corner

noun

建筑物；物体；形状 of building/object/shape

1. 角
   a part of sth where two or more sides, lines or edges join
   1. the four corners of a square
      正方形的四个角
   2. Write your address in the top right-hand corner of the letter.
      把你的地址写在信的右上角。
   3. I hit my knee on the corner of the table.
      我的膝盖撞到桌子角上了。
   4. A smile lifted the corner of his mouth.
      他的嘴角挂着微笑。
   5. a speck of dirt in the corner of her eye
      她眼角里的一点灰尘

有…角 -cornered

2. 有…角的；涉及…群体的
   with the number of corners mentioned; involving the number of groups mentioned
   1. a three-cornered hat
      三角帽
   2. a three-cornered fight
      三方争斗

房间；箱子 of room/box

3. 角；墙角；壁角
   the place inside a room or a box where two sides join; the area around this place
   1. 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。
   2. a corner table/seat/cupboard
      靠墙角的桌子 / 座位 / 橱柜

道路 of roads

4. 街角；拐角
   a place where two streets join
   1. There was a group of youths standing on the street corner .
      有一群年轻人站在街角。
   2. 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。
   3. There's a hotel on/at the corner of my street.
      我住的那条街拐角上有一家饭店。
   4. The wind hit him as he turned the corner .
      他在街角一拐弯，狂风就向他袭来。
5. （道路的）急转弯
   a sharp bend in a road
   1. The car was taking the corners too fast.
      那车急转弯时开得太快。

地区；区域 area/region

6. （有时指偏僻或难以到达的）区域，地区
   a region or an area of a place (sometimes used for one that is far away or difficult to reach)
   1. 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。
   2. Students come here from the four corners of the world.
      学生从世界各地来到这里。
   3. He knew every corner of the old town.
      他熟悉这座古镇的每个角落。

困境 difficult situation

7. 困境；窘境
   a difficult situation
   1. to back/drive/force sb into a corner
      把某人逼入困境
   2. 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。
   3. He was used to talking his way out of tight corners .
      他惯于凭借口才摆脱困境。

体育运动 in sport

8. 角球
   a free kick or hit that you take from the corner of your opponent's end of the field
   1. to take a corner
      开角球
   2. The referee awarded a corner.
      裁判员判给了一次角球。
9. 场角；（场角处的）辅助人员
   any of the four corners of a ring ; the supporters who help in the corner

verb

使落入圈套 trap sb

1. 使（人或动物）走投无路；逼…入绝境
   to get a person or an animal into a place or situation from which they cannot escape
   1. The man was finally cornered by police in a garage.
      那名男子最终被警方逼到了车库里。
   2. If cornered, the snake will defend itself.
      蛇在被逼得走投无路时会自卫的。
2. 硬要走近想与（某人）说话
   to go towards sb in a determined way, because you want to speak to them
   1. I found myself cornered by her on the stairs.
      我发觉她在楼梯上迎面过来非要与我说话。

市场 the market

3. 垄断（某种货品的交易）
   to get control of the trade in a particular type of goods
   1. They've cornered the market in silver.
      他们垄断了白银市场。

车辆；司机 of vehicle/driver

4. 转弯；拐弯
   to go around a corner
   1. The car has excellent cornering (= it is easy to steer around corners) .
      这辆汽车转弯性能极佳。

