corner

angle, corner

名词 corner:

1. a place off to the side of an area
2. the point where two lines meet or intersect
3. an interior angle formed be two meeting walls
   同义词：nook
4. the intersection of two streets
   同义词：street corner, turning point
5. the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
6. a small concavity
   同义词：recess, recession, niche
7. a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
8. a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
   同义词：box
9. a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
10. a remote area
11. (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
    同义词：quoin

动词 corner:

1. gain control over
2. force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
   同义词：tree
3. turn a corner

1. She'll need luck to get out of a tight corner like that.
   她要靠运气才能摆脱那样的困境。
2. By defeating their main competitor this firm has cornered the wheat market.
   这家公司击败了主要的竞争对手而垄断了整个小麦市场。
3. He fell and hit his head on the corner of a box.
   他跌倒时，头碰到箱子的一角。

cor.ner

n.Abbr. cor.（名词）缩写 cor.

The position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle:
角：两条线、面或边会聚并形成一个角度的地方：
例句：
the four corners of a rectangle.
长方形的四个角

The area enclosed or bounded by an angle formed in this manner:
角落：以这种方式形成的角度所包围或限制的地方：
例句：
sat by myself in the corner; the corner of one`s eye.
我独自坐在角落里；眼角

The place where two roads or streets join or intersect.
街角：两条路或街相连场地的地方

Sports Any of the four angles of a boxing or wrestling ring where the ropes are joined.
【体育运动】 边角：拳击或摔交中绳与绳相连的四个角之一
Baseball Either side of home plate, toward or away from the batter.
【棒球】 边角：离击球手最近或最远的本垒区的两端之一
A threatening or embarrassing position from which escape is difficult:
困境：危险的或令人尴尬的并且难以逃脱的境地：
例句：
got myself into a corner by boasting.
吹牛使我陷入尴尬的境地

A remote, secluded, or secret place:
隐蔽处：偏僻的、遥远的或秘密的地方：
例句：
the four corners of the earth; a beautiful little corner of Paris.
世界各地；巴黎美丽的一隅

A part or piece made to fit on a corner, as in mounting or for protection.
角落处：使适合角落的一部分或一块，如用于安装或保护

A speculative monopoly of a stock or commodity created by purchasing all or most of the available supply in order to raise its price.
垄断：通过购买所有的或大部分的可获得的供应品以期提高其价格，而对股票或商品的一种投机的控制
Exclusive possession; monopoly:
专卖权：排外的占有；专卖权：
例句：
.Neither party . . . has a corner on all the good ideas.(George B. Merry)
.没有一个政党能独占所有的好处.(乔治B.梅里)

v.（动词）
cor.nered,cor.ner.ing,cor.ners
v.tr.（及物动词）
To furnish with corners.
用角布置
To place or drive into a corner:
置于角落，迫入角落：
例句：
cornered the thieves and captured them.
将窃贼逼入角落并擒住他们

To form a corner in (a stock or commodity):
垄断：（在股票或商品中）形成垄断：
例句：
cornered the silver market.
垄断银制品市场

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To come together or be situated on or at a corner.
聚于角落，位于角落
To turn, as at a corner:
转弯：象在街角那样转变：
例句：
a truck that corners poorly.
转弯角度不好的卡车

adj.（形容词）
Located at a street corner:
位于街角的：
例句：
a corner drugstore.
街角杂货店

Designed for use in a corner:
为在角落用而设计的：
例句：
a corner table.
角桌

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法语
from Old French corne [corner, horn]
源自 古法语 corne [角落，角]
from Vulgar Latin *corna
源自 俗拉丁语 *corna
from Latin cornua [pl. of] cornô [horn, point] * see ker-
源自 拉丁语 cornua [] cornô的复数 [角，点] *参见 ker-