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corner

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Related topics: Roads, Football, Other sports
cor·ner1 /ˈkɔːnə $ ˈkɔːrnər/ ●●● S1 W2 noun
1  where two lines/edges meet 角WHERE TWO LINES/EDGES MEET [countableC]CF the point at which two lines or edges meet 角
He pulled a dirty handkerchief out by its corner and waved it at me.
他拽出一塊髒手帕，捏着一角向我揮動。
corner of
Their initials were sewn on the corner of every pillow.
每個枕頭的角上都繡着他們姓名的首字母。
in the corner (of something)
The TV station’s name appears in the corner of the screen.
電視台的台名出現在屏幕的一角。
on the corner (of something)
Jessie sat on the corner of her bed.
傑茜坐在自己的床角。
three-cornered/four-cornered etc
a three-cornered hat
三角帽
2  road 道路ROADS [countableC usually singular]
a) CFthe point where two roads meet 〔兩道路相交處的〕街角，拐角（處）
corner of
Ruth walked with her as far as the corner of the road.
魯思陪着她一直走到那條路的拐角處。
on the corner
The hotel is on the corner of 5th and Maine.
這家賓館位於第五大街和緬因街的拐角處。
at the corner
Several women were standing at the corner, talking to two police officers.
幾名婦女站在街角和兩名警官說話。
kids hanging around on street corners
在街角閒蕩的小孩子
b) TTRBENDa point in a road where it turns sharply 〔路上的〕急轉彎
He had tried to take the corner too quickly, and had lost control of the car.
他轉彎轉得太急，使汽車失去了控制。
The petrol station is around the corner.
加油站就在拐角的地方。
3  corner of a room/box 房間/箱子的角落CORNER OF A ROOM/BOX [countableC usually singular]CF the place inside a room or box where two walls or sides meet 〔房間、箱子内部的〕角落
in the corner (of something)
There was an old piano in the corner of the living room.
起居室的角落裏有架舊鋼琴。
corner table/seat
I reserved a corner table in my favourite restaurant.
我在我最喜歡的餐廳裏訂了張靠牆角的桌子。
4  mouth/eye 嘴/眼睛MOUTH [countableC]HBH the sides of your mouth or eyes 嘴角；眼角
A tear appeared in the corner of his eye.
他的眼角裏含着淚水。
5  difficult situation 困境DIFFICULT SITUATION [singular] a difficult situation that you cannot easily escape from 困境；絕路
back/box/force/push somebody into a corner (=put someone into a situation where they do not have any choices about what to do) 把某人逼入困境
Don’t let your enemies back you into a corner.
别讓你的敵人把你逼入困境。
The writers have painted themselves into a corner by killing off all the most popular characters in the first series.
作者們在節目的第一個系列裏就讓所有最受歡迎的人物都死去，使自己陷入了困境。
He found himself in a tight corner (=a very difficult situation) looking for a way to get out.
他發現自己身陷困厄，欲覓出路。
6  sports 體育SPORT [countableC]
a) DSFa kick or hit that one team is allowed to take from one of the corners of their opponent’s end of the field 〔足球的〕角球
b) DSOany 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 rounds 〔拳擊、摔跤場的〕場角
7  distant place 遠方DISTANT PLACE [countableC]FAR a distant place in another part of the world 遠方；天涯海角
corner of
She’s gone off to work in some remote corner of the world.
她已離開，到世界的某個邊遠地方工作去了。
People came from the four corners of the world (=from lots of different places) to make America their new home.
人們從世界各地來到美國建立新家園。
8  see something out of the corner of your eye NOTICEto notice something accidentally, without turning your head towards it or looking for it 偶然看到某物，不經意看到某物
Out of the corner of her eye she saw the dog running towards her.
她瞟見那條狗向她跑來。
Examples from the Corpus
see something out of the corner of your eye• Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a man running out of the store.
9  (just) around/round the corner SOON
a) near 就在附近
There’s a bus stop just around the corner.
就在附近有個公共汽車站。
b) likely to happen soon 即將發生
Economic recovery is just around the corner.
經濟複蘇在即。
Examples from the Corpus
(just) around/round the corner• Around the corner, their classmates practiced pulling small-fry violin bows across squeaky strings.• I rounded the corner, then stopped, waited a moment and peeked back into the lobby.• She might think we're just around the corner and that we're not coming to see her.• She peered round the corner of the house.• There was always something around the corner if you didn't lose your head.• Rats gnawed on black infants' feet, while money was used to build new police stations around the corner.• The Derby Tonelli grocery store of my mind could have stood around the corner from my house.• She was around the corner, talking to Hoffmann.
10  turn the corner IMPROVEto start to become successful or to feel better or happier, after a time when you have been unsuccessful, ill, or unhappy 渡過難關，脫離危險，好轉
We knew Dad had turned the corner when he started complaining about the hospital food.
爸爸開始抱怨起醫院的夥食，我們就知道他病情已好轉了。
Examples from the Corpus
