corners

美 [ˈkɔːrnərz]英 [ˈkɔːnəz]
  • n.角;墙角;壁角;有…角的;涉及…群体的
  • v.垄断(某种货品的交易);使(人或动物)走投无路;逼…入绝境;硬要走近想与(某人)说话
  • corner的第三人称单数和复数
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  • 1
    N-COUNT
    A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.

    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
    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.

    ...a card table in the corner of the living room...

    起居室角落里的牌桌

  • 3
    N-COUNT (嘴)角;(眼)角
    The corner of your mouth or eye is the side of it.

    She flicked a crumb off the corner of her mouth...

    她擦掉嘴角的面包屑。

  • 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.

    She would spend the day hanging round street corners...

    她会整天在街角附近游荡。

  • 5
    N-COUNT (道路的)转弯处
    A corner is a bend in a road.

    ...a sharp corner...

    急转弯

  • 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.

    Buyers came from all corners of the world...

    买主来自世界各地。

  • 7
    N-COUNT (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.

    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。

  • 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.

    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.

    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。

  • 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.

    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 .

    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 .

    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.

    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.

    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。

  • 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.

    The government is in a corner on interest rates...

    政府在利率问题上陷入了困境。

  1. The plastic-covered seat has a few small splits around the corners .

    塑料面椅子的四角上有几道小裂缝。

  2. Ease the pastry into the corners of the tin , making sure you don 't stretch it .

    将油酥面团小心地移至烤盘的各角,注意不要把它拉长。

  3. Students come here from the four corners of the world .

    学生从世界各地来到这里。

  4. They made for an empty table in the far corner .

    他们走向远处那个角落的空桌子。

  5. I went to buy a paper at the corner dairy .

    我到街角的小店去买了份报纸。

  6. There were good times around the corner .

    好时光很快就会来临。

  7. My eyes were drawn to the man in the corner .

    角落里的那个男人引起了我的注意。

  8. I called him from the phone box on the corner .

    我在拐角处的电话亭打电话给他。

  9. He was used to talking his way out of tight corners .

    他惯于凭借口才摆脱困境。

  10. The children clustered together in the corner of the room .

    孩子们聚集在房间的角落里。

  11. 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。

  12. There 's a little gift shop around the corner .

    在街角附近有一家小礼品店。

  13. Her house is just around the corner .

    她的房子就在附近。

  14. Our house is just around the corner .

    过了拐角就是我们的房子。

  15. I hit my knee on the corner of the table .

    我的膝盖撞到桌子角上了。

  16. The wind hit him as he turned the corner .

    他在街角一拐弯,狂风就向他袭来。

  17. The car was taking the corners too fast .

    那车急转弯时开得太快。

  18. There she is , coming round the corner .

    她来了,绕过拐角过来了。

  19. There was a group of youths standing on the street corner .

    有一群年轻人站在街角。

  20. Walk diagonally across the field to the far corner and then turn left .

    斜着穿过这块地到拐角处,然后朝左转。

  21. 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。

  22. A bus appeared around the corner .

    一辆公共汽车出现在拐角处。

  23. The child sat mute in the corner of the room .

    这孩子坐在屋子的角落里,一声不吭。

  24. There 's a restaurant around the corner .

    拐角处有一家餐馆。

  25. Write your address in the top right-hand corner of the letter .

    把你的地址写在信的右上角。

  26. The man turned the corner and disappeared .

    那男人转过街角就没影了。

  27. 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。

  28. Taylor scored with a low shot into the corner of the net .

    泰勒一脚低射,把球射入网角。

  29. 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。

  30. He poked his head around the corner to check that nobody was coming .

    他从转角处探出头来,查看有没有人过来。