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 •Click the icon in •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 •They live in a remote ■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 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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