hand corner.
在左上角写上“航空邮递”。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]角；墙角；壁角 The corner of a room, box, or similar space is the area inside it where its edges or walls meet.
...a card table in the corner of the living room...
起居室角落里的牌桌
The ball hurtled into the far corner of the net...
球飞进了球网的远角。
Finally I spotted it, in a dark corner over by the piano.
最后我在钢琴旁的阴暗角落里发现了它。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（嘴）角；（眼）角 The corner of your mouth or eye is the side of it.
[usu sing]
She flicked a crumb off the corner of her mouth...
她擦掉嘴角的面包屑。
Out of the corner of her eye she saw that a car had stopped.
她用眼角的余光瞥见一辆车停了下来。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]街角；拐角 The corner of a street is the place where one of its sides ends as it joins another street.
[usu with supp]
She would spend the day hanging round street corners...
她会整天在街角附近游荡。
We can't have police officers on every corner...
不可能每个街角都派驻警察。
He waited until the man had turned a corner.
他一直等到那个男人拐过街角。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](道路的)转弯处 A corner is a bend in a road.
...a sharp corner...
急转弯
The road is a succession of hairpin bends, hills, and blind corners.
这条路上急转弯、坡道和死拐角一个接一个。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](遥远或难以到达的)角落，偏远处 If you talk about the corners of the world, a country, or some other place, you are referring to places that are far away or difficult to get to.
[with supp]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
Buyers came from all corners of the world...
买主来自世界各地。
The group has been living in a remote corner of the Cambodian jungle.
该部落一直居住在柬埔寨的丛林深处。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](足球、曲棍球等的)角球 In football, hockey, and some other sports, a corner is a free shot or kick taken from the corner of the pitch.
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[VERB 动词]将…逼入死角；使走投无路 If you corner a person or animal, you force them into a place they cannot escape from.
[V n]
[V-ed]
A police motorcycle chased his car twelve miles, and cornered him near Rome...
一辆摩托警车跟在他的车后追了12英里，最后在快到罗马时将他截住。
He was still sitting huddled like a cornered animal.
他还像一头困兽一样蜷缩着坐在那儿。
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[VERB 动词]截住…与其说话 If you corner someone, you force them to speak to you when they have been trying to avoid you.
[V n]
Golan managed to corner the young producer-director for an interview.
戈兰设法截住了那位兼任制片人的年轻导演，对其进行了采访。
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[VERB 动词]垄断 If a company or place corners an area of trade, they gain control over it so that no one else can have any success in that area.
[V n]
[BUSINESS 商]
This restaurant has cornered the Madrid market for specialist paellas...
这家餐馆垄断了马德里的特色肉菜饭市场。
Zurich's affluence came initially from cornering a sizeable chunk of the 14th Century silk trade.
苏黎世的富足最初来自于14世纪对丝绸贸易的高度垄断。
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[VERB 动词]转弯；拐弯 If a car, or the person driving it, corners in a particular way, the car goes round bends in roads in this way.
[V adv/prep]
Peter drove jerkily, cornering too fast and fumbling the gears.
彼得转弯太急，换挡不利索，车开得一颠一颠的。
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[PHRASE 短语]即将发生 If you say that something is around the corner, you mean that it will happen very soon. In British English, you can also say that something is round the corner .
[usu v-link PHR]
The Chancellor of the Exchequer says that economic recovery is just around the corner.
财政大臣说经济即将复苏。
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[PHRASE 短语]在附近；在近处 If you say that something is around the corner, you mean that it is very near. In British English, you can also say that something is round the corner .
[v-link PHR]
My new place is just around the corner.
我的新家就在附近。
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[PHRASE 短语]图省事；走捷径 If you cut corners, you do something quickly by doing it in a less thorough way than you should.
[V inflects]
[disapproval]
Take your time, don't cut corners and follow instructions to the letter.
慢慢来，不要图省事，要严格按照说明去做。
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[PHRASE 短语]天涯海角；世界各个角落 You can use expressions such as the four corners of the world to refer to places that are a long way from each other.
[PHR n]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
They've combed the four corners of the world for the best accessories...
为了找到最好的配件，他们寻遍了每个地方。
Young people came from the four corners of the nation.
全国各地的年轻人都来到这里。
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[PHRASE 短语]身处困境 If you are in a corner or in a tight corner, you are in a situation which is difficult to deal with and get out of.
[N inflects]
The government is in a corner on interest rates...
政府在利率问题上陷入了困境。
He appears to have backed himself into a tight corner.
