新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

corner

英  [ˈkɔːnə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • corners

    1[C 可数名词]

    A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.

    双语例句

    例:

    He saw the corner of a magazine sticking out from under the blanket.

    他看到杂志的一角从毯子下面露了出了。

    2[C 可数名词] 角落

    The corner of a room, box, or similar space is the area inside it where its edges or walls meet.

    双语例句

    例:

    a card table in the corner of the living room.

    客厅角落里的一张牌桌。

    例:

    The ball hurtled into the far corner of the net.

    球直飞入球门的远角。

    3[C 可数名词] (眼睛、嘴巴的)角

    The corner of your mouth or eye is the side of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    She flicked a crumb off the corner of her mouth.

    她轻轻擦去了嘴角的面包屑。

    4[C 可数名词] (街道的)拐角

    The corner of a street is the place where one of its sides ends as it joins another street.

    双语例句

    例:

    She would spend the day hanging around street corners.

    她常一整天在街头的各个角落闲逛。

    例:

    We can't have police officers on every corner.

    我们不可能在每一个路口都派驻警察。

    5[C 可数名词] (路的)拐弯处

    A corner is a bend in a road.

    近义词

    bend

    双语例句

    例:

    a sharp corner.

    一个急拐弯。

    6[C 可数名词] (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 field.

    双语例句

    例:

    McPherson took the corner and James crashed his header off the crossbar and over the line.

    麦克弗森踢了个角球,詹姆斯头球顶出横梁后出界。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • around the corner , round the corner

    1即将到来

    If you say that something is around the corner, you mean that it will happen very soon.

    近义词

    imminent

    双语例句

    例:

    Economic recovery is just around the corner.

    经济复苏即将到来。

    2在附近

    If you say that something is around the corner, you mean that it is very near.

    双语例句

    例:

    My new place is just around the corner.

    我的新房子就在附近。

  • cut corners

    1走捷径

    If you cut corners, you do something quickly by doing it in a less thorough way than you should.

    双语例句

    例:

    Take your time, don't cut corners, and follow instructions to the letter.

    慢慢来,不要走捷径。要严格按要求完成。

    VERB. 动词
  • corners , cornering , cornered

    1[T 及物动词] 使走投无路

    If you corner a person or animal, you force them into a place they cannot escape from.

    双语例句

    例:

    A police motorcycle chased his car twelve miles, and cornered him near Gainsborough.

    一辆警车追踪他的汽车12英里,在盖恩斯堡附近把他逼得走投无路。

    2[T 及物动词] 强求与…交谈

    If you corner someone, you force them to speak to you when they have been trying to avoid you.

    双语例句

    例:

    Thomas managed to corner the young producer-director for an interview.

    汤马斯缠着年轻的制片兼导演给了他一次面试的机会。

    3[T 及物动词] 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.

    近义词

    monopolize

    双语例句

    例:

    Sony has cornered the market in chic-looking MP3 players.

    索尼已经垄断了时尚MP3播放器市场。

    4[I 不及物动词] 转弯

    If a car, or the person driving it, corners in a particular way, the car goes around bends in roads in this way.

    双语例句

    例:

    Peter drove jerkily, cornering too fast and fumbling the gears.

    彼得开车很不稳,转弯太快,换档也不熟练。