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🇺🇸 /ˈkɔːrnər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɔːnə(r)/
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标签 TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-C2
noun
A2

the point where two sides or edges meet

The cat slept in the corner of the room.

猫睡在房间的角落里。

R

having a certain number of corners or groups

The three-cornered hat looked funny.

那顶三角帽看起来很滑稽。

A2

the space where two walls meet inside

He put his books in the corner.

他把书放在了角落里。

A2

the place where two streets cross

The store is on the corner.

那家商店在街角。

A2

a sharp turn in a road

The car slowed down for the corner.

汽车在拐弯处减速了。

R

a distant or hard-to-reach area

People came from every corner of the earth.

人们来自地球的每一个角落。

R

a difficult situation

He found himself in a tight corner.

他发现自己陷入了困境。

R

a kick from the corner in soccer

The team got a corner kick.

球队获得了一个角球。

R

a boxer's corner in the ring

The boxer went to his corner.

拳击手回到了他的角落。

verb
R

to trap someone so they cannot escape

The police cornered the thief.

警察把小偷逼入了绝境。

R

to approach someone to talk

She cornered me to ask a question.

她拦住我问了一个问题。

R

to control most of a market

The company cornered the market.

这家公司垄断了市场。

R

to turn around a bend

The bike corners easily.

这辆自行车转弯很灵活。

translation

n. 角, 有角的, 墙角, 街角, 急转弯, 偏僻角落, 困境, 角球, 拳击台角落
v. 逼入死角, 拦住谈话, 垄断市场, 转弯

词形变化

Plural corners
Progressive cornering
Past cornered
Perfect cornered
3rd Present corners