⒈corner的基本意思是“角”，是可数名词，指两条线或两条路相交处； 也可作“遥远的地方，天涯海角”解，此时常用複数形式； 引申可指“困境，窘况”，此时可用作可数名词，也可用作不可数名词。
⒉corner接介词in，表示“在角落里”； 接介词on或at，表示“在拐角处”； 接介词round〔around〕，表示“拐过弯去”。
基本介绍
- 中文名角，角落
- 外文名corner
- 意义角，角落
- 性质可数名词
- 词性名词
用作名词
基本释义
C 1.角，角落 a place where two lines,walls or roads meet
C 2.遥远的地区area far away
U C 3. 困境 difficult or awkward situation
辞彙搭配
动词+～
cut corners走近路，节约
cut off a corner抄近路
drive sb into a corner逼得某人走投无路
keep a corner保留一个角落
round a corner拐过街角
turn a corner拐过街角
turn the corner摆脱困境
形容词+～
blind corner看不见的拐角
left corner左角
neglected corner被忽视的角落，死角
quiet corner安静的角落
right corner右角
sharp corner急转弯
tight corner窘境，困境
top left-hand corner左上角
名词+～
street corner街角
介词+～
around the corner在拐角处，在近处，即将来到
at the corner街口
in the corner在拐角上
on the corner在拐角上
用作动词
corners; cornered; cornering
基本释义
vi. 1.驾车转弯 drive a car round a corner
vt. 2.垄断，囤积gain control of the buying,selling or production of goods
vt. 3.难住put into a difficult position
基本要点
⒈corner的基本意思是“驾车转弯”，作此解时,是不及物动词。
⒉corner可引申指“囤积”，即把有意要买东西的人置于无可选择的境地中，使其按要价付钱。用作及物动词时，后可接如小麦、商品等名词作宾语。
⒊corner还可引申指“难住，走投无路”，即把其人逼入角落里。用作及物动词时，主语可以是人，也可以是物，宾语一定是人。可用于被动结构。
辞彙搭配
～+名词
corner the thief堵住小偷
corner the witness为难证人
corner wheat囤积小麦
～+副词
corner fast快速转弯
corner well转弯很稳
corner beautifully（车）转弯灵活
corner finally最终无路可逃
corner politically政治上陷入困境
corner safely安全转弯
～+介词
corner in在…难住
corner in commodities囤积商品
corner sb with反驳某人
corner with stone用石头砌成
相关短语
1. around the corner(going to happen very soon)
即将来临
With summer just around the corner,it's time to think about getting into shape.
2. fight your corner(to defend sth you believe in,usually by presenting arguments in its favour or by arguing in general)
据理力争
You’ll really have to be ready to fight your corner if you want them to agree to your plans.
3. turn the corner(situation starts to improve after a difficult period)
渡过难关
We’ve been going through a bad patch,but I think we've turned the corner now.
4. paint yourself into a corner(to do sth which places you in a very difficult situation and limits the way you act)
陷入困境
As I’d already turned down their offer,I’ve painted myself into a corner and I can't go back to them now.
5. be back into a corner(to be forced into a difficult situation that you have no(or very little)control over)
走投无路
They’ve backed us into a corner,and now we've got no choice but to sign the contract.
6. cut corners(to do sth the easiest,quickest or cheapest way possible,this often affects the overall quality of the work being done)
抄近路
As the staff training budget wasn't very big,we had to cut a few corners,which meant the results were poor.
7. be in a tight corner(to be in a difficult situation)
陷入困境
I’ve been in tight corners before,but never one as desperate as this.
8. corner the market(to dominate the market; to be so successful at selling or making a particular product that almost no one else sells or makes)
囤积居奇
With their innovative new approach to customer service,they're completely cornered the market.