corner
noun /ˈkɔːnə(r)/
/ˈkɔːrnər/
Idioms - a part of something where two or more sides, lines or edges join
角 - the four corners of a square
正方形的四个角 - I hit my knee on the corner of the table.
我的膝盖撞到桌子角上了。 - Write your address in the top right-hand corner of the letter.
把你的地址写在信的右上角。 - the left/right corner
左边/右边的角落 - the north-west/north-east/south-east/south-west corner
西北/东北/东南/西南角 - A smile lifted the corner of his mouth.
他的嘴角挂着微笑。 - in the corner of something a speck of dirt in the corner of her eye
她眼角里的一点灰尘 - He scored with a shot into the bottom corner of the goal.
他在球门底角射门得分。 - She tucked the ball into the corner of the net.
她把球塞到网的角落里。
- He parked in the far corner of the car park.
他把车停在停车场远处的一个角落。 - Smooth rounded corners make cleaning easier.
平滑的圆角清洁起来比较容易。 - the four corners of his bed
他床的四角
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bottom
- top
- left
- …
- booth
- cupboard
- office
- …
- in a/the corner
- the four corners of something
- right in the corner
- the four corners of a square
- (in adjectives
构成形容词 有…角的；涉及…群体的 - a three-cornered hat
三角帽 - a three-cornered fight
三方争斗
- a three-cornered hat
- the place inside a room or a box where two sides join; the area around this place
角；墙角；壁角 - A large desk occupies another corner of the room.
一张大桌子占据了房间的另一个角落。 - He found a quiet corner and got on with his work.
他找到一个僻静的地方，继续工作。 - in the corner They made straight for the table in the corner.
他们径直走向角落里的桌子。 - in the corner of something She spotted him sitting in the corner of the bar.
她发现他坐在酒吧的角落里。 - We found an empty booth in a dark corner of the pub.
我们在酒吧黑暗的角落里发现了一个空摊位。 - There was a television in the far corner of the bedroom.
卧室远处的角落里有一台电视机。 - a corner table/seat/cupboard
靠墙角的桌子／座位／橱柜
Topics Houses and homesa2- He took a seat in the far corner of the cafe.
他在咖啡馆里面靠边上的一角坐了下来。 - Make sure the staircase is well lit, with no awkward corners.
确保灯光照亮楼梯所有的地方，不留死角。 - She sat in a dark corner of the room.
她坐在屋子里一个黑暗的地方。 - She tucked herself away in a corner and read all day.
她躲在一个角落里看了一整天的书。 - The box had been tucked away in an odd corner of the attic.
盒子藏在阁楼上一个隐蔽的地方 - The waiter led us to a corner table.
侍者把我们带到角落里的一张桌子。 - They chose a table right in the corner of the restaurant.
他们在餐馆的一角选了张桌子。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- empty
- quiet
- secluded
- …
- in a/the corner
- a corner of your mind
- A large desk occupies another corner of the room.
- a place where two streets join
街角；拐角 - The wind hit him as he turned the corner.
他一拐过街角，狂风就向他袭来。 - corner of A and B the last house before the corner of Beach Road and Hill Avenue
海滩路和希尔大道拐角前的最后一栋房子 - on the corner There was a group of youths standing on the street corner.
有一群年轻人站在街角。 - on the corner of something There’s a hotel on the corner of my street.
在我的街道拐角处有一家旅馆。 - at the corner (of something) Turn right at the corner of Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards.
在夕阳街和新月山庄大街路口向右转。 - around/round the corner The bus stop is around the corner, I think.
我想汽车站就在拐角处。 - around/round the corner from something the bookshop around the corner from our hotel
我们酒店拐角处的书店 - (at the) corner with something the big tree at the corner with Hill Street
希尔街拐角处的那棵大树
- the bank on the corner of Mount Street
蒙特街拐角的那家银行 - at the corner of West Street and Park Street
在西街和公园街的交会处 - Turn right at the first corner.
在第一个拐角向右转。 - There were a lot of young men hanging about on street corners.
很多年轻人在街道拐角处闲荡。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- street
- sharp
- tight
- …
- round
- take
- turn
- …
- bar
- shop
- store
- …
- around a/the corner
- round a/the corner
- at a/the corner
- …
- The wind hit him as he turned the corner.
- a sharp bend in a road
（道路的）急转弯 - The car was taking the corners too fast.
那车急转弯时开得太快。
Topics Transport by car or lorrya2- I hate coming out of that lane because it's a blind corner.
我讨厌从那条小巷出去，因为那是个死角。 - It's a rather sharp corner and she took it a little too fast.
这个弯相当急，她拐得有点儿太快了。 - As they turned the corner all the bags slid to one side.
他们拐过街角时，所有的包都滑到了一边。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- street
- sharp
- tight
- …
- round
- take
- turn
- …
- bar
- shop
- store
- …
- around a/the corner
- round a/the corner
- at a/the corner
- …
- The car was taking the corners too fast.
- a region or an area of a place (sometimes used for one that is far away or difficult to reach)
（有时指偏僻或难以到达的）区域，地区 - She lives in a quiet corner of rural Yorkshire.
她居住在约克郡乡间一个僻静的地方。 - Students come here from the four corners of the world.
学生从世界各地来到这里。 - He knew every corner of the old town.
