corner

KK [ˋkɔrnɚ] /ˈkɔɹnɚ/

名詞

  1. 1

    角落、角

    She put the lamp in the far corner of the room.

    她把檯燈放在房間最裡面的角落。

  2. 2

    轉角、街角

    There's a coffee shop on the corner of my street.

    我家那條街的轉角有一間咖啡店。

  3. 3

    角、稜角

    The baby bumped her head on the corner of the table.

    寶寶的頭撞到桌角。

  4. 4

    困境、窘境

    The new evidence backed the witness into a corner.

    新證據讓那名證人陷入窘境。

  5. 5

    地區、角落

    Fans came from every corner of the country to see them.

    粉絲從全國各地趕來看他們。

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名詞

  1. 6

    角球體育

    They scored from a corner in the final minute.

    他們在最後一分鐘靠角球進球。

動詞

  1. 1

    逼入困境、使走投無路常用被動

    He felt cornered by all their questions about the money.

    他被他們關於那筆錢的追問逼得走投無路。

  2. 2

    堵住、攔住

    A reporter cornered him outside the courtroom for a comment.

    一名記者在法庭外攔住他,要他回應。

  3. 3

    壟斷、獨佔

    The company has cornered the market in cheap batteries.

    該公司壟斷了廉價電池的市場。

  4. 4

    轉彎、過彎

    This little car corners surprisingly well on wet roads.

    這台小車在濕滑路面上過彎表現出乎意料地好。

片語

  1. 1

    偷工減料、便宜行事貶義

    They cut corners on safety and now face a lawsuit.

    他們在安全上偷工減料,現在面臨訴訟。

  2. 2

    即將到來、近在眼前口語

    Cheer up, better times are just around the corner.

    開心點,好日子就快到了。