他似乎已把自己逼入了困境。
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cor·ner★/ˈkɔːnə(r); NAmEˈkɔːrnər/
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cornercornerscorneredcorneringnoun★of building/object/shape 建筑物；物体；形状1★a part of sth where two or more sides, lines or edges join 角◆the four corners of a square正方形的四个角◆Write your address in the top right-hand corner of the letter.把你的地址写在信的右上角。◆I hit my knee on the corner of the table.我的膝盖撞到桌子角上了。◆A smile lifted the corner of his mouth.他的嘴角挂着微笑。◆a speck of dirt in the corner of her eye她眼角里的一点灰尘-cornered 有…角2( in adjectives 构成形容词) with the number of corners mentioned; involving the number of groups mentioned 有…角的；涉及…群体的◆a three-cornered hat三角帽◆a three-cornered fight三方争斗of room/box 房间；箱子3★the place inside a room or a box where two sides join; the area around this place 角；墙角；壁角◆There was a television in the far corner of the room.房间那一头的墙角里摆着一台电视机。◆a corner table/seat/cupboard靠墙角的桌子╱座位╱橱柜of roads 道路4★a place where two streets join 街角；拐角◆There was a group of youths standing on the street corner.有一群年轻人站在街角。◆Turn right at the corner of Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards.在夕阳街和新月山庄大街路口向右转。◆There's a hotel on/at the cornerof my street. 我住的那条街拐角上有一家旅馆。◆The wind hit him as he turned the corner.他在街角一拐弯，狂风就向他袭来。5★a sharp bend in a road （道路的）急转弯◆The car was taking the corners too fast.那车急转弯时开得太快。area/region 地区；区域6a region or an area of a place (sometimes used for one that is far away or difficult to reach) （有时指偏僻或难以到达的）区域，地区◆She lives in a quiet corner of rural Yorkshire.她居住在约克郡乡间一个僻静的地方。◆Students come here from the four cornersof the world. 学生从世界各地来到这里。◆He knew every corner of the old town.他熟悉这座古镇的每个角落。difficult situation 困境7[usually singular ]a difficult situation 困境；窘境◆to back/drive/force sb into a corner把某人逼入困境◆They had got her in a corner, and there wasn't much she could do about it.他们把她逼得走投无路，而且她也没有什么办法脱身。◆He was used to talking his way out of tight corners.他惯于凭借口才摆脱困境。in sport 体育运动8(in sports such as football ( soccer) and hockey足球、曲棍球等)a free kick or hit that you take from the corner of your opponent's end of the field 角球◆to take a corner开角球◆The referee awarded a corner.裁判员判给了一次角球。☞see also
corner kick
9(in boxing and wrestling拳击运动和摔跤)any of the four cornersof a ring;the supporters who help in the corner场角；（场角处的）辅助人员IDIOMS(just) around/round the ˈcornervery near 很近；在附近◆Her house is just around the corner.她的房子就在附近。◆( figurative) There were good times around the corner (= they would soon come).好时光很快就会来临。cut ˈcorners( disapproving) to do sth in the easiest, cheapest or quickest way, often by ignoring rules or leaving sth out （常不按规则或省略地）用最简捷经济的方式做事，图省事；（做事）走捷径cut the ˈcorner(alsocut off the ˈcornerespecially in BrE)to go across the corner of an area and not around the sides of it, because it is quicker 走捷径；抄近道see sth out of the corner of your ˈeyeto see sth by accident or not very clearly because you see it from the side of your eye and are not looking straight at it 偶然瞟见；睨视◆Out of the corner of her eye, she saw him coming closer.她用眼一瞟，见他正向她走过来。turn the ˈcornerto pass a very important point in an illness or a difficult situation and begin to improve （患病时期）转危为安，脱离危险，好转；渡过难关；脱离困境☞more at
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adj.verbtrap sb 使落入圈套1[transitive , often passive ]cornersb/sth to get a person or an animal into a place or situation from which they cannot escape 使落入圈套（或陷阱）◆The man was finally cornered by police in a garage.那人最终被警方逼到了车库里。◆If cornered, the snake will defend itself.蛇在被逼得走投无路时会自卫。2[transitive ]cornersb to go towards sb in a determined way, because you want to speak to them 硬要走近想与（某人）说话◆I found myself cornered by her on the stairs.我发觉自己被她在楼梯上硬迫着说话。the market 市场3[transitive ]~ the market (in sth)to get control of the trade in a particular type of goods 垄断（某种货品的交易）◆They've cornered the market in silver.他们垄断了白银市场。of vehicle/driver 车辆；司机4[intransitive ]( BrE) to go around a corner 转弯；拐弯◆The car has excellent cornering (= it is easy to steer around corners).这汽车的转弯性能极佳。cor·ner/ˈkɔːnə(r); NAmEˈkɔːrnər/
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corner1 noun
corner2 verb
cornercor‧ner1 /ˈkɔːnə $ ˈkɔːrnər/ ●●●S1W2 noun
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1where two lines/edges meet [countable] the point at which two lines or edges meet: He pulled a dirty handkerchief out by its corner and waved it at me.corner of Their initials were sewn on the corner of every pillow.in the corner (of something) The TV station’s name appears in the corner of the screen.on the corner (of something) Jessie sat on the corner of her bed.three-cornered/four-cornered etc a three-cornered hat2road [countable usually singular]a)the point where two roads meetcorner of Ruth walked with her as far as the corner of the road.on the corner The hotel is on the corner of 5th and Maine.at the corner Several women were standing at the corner, talking to two police officers. kids hanging around on street cornersb)a point in a road where it turns sharply: He had tried to take the corner too quickly, and had lost control of the car. The petrol station is around the corner.3corner of a room/box [countable usually