1. N-COUNT 角
   A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.
   1. 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。
   2. Write 'By Airmail' in the top left hand corner.
      在左上角写上“航空邮递”。
2. N-COUNT 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.
   1. ...a card table in the corner of the living room...
      起居室角落里的牌桌
   2. The ball hurtled into the far corner of the net...
      球飞进了球网的远角。
   3. 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。
3. N-COUNT （嘴）角;（眼）角
   The corner of your mouth or eye is the side of it.
   1. She flicked a crumb off the corner of her mouth...
      她擦掉嘴角的面包屑。
   2. 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。
4. N-COUNT 街角;拐角
   The corner of a street is the place where one of its sides ends as it joins another street.
   1. She would spend the day hanging round street corners...
      她会整天在街角附近游荡。
   2. We can't have police officers on every corner...
      不可能每个街角都派驻警察。
   3. He waited until the man had turned a corner.
      他一直等到那个男人拐过街角。
5. N-COUNT (道路的)转弯处
   A corner is a bend in a road.
   1. ...a sharp corner...
      急转弯
   2. 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。
6. N-COUNT (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.
   1. Buyers came from all corners of the world...
      买主来自世界各地。
   2. 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。
7. (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.
8. VERB 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
9. VERB 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.
   1. 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。
10. VERB 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
11. VERB 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.
    1. 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。
12. PHRASE 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 .
    1. 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。
13. PHRASE 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 .
    1. My new place is just around the corner.
       我的新家就在附近。
14. PHRASE 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.
    1. 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。
15. PHRASE 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.
    1. 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。
    2. Young people came from the four corners of the nation.
       全国各地的年轻人都来到这里。
16. PHRASE 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.
    1. The government is in a corner on interest rates...
       政府在利率问题上陷入了困境。
    2. He appears to have backed himself into a tight corner.
       他似乎已把自己逼入了困境。

1. 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。
2. Write 'By Airmail' in the top left hand corner.
   在左上角写上“航空邮递”。
3. The ball hurtled into the far corner of the net
   球飞进了球网的远角。
4. 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。
5. She flicked a crumb off the corner of her mouth
   她擦掉嘴角的面包屑。
6. 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。
7. She would spend the day hanging round street corners
   她会整天在街角附近游荡。
8. We can't have police officers on every corner
   不可能每个街角都派驻警察。
9. He waited until the man had turned a corner.
   他一直等到那个男人拐过街角。
10. 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。
11. Buyers came from all corners of the world
    买主来自世界各地。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. My new place is just around the corner.
    我的新家就在附近。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. Young people came from the four corners of the nation.
    全国各地的年轻人都来到这里。
24. The government is in a corner on interest rates
    政府在利率问题上陷入了困境。
25. He appears to have backed himself into a tight corner.
    他似乎已把自己逼入了困境。
26. The roof sagged at one corner, where the ceiling beams had snapped with rot
    房顶的一角塌了下来，那里的天花板横梁已经腐烂断裂了。
27. She bought a hot dog from a stand on a street corner.
    她从街角的小摊上买了个热狗。
28. The man with the umbrella turned the corner again.
    拿伞的人又拐进了拐角处。
29. I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel
    我悄悄地设法解开了包裹的一角。
30. One corner cracks open.
    崩了一角。

n.

(just) around/round the corner

• 很近；在附近
  very near
  1. Her house is just around the corner.
     她的房子就在附近。
  2. There were good times around the corner (= they would soon come) .
     好时光很快就会来临。

cut corners

• （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
  to do sth in the easiest, cheapest or quickest way, often by ignoring rules or leaving sth out

cut the corner

• 走捷径；抄近道
  to go across the corner of an area and not around the sides of it, because it is quicker

see sth out of the corner of your eye

• 偶然瞟见；睨视
  to 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
  1. 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 corner

• （患病时期）转危为安，脱离危险，好转；渡过难关；脱离困境
  to pass a very important point in an illness or a difficult situation and begin to improve

fight your/sb's corner

• 维护地位（或立场等）
  to defend your/sb's position against other people

a tight spot/corner

• 困境；险境
  a very difficult or dangerous situation

noun

1. the intersection of two streets
   1. standing on the corner watching all the girls go by

   Synonym:    street cornerturning point

2. (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building

   Synonym:    quoin

3. an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
   1. a piano was in one corner of the room

   Synonym:    nook

4. the point where two lines meet or intersect
   1. the corners of a rectangle

5. a place off to the side of an area
   1. he tripled to the rightfield corner
   2. the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean

6. a remote area
   1. in many corners of the world they still practice slavery

7. the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
   1. the corners of a cube

8. a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
   1. he knocked off the corners

9. a small concavity

   Synonym:    recessrecessionniche

10. a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
    1. his lying got him into a tight corner

    Synonym:    box

11. a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
    1. a corner on the silver market

verb

1. turn a corner
   1. the car corners

2. force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

   Synonym:    tree

3. gain control over
   1. corner the gold market