turn the corner• Their car had hardly turned the corner when the mob arrived and smashed the house to pieces.• A superior actor might have turned the corner on this film.• Willie caught sight of them as he turned the corner.• I watched him until he turned the corner.• He turned the corner toward home and heard the familiar, booming bark from the garage.• He faced Main Street, where a black hearse turned the corner.• I ran on down the road and when I turned the corner I was at the shops.• I thought by January we would turn the corner.
11  fight your corner/fight somebody’s corner British EnglishBrE to try very hard to defend yourself in a discussion or argument, or to do this for someone else 〔討論、爭辯時〕爲自己/某人據理力爭
My line manager supports me, and says she’s willing to fight my corner.
我的部門經理支持我，說她願意爲我據理力爭。
12  cut corners SPEND MONEYto save time, money, or energy by doing things quickly and not as carefully as you should 〔爲了節省時間、金錢或精力而〕馬虎從事
Don’t try to cut corners when you’re decorating.
裝潢的時候不要圖省事。
Examples from the Corpus
cut corners• If it's rough, the manufacturer has cut corners by not sealing the back edge.• If I cut corners, I have something left on Saturday to go shopping with.• One airline was accused of cutting corners on safety.• The agency accused the airline of cutting corners on safety.• People cut corners, creating new tracks and damaging the land.• Men working on the site complained of pressure to cut corners to save time on the delayed project.• I want something deeper than the stuff you usually do for me, so don't look for ways to cut corners.• Operators who cut corners will get a licence for only 12 years.
13. cut a corner CROSSto go across the corner of something, especially a road, instead of staying next to the edges 抄近路，走捷徑
Examples from the Corpus
cut a corner• If it's rough, the manufacturer has cut corners by not sealing the back edge.• If I cut corners, I have something left on Saturday to go shopping with.• People cut corners, creating new tracks and damaging the land.• Men working on the site complained of pressure to cut corners to save time on the delayed project.• I want something deeper than the stuff you usually do for me, so don't look for ways to cut corners.• If we cut the corner too tight, the trailer will hit the fence.• Operators who cut corners will get a licence for only 12 years.
14  have/get a corner on something BBTSELLto be the only company, organization etc that has a particular product, ability, advantage etc 對某物進行壟斷
London does not have a corner on film festivals.
並非只有倫敦才有電影節。
The company admitted reducing prices to get a corner on the market.
這家公司承認以降價的辦法來壟斷市場。
Examples from the Corpus
have/get a corner on something• Any other old drunk would have got a corner on the fourth page.
→ kitty-corner
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the point at which two lines or edges meet
adjectives
the 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.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2:
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + corner
a 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.
verbs
turn 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.
Examples from the Corpus
corner• A large emerald ring flashed a spot of light into a dark corner of the room.• Keep forward alongside wall on left and then alongside fence on left to gate in corner.• You have some mustard on the left corner of your mouth.• However, Gav's biggest collar is just around the corner.• She picked the tablecloth up by the corners and folded it neatly.• In the corner of his eye he saw the other men on their stools lift their heads.• In the corners of the room there were vases filled with flowers.• But even more of a reprieve was lurking round the corner.
on the corner (of something)• I screwed up my results paper and threw it on the Pavement beside some one's half-eaten chips on the corner.• Parade begins at 6 p. m. on the corner of Grant and Swan roads.• Even the policeman on the corner demanding money did not subdue the cheerfulness of hope.• I stroll down the street and stand on the corner of Haight and Ashbury.• A group of people stood on the corner, staring at his car.• A weary Charlie finally stepped off a tram on the corner of Chelsea Terrace a little after four o'clock.• I drove past the Baths which were on the corner of the High Street and the street where my digs were.
around the corner• Around the corner, the public waits in a long line for a chance to eat breakfast in a Senate restaurant.• We rented a baking facility around the corner.• He clenched his teeth together but the first syllable forced itself around the corner of his mouth.• They claim that news is just around the corner, and that it will be on us before we know it.• She might think we're just around the corner and that we're not coming to see her.• Caricature was just around the corner.• The car screeched around the corner after him in a burst of fumes and querulous voices.• Out in the street afterwards they wandered around the corner into Leicester Square to see the Christmas lights.