singular] the place inside a room or box where two walls or sides meetin the corner (of something) There was an old piano in the corner of the living room.corner table/seat I reserved a corner table in my favourite restaurant.4mouth/eye [countable] the sides of your mouth or eyes: A tear appeared in the corner of his eye.5difficult situation [singular] a difficult situation that you cannot easily escape fromback/box/force/push somebody into a corner (=put someone into a situation where they do not have any choices about what to do) Don’t let your enemies back you into a corner. The writers have painted themselves into a corner by killing off all the most popular characters in the first series. He found himself in a tight corner (=a very difficult situation) looking for a way to get out.6sports [countable]a)a kick or hit that one team is allowed to take from one of the corners of their opponent’s end of the fieldb)any of the four corners of the area in which the competitors fight in boxing or wrestling, especially one of the two corners where the competitors go in between rounds7distant place [countable] a distant place in another part of the worldcorner of She’s gone off to work in some remote corner of the world. People came from the four corners of the world (=from lots of different places) to make America their new home.8see something out of the corner of your eye to notice something accidentally, without turning your head towards it or looking for it: Out of the corner of her eye she saw the dog running towards her.9(just) around/round the cornera)near: There’s a bus stop just around the corner.b)likely to happen soon: Economic recovery is just around the corner.10turn the corner to start to become successful or to feel better or happier, after a time when you have been unsuccessful, ill, or unhappy: We knew Dad had turned the corner when he started complaining about the hospital food.11fight your corner/fight somebody’s corner British English to try very hard to defend yourself in a discussion or argument, or to do this for someone else: My line manager supports me, and says she’s willing to fight my corner.12cut corners to save time, money, or energy by doing things quickly and not as carefully as you should: Don’t try to cut corners when you’re decorating.13cut a corner to go across the corner of something, especially a road, instead of staying next to the edges14have/get a corner on something to be the only company, organization etc that has a particular product, ability, advantage etc: London does not have a corner on film festivals. The company admitted reducing prices to get a corner on the market. →
kitty-corner
COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1adjectivesthe top/bottom corner· The ball flew straight into the top corner of the net.the left/left-hand corner· We followed the path to the left-hand corner of the field.the right/right-hand corner· Put your address in the top right-hand corner of the page.the southeast/northwest etc corner of something· I was staying in the southwest corner of the island.the four corners of something· Each team was based in one of the four corners of the pool.the far/opposite corner of something (=furthest from where you are)· Something was moving in the far right corner of the garden.a quiet corner· He sat on his own in a quiet corner of the library.a shady corner (=protected from the sun – used about outdoor places)· Plant the herbs in a shady corner of the garden.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cornera tight/sharp corner (=very curved and difficult to drive around)· Go slowly because there’s a sharp corner up ahead.a blind corner (=one that you cannot see around)· The car had come speeding around a blind corner much too fast.a street corner· There’s a newspaper shop on the street corner.verbsturn the corner (=go around a corner)· I walked on and turned the corner into Church Road.come/go around a corner· At that moment, a police car came around the corner.round a corner (=come around it)· A tall good-looking man rounded the corner.take a corner (=go around a corner in a car)· He took the corner too fast and crashed into a tree.disappear around a corner· We watched the two boys disappear around the corner.cut a corner (=not go all around the edge of a corner)· I crashed into a motorcyclist who had cut the corner.stand on a corner· She stood on the corner saying goodnight to Michael.
corner1 noun
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1[transitive] to force a person or animal into a position from which they cannot easily escape: Once the dog was cornered, he began to growl.► see thesaurus at
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2[transitive] to go to someone who is trying to avoid you, and make them listen to you: Later, he cornered Jenny on the stairs and asked her what was wrong.3corner the market to gain control of the whole supply of a particular kind of goods: They’ve been trying to corner the market by buying up all the wheat in sight.4[intransitive] if a car corners, it goes around a corner or bend in the road
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