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corner

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Related topics: Roads, Football, Other sports
cor·ner1 /ˈkɔːnə $ ˈkɔːrnər/ ●●● S1 W2 noun  
1 where two lines/edges meetWHERE TWO LINES/EDGES MEET [countableC]CF the point at which two lines or edges meet
 He pulled a dirty handkerchief out by its corner and waved it at me.
他拽出一块脏手帕,捏着一角向我挥动。
corner of
 Their initials were sewn on the corner of every pillow.
每个枕头的角上都绣着他们姓名的首字母。
in the corner (of something)
 The TV station’s name appears in the corner of the screen.
电视台的台名出现在屏幕的一角。
on the corner (of something)
 Jessie sat on the corner of her bed.
杰茜坐在自己的床角。
three-cornered/four-cornered etc
 a three-cornered hat
三角帽
2 road 道路ROADS [countableC usually singular]
a) CFthe point where two roads meet 〔两道路相交处的〕街角,拐角(处)
corner of
 Ruth walked with her as far as the corner of the road.
鲁思陪着她一直走到那条路的拐角处。
on the corner
 The hotel is on the corner of 5th and Maine.
这家宾馆位于第五大街和缅因街的拐角处。
at the corner
 Several women were standing at the corner, talking to two police officers.
几名妇女站在街角和两名警官说话。
 kids hanging around on street corners
在街角闲荡的小孩子
b) TTRBENDa point in a road where it turns sharply 〔路上的〕急转弯
 He had tried to take the corner too quickly, and had lost control of the car.
他转弯转得太急,使汽车失去了控制。
 The petrol station is around the corner.
加油站就在拐角的地方。
3 corner of a room/box 房间/箱子的角落CORNER OF A ROOM/BOX [countableC usually singular]CF the place inside a room or box where two walls or sides meet 〔房间、箱子内部的〕角落
in the corner (of something)
 There was an old piano in the corner of the living room.
起居室的角落里有架旧钢琴。
corner table/seat
 I reserved a corner table in my favourite restaurant.
我在我最喜欢的餐厅里订了张靠墙角的桌子。
4 mouth/eye/眼睛MOUTH [countableC]HBH the sides of your mouth or eyes 嘴角;眼角
 A tear appeared in the corner of his eye.
他的眼角里含着泪水。
5 difficult situation 困境DIFFICULT SITUATION [singular] a difficult situation that you cannot easily escape from 困境;绝路
back/box/force/push somebody into a corner (=put someone into a situation where they do not have any choices about what to do) 把某人逼入困境
 Don’t let your enemies back you into a corner.
别让你的敌人把你逼入困境。
 The writers have painted themselves into a corner by killing off all the most popular characters in the first series.
作者们在节目的第一个系列里就让所有最受欢迎的人物都死去,使自己陷入了困境。
 He found himself in a tight corner (=a very difficult situation) looking for a way to get out.
他发现自己身陷困厄,欲觅出路。
6 sports 体育SPORT [countableC]
7 distant place 远方DISTANT PLACE [countableC]FAR a distant place in another part of the world 远方;天涯海角
8 see something out of the corner of your eye NOTICEto notice something accidentally, without turning your head towards it or looking for it 偶然看到某物,不经意看到某物
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9 (just) around/round the corner SOON
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10 turn the corner IMPROVEto start to become successful or to feel better or happier, after a time when you have been unsuccessful, ill, or unhappy 渡过难关,脱离危险,好转
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11 fight your corner/fight somebody’s corner British EnglishBrE to try very hard to defend yourself in a discussion or argument, or to do this for someone else 〔讨论、争辩时〕为自己/某人据理力争
12 cut corners SPEND MONEYto save time, money, or energy by doing things quickly and not as carefully as you should 〔为了节省时间、金钱或精力而〕马虎从事
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13. cut a corner CROSSto go across the corner of something, especially a road, instead of staying next to the edges 抄近路,走捷径
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14 have/get a corner on something BBTSELLto be the only company, organization etc that has a particular product, ability, advantage etc 对某物进行垄断
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kitty-corner
nCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 1: the point at which two lines or edges meet
adjectives
the top/bottom corner
The ball flew straight into the top corner of the net.
the left/left-hand corner
We followed the path to the left-hand corner of the field.
the right/right-hand corner
Put your address in the top right-hand corner of the page.
the southeast/northwest etc corner of something
I was staying in the southwest corner of the island.
the four corners of something
Each team was based in one of the four corners of the pool.
the far/opposite corner of something (=furthest from where you are)
Something was moving in the far right corner of the garden.
a quiet corner
He sat on his own in a quiet corner of the library.
a shady corner (=protected from the sun – used about outdoor places)
Plant the herbs in a shady corner of the garden.
nCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 2:
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + corner
a tight/sharp corner (=very curved and difficult to drive around)
Go slowly because there’s a sharp corner up ahead.
a blind corner (=one that you cannot see around)
The car had come speeding around a blind corner much too fast.
a street corner
There’s a newspaper shop on the street corner.
verbs
turn the corner (=go around a corner)
I walked on and turned the corner into Church Road.
come/go around a corner
At that moment, a police car came around the corner.
round a corner (=come around it)
A tall good-looking man rounded the corner.
take a corner (=go around a corner in a car)
He took the corner too fast and crashed into a tree.
disappear around a corner
We watched the two boys disappear around the corner.
cut a corner (=not go all around the edge of a corner)
I crashed into a motorcyclist who had cut the corner.
stand on a corner
She stood on the corner saying goodnight to Michael.
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Related topics: Motor vehicles
corner2 verb  
1 [transitiveT]CATCH to force a person or animal into a position from which they cannot easily escape 把〔人或动物〕困住,把逼入困境
2 [transitiveT] to go to someone who is trying to avoid you, and make them listen to you 强求与面谈
3 corner the market BBTSELLto gain control of the whole supply of a particular kind of goods 垄断市场
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4. [intransitiveI]TTC if a car corners, it goes around a corner or bend in the road 〔车辆〕转弯
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From Longman Business Dictionary
cornercor·ner /ˈkɔːnəˈkɔːrnər/ verb
corner the marketCOMMERCE to gain control of the whole supply of a particular type of goods or services
Singapore has made significant efforts to corner the market in this type of specialised service company.
Origin corner1
(1200-1300) Old French cornere, from corne horn, corner, from Latin cornu horn, point

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