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

the point where two sides or edges meet

The cat slept in the corner of the room.

貓睡在房間的角落裡。

R

having a certain number of corners or groups

The three-cornered hat looked funny.

那頂三角帽看起來很滑稽。

A2

the space where two walls meet inside

He put his books in the corner.

他把書放在了角落裡。

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.

汽車在拐彎處減速了。

R

a distant or hard-to-reach area

People came from every corner of the earth.

人們來自地球的每一個角落。

R

a difficult situation

He found himself in a tight corner.

他發現自己陷入了困境。

R

a kick from the corner in soccer

The team got a corner kick.

球隊獲得了一個角球。

R

a boxer's corner in the ring

The boxer went to his corner.

拳擊手回到了他的角落。

verb
R

to trap someone so they cannot escape

The police cornered the thief.

警察把小偷逼入了絕境。

R

to approach someone to talk

She cornered me to ask a question.

她攔住我問了一個問題。

R

to control most of a market

The company cornered the market.

這家公司壟斷了市場。

R

to turn around a bend

The bike corners easily.

這輛自行車轉彎很靈活。

translation

n. 角, 有角的, 牆角, 街角, 急轉彎, 偏僻角落, 困境, 角球, 拳擊台角落
v. 逼入死角, 攔住談話, 壟斷市場, 轉彎

詞形變化

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