单词详解

1.  n.

A. 角，角落 (a place where two lines, walls or roads meet)

A square has four corners. 正方形有四个角。

B. 遥远的地区 (area far away)

People arrived from all corners of the world. 人们纷纷从世界各地抵达。

C. 困境 (difficult or awkward situation)

We will need luck to get out of a tight corner like that. 我们要靠运气才能摆脱那样的困境。

2.  vi.

驾车转弯 (drive a car round a corner)

The new car corners beautifully. 这辆新车转弯性能很棒。

3.  vt.

A. 垄断，囤积 (gain control of the buying, selling or production of goods)

They've cornered all the business. 他们已经控制了所有的买卖。

B. 逼入困境 (put into a difficult position)

Your question cornered me. 你的问题把我难住了。

 

相关词组

1. around the corner 即将发生，近在咫尺，拐角处

The little rabbit has a feeling that danger is around the corner. 这只小兔子感觉危险正在逼近。

The bank is just around the corner. 银行就在拐角附近。

2. at the corner of the street 在街道拐弯处

There's a grocer's at the corner of the street. 街道转弯处有一个食品杂货店。

3. at the corner 在拐角处（外角）

She bought a box of chocolate at the corner store. 她在街角小店买了一盒巧克力。

4. in a tight corner 陷入困境

He is in a tight corner just at present. 他眼下的处境十分不妙。

5. in the corner 在角落里（内角）

She sat in the corner, watching our every move. 她坐在角落里注视着我们的一举一动。

6. on the corner of a street （坐落）在街道拐弯处

There is a public convenience on the corner of the street. 街道拐角处有公共厕所。

7. on the corner 在角落上（外角上）

He will give him a call from the phone booth on the corner.

他到街角的电话亭给他打电话。

 

相关单词

近义词：angle

过去式：cornered

过去分词：cornered

现在分词：cornering

第三人称单数：corners

复数：corners

 

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词语辨析： in the corner, on the corner, at the corner

 

in the corner , on the corner, at the corner

都有“拐角处”的意思。

in the corner: 侧重在里面的拐角处。

on the corner: 侧重在拐角之上。

at the corner: 侧重在拐角外面。

 

词语详解

1. in the corner: 侧重在里面的拐角处。

There is a table in the corner of the house. 屋角处有一张桌子。

2. on the corner: 侧重在拐角之上。 

There is a cup on the corner of the table. 在桌子角上有个杯子。

3. at the corner: 侧重在拐角外面。

Please turn left at the corner of the house. 请在房子的拐角处左拐。