他熟悉这座古镇的每个角落。
- Welcome to our little corner of Philadelphia.
欢迎光临我们在费城的这个小地方。 - a cool shady corner of the garden
花园里一个有树阴的凉快地方 - a remote corner of Afghanistan
阿富汗的一个偏远地区 - He pushed the thought back into the darkest corner of his mind.
他将这个想法藏在脑海的最深处。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- empty
- quiet
- secluded
- …
- in a/the corner
- a corner of your mind
- She lives in a quiet corner of rural Yorkshire.
- [usually singular] a difficult situation
困境；窘境 - to back/drive/force somebody into a corner
把某人逼入困境 - They had got her in a corner, and there wasn't much she could do about it.
他们把她逼得走投无路，而且她也没有什么办法脱身。 - He was used to talking his way out of tight corners.
他惯于凭借口才摆脱困境。
- It is important to avoid being pushed into a corner.
避免被逼到墙角很重要。 - He had her backed into a corner a couple of times with new facts she didn't know.
他用她所不了解的新的事实数次将她逼入困境。 - I'm in a bit of a corner over finding staff for Friday evening.
要找星期五晚上的工作人员，我有点儿束手无策。 - He was used to having to talk his way out of tight corners.
他习惯了不得不靠言辞摆脱困境。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- tight
- back somebody into
- drive somebody into
- force somebody into
- …
- to back/drive/force somebody into a corner
- (in sports such as football (soccer) and hockey
足球、曲棍球等 角球 - Moore took the corner.
穆尔发角球。 - The referee awarded a corner.
裁判员判给了一次角球。
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsb2- Sancho took the corner and Kane headed it into the net.
桑丘拿起角球，凯恩把它顶进了网里。 - He put the goalkeeper under pressure and managed to force a corner.
他向守门员施压，设法造成了一个角球。 - James blocked the shot but conceded a corner.
詹姆斯挡住了一记射门，但给了对方一个角球。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- penalty
- short
- award (somebody)
- take
- force
- …
- kick
- Moore took the corner.
- (in boxing and wrestling
拳击运动和摔跤 场角；（场角处的）辅助人员
of building/object/shape建筑物；物体；形状
-cornered有…角
of room/box房间；箱子
of roads道路
area/region地区；区域
difficult situation困境
in sport体育运动
词源Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, based on Latin cornu ‘horn, tip, corner’.
Idioms
(just) around/round the corner
- very near
很近；在附近 - Her house is just around the corner.
她的房子就在附近。 - (figurative) There were good times around the corner (= they would soon come).
好时光很快就会来临。
- Her house is just around the corner.
be in somebody's corner | have somebody in your corner
- to support and encourage somebody; to have somebody who supports and encourages you
支持和鼓励某人； 有支持和鼓励你的人 - He's been in my corner all these years and I can never thank him enough.
这些年来他一直站在我这边，我对他感激不尽。
- He's been in my corner all these years and I can never thank him enough.
cut the corner
(also cut off the corner especially in British English)
- to go across the corner of an area and not around the sides of it, because it is quicker
走捷径；抄近道 - There’s a worn patch on the grass because everyone cuts (off) the corner.
草地上有一块磨损的地方，因为大家都在抄近道。
- There’s a worn patch on the grass because everyone cuts (off) the corner.
cut corners
- (disapproving) to do something in the easiest, cheapest or quickest way, often by ignoring rules or leaving something out
（常不按规则或省略地）用最简捷经济的方式做事，图省事；（做事）走捷径 - To be competitive, they paid low wages and cut corners on health and safety.
为了有竞争力，他们支付低工资，在健康和安全方面偷工减料。
- To be competitive, they paid low wages and cut corners on health and safety.
fight your/somebody’s corner
- (British English) to defend your/somebody’s position against other people
维护地位、立场等
have a soft corner for somebody/something (Indian English)
(also have a soft spot for somebody/something British and North American English)
- (informal) to like somebody/something
喜欢某人/某物 - She's always had a soft corner for you.
她总是对你情有独钟。
- She's always had a soft corner for you.
in a (tight) corner/spot
- (informal) in a difficult situation
困境；险境 - The captain's knee injury leaves the team in a tight corner.
队长的膝伤使球队陷入困境。 - She’ll always help if you’re in a tight spot.
如果你有困难，她总是会帮忙的。
- The captain's knee injury leaves the team in a tight corner.
in a (tight) spot/corner
- (informal) in a difficult situation
困境；险境 - She’ll always help you if you’re in a spot.
如果你有困难，她会一直帮助你。
Topics Dangerc2- This could put the banks in a tight spot.
这可能会让银行陷入困境。 - The captain's knee injury leaves the team in a tight corner.
队长的膝伤使球队陷入困境。
- She’ll always help you if you’re in a spot.
see something out of the corner of your eye
- to see something by accident or not very clearly because you see it from the side of your eye and are not looking straight at it
偶然瞟见；睨视 - Out of the corner of her eye, she saw him coming closer.
她用眼一瞟，见他正向她走过来。
- Out of the corner of her eye, she saw him coming closer.
turn the corner
- to pass a very important point in an illness or a difficult situation and begin to improve
（患病时期）转危为安，脱离危险，好转；渡过难关；脱离困境 - The country's economy has finally turned the corner.
这个国家的经济终于好转了。
- The country's economy has finally turned the corner.