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词汇 corner
释义
cornercor•ner /'kɔːnəʳ/
n
1. C 角;(道路交叉形成的)拐角;街角
the corner of a table 桌角
The post office is right on the corner. 邮局正好位于街角。
turn the corner of the street 拐过街角
2. C,常用单 墙角;(书本、箱子等的)包角
The TV set stands in the corner of the room. 电视机放在房间的一角。
3. C 嘴角
He went out with a cigarette in the corner of his mouth. 他嘴角叼了一支烟走了出去。
4. 用作单 困境;绝路
The interviewer drove her into a corner. 采访提的问题使她很尴尬。
He is certainly in a tight corner now. 他现在显然是身处困境了。
5. C (足球赛的)角球;(拳击场上的)场角
6. C 角落;(遥远的)地方;隐蔽的地方
all the corners of the world 世界各地
I knew every corner of his mind. 我了解他每一点内心的隐秘。
7. 用作单 垄断
They were trying to establish a corner on the gold market. 他们企图垄断黄金市场。
词组cut corners
1. 走捷径,抄近路
He cut corners going home in a hurry. 他匆匆忙忙抄近路回家。
2. (不按常规)以最简捷的方式做事;省力;省时;省钱
They cut corners in building the house, and it didn't stand up well. 他们建房时偷工减料,所以房子不牢固。
round (或around) the corner
1. 即将来临;就要发生
Christmas is just round the corner. 圣诞节就要来临。
2. 在附近
They live just round the corner. 他们就住在附近。
turn the corner
1. 在街角处转弯
2. 好转;渡过难关
She has been seriously ill for a long time but has turned the corner now. 她长时间以来病得很重,但现在已渡过危险期。
with the four corners of 在…范围之内
用法说明

corner

指两个面或线的相交之处,at(或on) the corner of 指外角或上角,in the corner of则指内角。试比较:

There is a letter-box at(或on) the corner of the two roads.两条马路的转角处有个信箱。(指外角)

We sat at the table in the corner.我们坐在角落的桌子边。

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