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corner

/kawr-ner/US // ˈkɔr nər //UK // (ˈkɔːnə) //

角落,转角,拐角处,转角处

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
    • : the space between two converging lines or surfaces near their intersection; angle: a chair in the corner of the room.
    • : a projecting angle, especially of a rectangular figure or object: He bumped into the corner of the table.
    • : the point where two streets meet: the corner of Market and Main Streets.
    • : an end; margin; edge.
    • : any narrow, secluded, or secret place.
    • : an awkward or embarrassing position, especially one from which escape is impossible.
    • : Finance. a monopolizing or a monopoly of the available supply of a stock or commodity to a point permitting control of price.
    • : region; part; quarter: from every corner of the empire.
    • : Surveying. the point of intersection of the section lines of a land survey, often marked by a monument or some object, as a pipe that is set or driven into the ground.Compare section. a stake, tree, or rock marking the intersection of property lines.
    • : a piece to protect the corner of anything.
    • : Baseball. any point on the line forming the left or right boundary of home plate: a pitch on the corner.the area formed by the intersection of the foul line and the outfield fence.
    • : Boxing. the immediate area formed by any of the four angles in the ring.one of the two assigned corners where a boxer rests between rounds and behind which the handlers sit during a fight.
    • : Soccer. corner kick.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : situated on or at a corner where two streets meet: a corner drugstore.
    • : made to fit or be used in a corner: a corner cabinet.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to furnish with corners.
    • : to place in or drive into a corner.
    • : to force into an awkward or difficult position or one from which escape is impossible: He finally cornered the thief.
    • : to gain control of.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to meet in or be situated on or at a corner.
    • : to form a corner in a stock or commodity.
    • : to turn, especially at a speed relatively high for the angle of the turn involved.

Phrases

  • corner the market
  • around the corner
  • cut corners
  • four corners of the earth
  • in a tight corner
  • out of the corner of one's eye
  • paint oneself into a corner
  • turn the corner

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • He reaches behind him, moving Irene to the far corner of the space, carving out an even more private one.

  • Use your forefingers and thumbs to grab the grippy catches on each corner of the lens and give a gentle pull.

  • A bored proctor sat in the corner, scrolling through her phone.

  • He appears to have a greater awareness of when to run from one rim to the other in transition, versus when it’s better to fan out to the corner in those situations.

  • These developer activists need our support, encouragement and help pinpointing the most crucial problems to address, and they need the tools to bring solutions to every corner of the world.

  • So I drove around the corner to the trailhead of the logging road that led back to the crash site.

  • But they do put it right around the corner near the time the video was shot.

  • They work in a world filled with a sense—real or imagined—of danger lurking around each corner and every hallway.

  • They were racing toward the corner of Tompkins and Myrtle avenues with Johnson at the wheel when another call came over the radio.

  • They have pushed into just about every other corner of the Caribbean and Central America where airports exist.

  • But Lucy had noted, out of the corner of her watchful eye, the arrival of Miss Grains, indignant and perspiring.

  • Cheap as they are, they are a poorer speculation than even corner lots in a lithographic city of Nebraska or Oregon.

  • As Davy stood in the road, in doubt which way to go, a Roc came around the corner of the house.

  • Now, he chose a small table in a corner of the balcony, close to the glass screen.

  • The conflict of these certainties left hopeless disorder in every corner of his being.