corners

英 [ˈkɔːnəz]

美 [ˈkɔːrnərz]

n.  角; 有…角的; 涉及…群体的; 墙角; 壁角
v.  使(人或动物)走投无路; 逼…入绝境; 硬要走近想与(某人)说话; 垄断(某种货品的交易)
corner的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 角
  Acorneris a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.
  1. He saw the corner of a magazine sticking out from under the blanket...
     他看见杂志的一角从毯子下露了出来。
  2. Write 'By Airmail' in the top left hand corner.
     在左上角写上“航空邮递”。
• N-COUNT 角;墙角;壁角
  Thecornerof a room, box, or similar space is the area inside it where its edges or walls meet.
  1. ...a card table in the corner of the living room...
     起居室角落里的牌桌
  2. The ball hurtled into the far corner of the net...
     球飞进了球网的远角。
  3. Finally I spotted it, in a dark corner over by the piano.
     最后我在钢琴旁的阴暗角落里发现了它。
• N-COUNT （嘴）角;（眼）角
  Thecorner ofyour mouth or eye is the side of it.
  1. She flicked a crumb off the corner of her mouth...
     她擦掉嘴角的面包屑。
  2. Out of the corner of her eye she saw that a car had stopped.
     她用眼角的余光瞥见一辆车停了下来。
• N-COUNT 街角;拐角
  Thecornerof a street is the place where one of its sides ends as it joins another street.
  1. She would spend the day hanging round street corners...
     她会整天在街角附近游荡。
  2. We can't have police officers on every corner...
     不可能每个街角都派驻警察。
  3. He waited until the man had turned a corner.
     他一直等到那个男人拐过街角。
• N-COUNT (道路的)转弯处
  Acorneris a bend in a road.
  1. ...a sharp corner...
     急转弯
  2. The road is a succession of hairpin bends, hills, and blind corners.
     这条路上急转弯、坡道和死拐角一个接一个。
• N-COUNT (遥远或难以到达的)角落，偏远处
  If you talk about thecorners ofthe world, a country, or some other place, you are referring to places that are far away or difficult to get to.
  1. Buyers came from all corners of the world...
     买主来自世界各地。
  2. The group has been living in a remote corner of the Cambodian jungle.
     该部落一直居住在柬埔寨的丛林深处。
• (足球、曲棍球等的)角球
  In football, hockey, and some other sports, acorneris a free shot or kick taken from the corner of the pitch.
• VERB 将…逼入死角；使走投无路
  If youcornera person or animal, you force them into a place they cannot escape from.
  1. A police motorcycle chased his car twelve miles, and cornered him near Rome...
     一辆摩托警车跟在他的车后追了12英里，最后在快到罗马时将他截住。
  2. He was still sitting huddled like a cornered animal.
     他还像一头困兽一样蜷缩着坐在那儿。
• VERB 截住…与其说话
  If youcornersomeone, you force them to speak to you when they have been trying to avoid you.
  1. Golan managed to corner the young producer-director for an interview.
     戈兰设法截住了那位兼任制片人的年轻导演，对其进行了采访。
• VERB 垄断
  If a company or placecornersan area of trade, they gain control over it so that no one else can have any success in that area.
  1. This restaurant has cornered the Madrid market for specialist paellas...
     这家餐馆垄断了马德里的特色肉菜饭市场。
  2. Zurich's affluence came initially from cornering a sizeable chunk of the 14th Century silk trade.
     苏黎世的富足最初来自于14世纪对丝绸贸易的高度垄断。
• VERB 转弯；拐弯
  If a car, or the person driving it,cornersin a particular way, the car goes round bends in roads in this way.
  1. Peter drove jerkily, cornering too fast and fumbling the gears.
     彼得转弯太急，换挡不利索，车开得一颠一颠的。
• PHRASE 即将发生
  If you say that something isaround the corner, you mean that it will happen very soon. In British English, you can also say that something isround the corner.
  1. The Chancellor of the Exchequer says that economic recovery is just around the corner.
     财政大臣说经济即将复苏。
• PHRASE 在附近;在近处
  If you say that something isaround the corner, you mean that it is very near. In British English, you can also say that something isround the corner.
  1. My new place is just around the corner.
     我的新家就在附近。
• PHRASE 图省事;走捷径
  If youcut corners, you do something quickly by doing it in a less thorough way than you should.
  1. Take your time, don't cut corners and follow instructions to the letter.
     慢慢来，不要图省事，要严格按照说明去做。
• PHRASE 天涯海角;世界各个角落
  You can use expressions such asthe four corners of the worldto refer to places that are a long way from each other.
  1. They've combed the four corners of the world for the best accessories...
     为了找到最好的配件，他们寻遍了每个地方。
  2. Young people came from the four corners of the nation.
     全国各地的年轻人都来到这里。
• PHRASE 身处困境
  If you arein a cornerorin a tight corner, you are in a situation which is difficult to deal with and get out of.
  1. The government is in a corner on interest rates...
     政府在利率问题上陷入了困境。
  2. He appears to have backed himself into a tight corner.
     他似乎已把自己逼入了困境。

双语例句

• Salter held the bag by the corners and shook it upside down.
  索尔特捏住包的外角，把它倒过来晃了晃。
• People were seen standing about in knots on street corners, talking and arguing.
  街头巷尾人们三五成群，议论纷纷。
• Ease the pastry into the corners of the tin, making sure you don't stretch it.
  将油酥面团小心地移至烤盘的各角，注意不要把它拉长。
• You have carried britain's fame to the remotest corners of the earth.
  你已把英国的名声带到了天涯海角。
• She would spend the day hanging round street corners
  她会整天在街角附近游荡。
• The department store at the four corners is the largest one in the city.
  十字路口的那家百货商店是这个城市最大的一家。
• The road is a succession of hairpin bends, hills, and blind corners.
  这条路上急转弯、坡道和死拐角一个接一个。
• Musicians blast their brassy jazz from street corners.
  玩音乐的人在街角大声弹奏起尖锐刺耳的爵士乐。
• They've combed the four corners of the world for the best accessories
  为了找到最好的配件，他们寻遍了每个地方。
• One of the most atmospheric corners of Prague is the old Jewish ghetto.
  古老的犹太人社区是布拉格最具特色的角落之一。