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单词 corner
释义 corner
UK ['kɔ:.nər] US ['kɔ:r.nɚ] noun countable
 ESSENTIAL 
■the point, area or line which is formed by the meeting of two lines, surfaces, roads, etc. 角;角落;拐角处;墙角
You drive round corners too fast - just slow down a bit!你转弯时开得太快——稍微放慢一点!
There's a postbox on the corner (= the place where the street crosses another).街角处有个邮筒。
Click the icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.点击萤幕右下方的图示。
I've got a bruise where I hit my leg against the corner of the table.我的腿撞到桌角上,起了一块瘀青。
They only live just around/round the corner (= very close although not in the same road) - so we see them all the time.他们就住在附近——所以我们常看见他们。
They live in a remote corner of (= place where there are very few people or buildings in) Scotland, miles from the nearest shop.他们住在苏格兰一个偏僻的地方,离最近的商店也有好几英里。
■a kick in football or a shot in hockey that is taken from the corner of the playing area (足球或曲棍球的)角球
UK ['kɔ:.nər] US ['kɔ:r.nɚ] noun countable
all/the four corners of the world / Earth
■many different distant parts of the world 四面八方,五湖四海;世界的各个角落
She had invited relatives from the four corners of the world to her 80th birthday party.她邀请了世界各地的亲友来参加她80岁寿诞聚会。
UK ['kɔ:.nər] US ['kɔ:r.nɚ] noun countable
(just) around the corner
■not far away, or going to happen (very) soon 不远,就在附近;即将来临
There's a great restaurant just around the corner.附近就有一家很棒的餐厅。
Everything is a bit depressing at the moment, but I carry on in the belief that good times are just around the corner.目前事事令人沮丧,但我仍相信好日子就在前面。
UK ['kɔ:.nər] US ['kɔ:r.nɚ] noun countable
be in a tight corner
■to be in a difficult situation 处境艰难,处于困境(或绝境)
UK ['kɔ:.nər] US ['kɔ:r.nɚ] noun countable
corner on a market
■If a company has a corner on a particular market, it is more successful than any other company at selling the particular type of product. 在市场上独领风骚;垄断市场
UK ['kɔ:.nər] US ['kɔ:r.nɚ] noun countable
out of/from the corner of your eye
■If you see something out of/from the corner of your eye, you see it but not clearly because it happens to the side of you 用眼角余光(看),不经意(瞅见)
I saw something move out of the corner of my eye.我无意中瞥见有东西在移动。
UK ['kɔ:.nər] US ['kɔ:r.nɚ] verb
TURN 转动
intransitive
■If a vehicle corners well, badly, etc., it drives around corners in the stated way (车辆)转弯
It's a powerful car, but it doesn't corner well.这辆车马力强劲,但转弯性能欠佳。
UK ['kɔ:.nər] US ['kɔ:r.nɚ] verb
TRAP 陷入
transitive
■to force a person or an animal into a place or situation from which they cannot easily escape 将(人或动物)逼入困境;使陷入绝境,使走投无路
Once the police had cornered her in the basement, she gave herself up.一旦员警把她困在地下室里,她便束手就擒了。
UK ['kɔ:.nər] US ['kɔ:r.nɚ] verb
corner the market
■If a company corners the market for a particular type of product, it is more successful than any other company at selling the product 垄断市场,控制市场
They've more or less cornered the fast-food market - they're in every big city in the world.他们几乎垄断了速食市场——世界各大城市都有他们的分店。
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