corner table/seat• The six people at a corner table were well known to the proprietor, who saw them regularly in the winter months.• A few minutes later we were seated at a corner table in the small bistro which I had known for several years.• And there, at a corner table, sitting with an elderly woman and a younger man, was the legendary caddie.• He got a corner seat in an empty carriage.• We had managed to squash ourselves into a corner table with two pints of strong winter-warmer beer.• Madonna shared a corner table with Evans and Rossellini for a while before retreating to the bar area.• We took a corner table and sat down.• Roquelaure was recognised instantly by the head waiter who took them straight to a reserved corner table.
tight corner• With funding being cut, Pusani's program is in a tight corner.• However, employers could find themselves in a tight corner if they attempted to increase employee contributions or reduce benefits.• However, the cover is very easily removed if you need to get into a tight corner.• They get the argument out of a tight corner, and make for a less fatalistic scenario.• The plate can be moved from side to side and backwards for tight corners.• This requires a little force and might be awkward in tight corners.• The moment he emerged on to a flat stretch of road after negotiating a particularly tight corner the explanation was obvious.• The unique beaded cord is remarkable strong and won't snag or jam even round tight corners.• The drivers roared round tight corners and skilfully navigated a twisty, bendy and muddy course.
the four corners of the world• Scholars gathered wisdom and knowledge from the four corners of the world.• People from the four corners of the world have come to Ontario to make it their home.• He put the Celts at one of the four corners of the world.• Even to the four corners of the world. 38.
Related topics: Motor vehicles
corner2 verb
1  [transitiveT]CATCH to force a person or animal into a position from which they cannot easily escape 把〔人或動物〕困住，把…逼入困境
Once the dog was cornered, he began to growl.
那條狗被逼得走投無路的時候，開始狺狺低吠。
► see thesaurus at catch
2  [transitiveT] to go to someone who is trying to avoid you, and make them listen to you 強求與…面談
Later, he cornered Jenny on the stairs and asked her what was wrong.
後來他把珍妮堵在樓梯上問她是怎麽回事。
3  corner the market BBTSELLto gain control of the whole supply of a particular kind of goods 壟斷市場
They’ve been trying to corner the market by buying up all the wheat in sight.
他們想把所有能得到的小麥都買下來以壟斷市場。
Examples from the Corpus
corner the market• The company has cornered 98% of the fried chicken market.• He may deliberately set out to corner the market, but do so by buying at legitimate market prices.• But if the Conservative Party thought that it was cornering the market in citizenship, they were to be quickly disillusioned.• He cornered the market in heroes, as it were.• Think you've bloody cornered the market in love, don't you?• The girls who had been in since the start of the war had cornered the market in stripes.• Most are the product of one extended family-the Jennings-that has cornered the market on Saturday Night Specials.
4. [intransitiveI]TTC if a car corners, it goes around a corner or bend in the road 〔車輛〕轉彎
Examples from the Corpus
corner• Though around Jessica he remained at least somewhat aloof, Kip could be brutal, especially when cornered.• Pupo sits among these Strange white people, ashamed and cornered.• The next day they went into battle with the desperate courage of brave men cornered.• If they are cornered by a predator, mountain goats will not hesitate to use their horns to defend themselves.• The building oozed a melancholy yet defiant air, cornered by an unforgiving landscape with which it refused to make any compromises.• Toplis was eventually cornered by police, I believe in Cumberland, and the murderer was shot dead whilst resisting arrest.• Douglas was cornered by the killers in the back bedroom of a seventh-floor apartment.• Hill cornered her at a party just before she left Washington.• The boys cornered him on a subway platform and began beating him.• There are other variations but they all end up with black's king being cornered on h8 or h7.• He was cornered outside the school by three apparent gang members wearing red, the emblem of the Nortenos.• The new Audis corner very well.
From Longman Business Dictionary
cornercor·ner /ˈkɔːnəˈkɔːrnər/ verb
corner the marketCOMMERCE to gain control of the whole supply of a particular type of goods or services
Singapore has made significant efforts to corner the market in this type of specialised service company.
Origin corner1
(1200-1300) Old French cornere, from corne “horn, corner”, from Latin cornu “horn, point”
BNC: 1104 COCA: 1127
corner

