单词：corners
n. 角落；窘境（corner的复数形式）
n a place off to the side of an area
n the point where two lines meet or intersect
n an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
n the intersection of two streets
n the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
n a small concavity
n a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
n a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
n a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
n a remote area
n (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
v gain control over
v force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
v turn a corner
n the point where two lines meet or intersect
n an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
n the intersection of two streets
n the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
n a small concavity
n a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
n a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
n a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
n a remote area
n (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
v gain control over
v force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
v turn a corner
corner的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)
- The news soon spread to the farthest corner.消息很快传到最远的角落。
- She sat in the corner, watching my every move.她坐在角落里注视著我的一举一动。
- She waved to me as she turned the corner.她拐弯时向我挥了挥手。
- There's a grocer's at the corner of the street.在街道的转弯处有一个食品杂货店。
- I'm in a tight corner at present.我眼下的处境十分不妙。
- The interviewer had driven her into a corner.面试主持人把她追问得很窘。
用作动词(v.)
- Don't try to corner your spouse.不要让你的爱人为难。
- It's rather dangerous to corner at speed.高速转弯是相当危险的。
- He wants to corner the beer market.他想垄断啤酒市场。
- Our goal is to corner the market nationwide.我们的目标是要垄断全国市场。
用作形容词(adj.)
- She bought a box of chocolates at the corner store.她在街头小店购得一盒巧克力。
常见句型
用作名词(n.)
- The cube has eight corners.立方体有八个角。
- He hit his knee on the corner of the table.他的膝盖撞到了桌子角上了。
- Come along, let's push it to the corner.加把劲儿,我们把它推到角落里去吧。
- Go on until you get to the next corner and then turn left.一 直往前走到第一个拐角,再向左转弯。
- Our little corner shop is no longer a paying concern.我们这个街头小店已赚不到钱了。
- As we turned the corner we came on a group of men who were waiting for the public house to open.我们转过屋角时碰到一群人等着店开门。
- He rounded a corner and walked into a narrow street.他拐过弯，走进一条狭窄的街道。
- The Greens deal with the butcher at the corner of the street.格林家通常在街角处的肉铺子里买肉。
- Mother was a witness of the accident at the street corner.母亲是发生在马路拐角处那次事故的目击者。
- We knocked into each other at the street corner.我们在街道拐角处相撞。
- She glanced shyly at him out of the corners of her eyes.她羞答答地瞟了他一眼。
- The delegates came from all corners of the country.代表们来自这个国家的各个地区。
- They were chatting in the corner.他们在屋角里闲聊。
- The old woman was spinning in the corner of the room.老妇人在屋内一角纺线。
- There is a chair which accommodates its shape to a person's position in the corner of the room.在房间的墙角有一把可根据人的位置调节形状的椅子。
- The two friends sat in a corner and chatted about the weather.两个朋友坐在一个角落里,闲谈天气。
- That man sitting in the corner reminds me of your uncle Joe.坐在角落里的人使我想起你的叔叔乔来。
- The money was hidden in corners all over the house.那笔钱被藏在屋里的各个角落。
- He numbered the pages in the bottom corner.他把页码写在角底。
- I saw him disappear round the corner.我看见他转过拐角不见了。
- There is a bookstore round the corner.拐过弯去有一家书店。
- His huge bulk appeared round the corner of the street.他那庞大的身躯出现在街角处。
- The interviewer had driven her into a corner.面试主持人把她追问得很窘。
- They have forced me into a corner, so I'm going to have to give them what they want.他们把我逼得走投无路,因此他们现在要什么我就得给他们什么。
- We are certainly in a tight corner, but with perseverance we shall manage to get out of it.我们肯定已处于困境,但只要坚持住,我们就定能摆脱困境。
- Unless he gets some money, soon he will be in a tight corner.除非他马上搞到钱,不然他就会陷入困境。
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+～(+A)- His car corners well.他的车转弯性能良好。
- My car corners well even in bad weather.我的汽车即使在坏天气时转弯也很好。
- He was cornering at 60 miles an hour.他以每小时六十英里的速度拐弯。
- Some speculators have tried to corner wheat.有几个投机者曾试图囤积小麦。
- They've cornered all the business.他们已控制了所有的买卖。
- The question cornered me.那个问题把我难住了。
- He cornered the witness with clever questions.他机敏的提问使证人无言可对。 1
- The thief was cornered in a blind alley.窃贼被逼进一条死胡同。
- The wolf was cornered by the hunters.狼被猎人围住,无路可逃。
- The escaped prisoner was cornered at last.那逃犯终于被逼入了困境。
词汇搭配
用作名词 (n.)
动词+～- cut corners走近路,节约
- cut off a corner抄近路
- drive sb into a corner逼得某人走投无路
- keep a corner保留一个角落
- round a corner拐过街角
- turn a corner拐过街角
- turn the corner摆脱困境
- blind corner看不见的拐角
- left corner左角
- neglected corner被忽视的角落,死角
- quiet corner安静的角落
- right corner右角
- sharp corner急转弯
- tight corner窘境,困境
- top left-hand corner左上角
- street corner街角
- around the corner在拐角处,在近处,即将来到
- at the corner街口
- in the corner在拐角上
- on the corner在拐角上
- corners of one's lips嘴角
- far corners of the country该国的边远地区
- all corners of the earth世界各地
- corner of the room房间的角
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词- corner the thief堵住小偷
- corner the witness为难证人
- corner wheat囤积小麦
- corner fast快速转弯
- corner well转弯很稳
- corner beautifully(车)转弯灵活
- corner finally最终无路可逃
- corner politically政治上陷入困境
- corner safely安全转弯
- corner in在…难住
- corner in commodities囤积商品
- corner sb with反驳某人
- corner with stone用石头砌成
经典引文
The corners of the mouth.
出自：GoldsmithThe corner of a window.
出自：J. TyndallI regarded him out of the corner of my eye.
出自：T. CollinsThere are one or two corners about you that are not perfect.
出自：fig.The Imperial City..corner'd with four white Towers.
出自：Milton
【近义词】
- angle角度
- place地方
- bend弯曲
- turn翻转
- crook钩
- area面积
- spot地点
- nook角落
- trap圈套
- hole洞
- impasse僵局
- cul-de-sac死路
- bind捆绑
- jam果酱
- pickle腌汁
- squeeze挤压
- stalemate僵局
- region地区
- edge边缘
- margin边缘
- monopoly垄断
- part部分
- section部分
- district地区
- brink边缘
- quarter四分之一
- hem褶边
- rim边
- brim边
- verge接近
- periphery周边
- border边界
- brow前额
- niche壁龛
- tree树
- perimeter周长
- convergence收敛
- convergency会合
- meeting会议
- junction连接
- intersection交集
- juncture时刻
- crossroads交叉路口
- turning旋转
- curve曲线
- catch赶上
- pin down确定
- surround包围
- tight spot紧要关头
- confront对抗
- restrict限制
- detain扣留
- waylay伏击
- accost搭话
- crossing人行横道
- dead end到达尽头
- end结束
- tight紧的
- dead死的
- bring to bay围困(穷追
- corner角落
- private私人的
- to对于
- street corner街角
- secret秘密
- recess休息
- turning point转折点
- quoin隅角
- recession后退
- box盒子
- oneself自己
- on在 ... 之上
- keep保持
- all所有的
- the那
- market市场
- a英语字母表的第一个字母...
- bring带来
- into到 ... 里
- bay海湾
- back后面
- push推
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