angle, corner

名詞 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
   同義詞：nook
4. the intersection of two streets
   同義詞：street corner, turning point
5. the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
6. a small concavity
   同義詞：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
   同義詞：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
    同義詞：quoin

動(dòng)詞 corner:

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

1. She'll need luck to get out of a tight corner like that.
   她要靠運(yùn)氣才能擺脫那樣的困境。
2. By defeating their main competitor this firm has cornered the wheat market.
   這家公司擊敗了主要的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手而壟斷了整個(gè)小麥?zhǔn)袌?chǎng)。
3. He fell and hit his head on the corner of a box.
   他跌倒時(shí)，頭碰到箱子的一角。

cor.ner

n.Abbr. cor.（名詞）縮寫(xiě) cor.

The position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle:
角：兩條線(xiàn)、面或邊會(huì)聚并形成一個(gè)角度的地方：
例句：
the four corners of a rectangle.
長(zhǎng)方形的四個(gè)角

The area enclosed or bounded by an angle formed in this manner:
角落：以這種方式形成的角度所包圍或限制的地方：
例句：
sat by myself in the corner; the corner of one`s eye.
我獨(dú)自坐在角落里；眼角

The place where two roads or streets join or intersect.
街角：兩條路或街相連場(chǎng)地的地方

Sports Any of the four angles of a boxing or wrestling ring where the ropes are joined.
【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 邊角：拳擊或摔交中繩與繩相連的四個(gè)角之一
Baseball Either side of home plate, toward or away from the batter.
【棒球】 邊角：離擊球手最近或最遠(yuǎn)的本壘區(qū)的兩端之一
A threatening or embarrassing position from which escape is difficult:
困境：危險(xiǎn)的或令人尷尬的并且難以逃脫的境地：
例句：
got myself into a corner by boasting.
吹牛使我陷入尷尬的境地

A remote, secluded, or secret place:
隱蔽處：偏僻的、遙遠(yuǎn)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；巴黎美麗的一隅

A part or piece made to fit on a corner, as in mounting or for protection.
角落處：使適合角落的一部分或一塊，如用于安裝或保護(hù)

A speculative monopoly of a stock or commodity created by purchasing all or most of the available supply in order to raise its price.
壟斷：通過(guò)購(gòu)買(mǎi)所有的或大部分的可獲得的供應(yīng)品以期提高其價(jià)格，而對(duì)股票或商品的一種投機(jī)的控制
Exclusive possession; monopoly:
專(zhuān)賣(mài)權(quán)：排外的占有；專(zhuān)賣(mài)權(quán)：
例句：
.Neither party . . . has a corner on all the good ideas.(George B. Merry)
.沒(méi)有一個(gè)政黨能獨(dú)占所有的好處.(喬治B.梅里)

v.（動(dòng)詞）
cor.nered,cor.ner.ing,cor.ners
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
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.
將竊賊逼入角落并擒住他們

To form a corner in (a stock or commodity):
壟斷：（在股票或商品中）形成壟斷：
例句：
cornered the silver market.
壟斷銀制品市場(chǎng)

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
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:
轉(zhuǎn)彎：象在街角那樣轉(zhuǎn)變：
例句：
a truck that corners poorly.
轉(zhuǎn)彎角度不好的卡車(chē)

adj.（形容詞）
Located at a street corner:
位于街角的：
例句：
a corner drugstore.
街角雜貨店

Designed for use in a corner:
為在角落用而設(shè)計(jì)的：
例句：
a corner table.
角桌

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法語(yǔ)
from Old French corne [corner, horn]
源自 古法語(yǔ) corne [角落，角]
from Vulgar Latin *corna
源自 俗拉丁語(yǔ) *corna
from Latin cornua [pl. of] cornô [horn, point] * see ker-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) cornua [] cornô的復(fù)數(shù) [角，點(diǎn)] *參見(jiàn) ker-