noun¹

 1where two lines/edges meet角ADJECTIVE | CORNER + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤bottom, top底角；頂角▸➤left, right左邊的角；右邊的角▸➤left-hand, right-hand左邊的角；右邊的角▸➤back, front後面的角；前面的角▸➤lower, upper下角；上角▸➤southern, south-western, etc.南角、西南角等▸➤outer, outside外側的角；外角▸➤inner, inside內側的角；內角▸➤opposite對面的角▸➤sharp尖角▸➤rounded圓角◇Smooth rounded corners make cleaning easier.平滑的圓角清潔起來比較容易。➤awkward死角◇Make sure the staircase is well lit, with no awkward corners.確保燈光照亮樓梯所有的地方，不留死角。➤extreme, far, very盡頭的／遠處的／最裏面的角落◇He took a seat in the far corner of the cafe.他在咖啡館裏面靠邊上的一角坐了下來。CORNER + NOUN➤booth, cupboard, office, seat, table角落裏的售貨亭；靠牆角的櫥櫃；牆角的辦公室；牆角的座位；角落裏的桌子◇The waiter led us to a corner table.侍者把我們帶到角落裏的一張桌子。➤cabinet角櫃➤pocket (= on a pool table, etc.) 底袋PREPOSITION➤in a/the corner在角上◇Put your address in the top right-hand corner of the page.把你的地址寫在這頁的右上角。PHRASES➤the four corners of sth⋯的四角◇the four corners of his bed他牀的四角➤right in the corner就在角落裏◇They chose a table right in the corner of the restaurant.他們在餐館的一角選了張桌子。
corner

noun²

 2of roads街道ADJECTIVE | VERB + CORNER | CORNER + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤street街角◇There were a lot of young men hanging around on street corners.很多年輕人在街角閒蕩。➤sharp, tight急拐彎◇It's a rather sharp corner and she took it a little too fast.這個彎相當急，她拐得有點兒太快了。➤blind（道路拐彎處駕駛者看不到的）死角◇I hate coming out of that lane because it's a blind corner.我討厭從那條小巷出去，因為那是個死角。VERB + CORNER➤round, take, turn拐過街角◇As they turned the corner all the bags slid to one side.他們拐過街角時，所有的包都滑到了一邊。➤approach接近拐角CORNER + NOUN➤bar, shop, store (NAmE) 街頭酒吧／小店／商店◇the local corner shop / store當地的街頭小店PREPOSITION➤around a/the corner, round a/the corner (especially BrE) 從拐角處◇A white van came around the corner.一輛白色麪包車拐過街角開了過來。➤at a/the corner在拐角處◇at the corner of West Street and Park Street在西街和公園街的交會處◇Turn right at the first corner.在第一個拐角向右轉。➤on a/the corner在拐角上◇the bank on the corner of Mount Street蒙特街拐角的那家銀行
corner

noun³

 3place/region地方；地區ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤empty, quiet, secluded沒人的／僻靜的／幽靜的地方◇He found a quiet corner and got on with his work.他找到一個僻靜的地方，繼續工作。➤little, small, tiny小地方◇Welcome to our little corner of Philadelphia.歡迎光臨我們在費城的這個小地方。➤distant, far, far-flung, remote遙遠的地方；偏遠地區◇a remote corner of Afghanistan阿富汗的一個偏遠地區➤picturesque風景如畫的地方▸➤dark, darkened, gloomy, shadowed, shadowy黑暗的地方；幽暗的地方；陰暗的地方◇She sat in a dark corner of the room.她坐在屋子裏一個黑暗的地方。➤shady, sheltered陰涼的／有遮蔽的地方◇a cool shady corner of the park公園裏一個有樹蔭的涼快地方➤forgotten, hidden, obscure, odd, private, secret被遺忘的地方；隱蔽的地方；秘密的地方◇The box had been tucked away in an odd corner of the attic.盒子藏在閣樓上一個隱蔽的地方PREPOSITION➤in a/the corner在角落裏◇She tucked herself away in a corner and read all day.她躲在一個角落裏看了一整天的書。PHRASES➤a corner of your mind (figurative) 腦海深處◇He pushed the thought back into the darkest corner of his mind.他將這個想法藏在腦海的最深處。
corner

