词条 | corner |
释义 | 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1.corner的基本意思是“驾车转弯”,作此解时,是不及物动词。 2.corner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。 3.corner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。 词汇搭配~+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 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 基本要点1.corner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,此时常用复数形式; 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。 2.corner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”。 词汇搭配动词+~ 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 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. |
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