noun⁴

 4difficult situation困境ADJECTIVE | VERB + CORNER ADJECTIVE➤tight困境◇He's used to talking his way out of tight corners.他習慣了靠三寸不爛之舌擺脫困境。VERB + CORNER➤back sb into, drive sb into, force sb into置某人於困境▸➤get sb/yourself into, have sb in使某人陷入困境；讓自己陷入困境◇They had her in a corner and there was nothing she could do about it.他們已經把她逼得走投無路，她再也無能為力了。
corner

noun⁵

 5in football (soccer), hockey, etc.足球；曲棍球ADJECTIVE | VERB + CORNER | CORNER + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤penalty, short短角球VERB + CORNER➤award (sb)判（給某人）角球◇The referee awarded a corner.裁判員判了一次角球。➤take發角球◇Moore took the corner.穆爾發角球。➤force, win逼出／贏得角球◇He managed to force a corner.他設法逼出了一個角球。➤concede給對方一個角球◇James blocked the shot but conceded a corner.詹姆斯擋住了一記射門，但給了對方一個角球。➤miss角球未進▸➤clear解除角球威脅CORNER + NOUN➤kick角球
BNC: 1104 COCA: 1127
corner noun
⇨ corner (a street corner) ⇨ mess 2 (in a tight corner)corner verb
⇨ take overcorner

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corner ♦︎ turn ♦︎ bend ♦︎ zigzag ♦︎ hairpin bend ♦︎ twistThese are all words for a curve where a road or a river changes direction. 這些詞均表示道路或河流的拐彎處、彎道。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆around / round / at / on a corner / bend / hairpin bend◆a left-hand / right-hand corner / turn / bend◆a left / right corner / turn◆a sharp corner / turn / bend / twist◆a tight corner / turn / bend◆a blind / dangerous corner / bend◆to negotiate a corner / turn / bend / hairpin bend◆to round / take a corner / bend / hairpin bend◆to come around / round a corner / bend / hairpin bend■ corner [countable] a place where two streets join; a sharp curve in a road 街角；（道路的）急轉彎◆There was a large group of youths standing on the street corner.有一大群年輕人站在那條街的拐角。◆Turn right at the corner of Avalon Road and Radnor Street.在阿瓦隆路和拉德諾街的路口向右轉。◆The wind hit him as he turned the corner.他在街角一拐彎，狂風就向他襲來。■ turn [countable] a change in direction in a vehicle; a curve or corner in a road （車輛的）轉向，轉彎；（道路的）彎道，轉彎處◆Make a right turn into West street.向右拐入西大街。◆The narrow lane was full of twists and turns.窄巷彎彎曲曲的。   see also turn ⇨ curve verb ■ bend [countable] a curve or turn, especially in a road or river （尤指道路或河流的）拐彎，彎道◆The two vehicles collided on a sharp bend in the road.兩輛車在道路的急轉彎處相撞。◆You took that bend very fast!你那個彎兒拐得太快了！  see also bend ⇨ curve verb , curve ⇨ curve noun ■ zigzag ˈzɪgzæg [countable] a line or pattern that looks like a series of letter W's as it bends to the left and then to the right again 鋸齒形線條（或形狀）；之字形◆The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags.小路順着山坡蜿蜒而下。   see also zigzag ⇨ curve verb ■ ˌhairpin ˈbend (BrE) (NAmE ˌhairpin ˈcurve, ˌhairpin ˈturn) ( hairpin, BrE , NAmE) [countable] a very sharp bend in a road, especially a mountain road （尤指山路的）急轉彎◆The road winds uphill in a series of hairpin bends.道路沿山坡而上，一連串的急轉彎。■ twist [countable] a sharp bend in a road or river that makes it difficult or dangerous to travel on （道路或河流中造成困難或危險的）急轉彎處，曲折處◆The car followed the twists and turns of the mountain road.汽車沿着彎彎曲曲的山路行駛。  see also twist ⇨ curve verb
BNC: 1104 COCA: 1127

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