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TOEFL BNC: 2823 COCA: 3474

corridor

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
corridor /ˈkorədɚ/ /ˈkorəˌdoɚ/ noun
plural corridors
corridor
/ˈkorədɚ/ /ˈkorəˌdoɚ/
noun
plural corridors
Learner's definition of CORRIDOR
[count]
1 
: a long, narrow passage inside a building or train with doors that lead to rooms on each side（建筑物内的）走廊；（火车上的）过道
2 
a  : a long narrow piece of land狭长地带
b  : a narrow area of land that is known for something specified（指定）通道

the corridors of power

— see 1power
TOEFL BNC: 2823 COCA: 3474

corridor

noun

cor·​ri·​dor ˈkȯr-ə-dər How to pronounce corridor (audio)
ˈkär-,
-ˌdȯr
1
a
: a passageway (as in a hotel or office building) into which compartments or rooms open
b
: a place or position in which especially political power is wielded through discussion and deal-making
was excluded from the corridors of power after losing the election
2
: a usually narrow passageway or route: such as
a
: a narrow strip of land through foreign-held territory
b
: a restricted lane for air traffic
c
: a land path used by migrating animals
3
a
: a densely populated strip of land including two or more major cities
… the Northeast corridor stretching from Washington into New England … S. D. Browne
b
: an area or stretch of land identified by a specific common characteristic or purpose
a corridor of liberalism
the city's industrial corridor

Synonyms

Example Sentences

They pushed me down the hospital corridor to the operating room. A corridor of land lies between the two mountain ranges.
Recent Examples on the Web Russia’s Defense Ministry said Monday that the first ship carrying agricultural products traveled via a humanitarian corridor agreed on between Russia and Ukraine and that Russian officers took part in the planning. Ian Lovett, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 Russian forces are accused of shelling a humanitarian corridor and cutting off the city’s power. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 On April 26, the secretary general of the United Nations, António Guterres, flew to Moscow with a proposal to open a humanitarian corridor for the civilians inside Azovstal. New York Times, 20 July 2022 Just days earlier, Russia had vetoed a plan at the UN Security Council to keep the humanitarian aid corridor from Bab al-Hawa on the Turkish border into Idlib province open for one more year. Lara Jakes, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 On Tuesday, a top Russian military official offered a humanitarian corridor to permit the evacuation of civilians trapped at the plant. Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 14 June 2022 Russia is unwilling to allow a humanitarian corridor from Mariupol, said Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the Ukrainian president’s office. Donetsk. Katya Soldak, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022 Ukrainian officials said no agreements had been reached for setting up a humanitarian corridor Wednesday to try to get civilians out. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022 There are still reports of 120,000 civilians in Mariupol, is there any chance for humanitarian corridor at this point? ABC News, 24 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

earlier "covered passageway, path surrounding fortifications," borrowed from French, borrowed from regional Italian (by-form of Tuscan corridoio), from correre "to run" (going back to Latin currere) + -idore, going back to Latin -i-tōrium (from -i- -i- + -tōrium, suffix of place, from neuter of -tōrius, adjective derivative of -tōr-, -tor, agent suffix) — more at current entry 1

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of corridor was in 1719
TOEFL BNC: 2823 COCA: 3474
corridor

noun

  ➡ see also hallway ADJECTIVE | VERB + CORRIDOR | CORRIDOR + VERB | CORRIDOR + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤endless, long沒有盡頭的走廊；長廊▸➤short短走廊▸➤narrow, wide狹窄的／寬闊的走廊➤central, main中心走廊；主通道▸➤brightly lit燈火通明的走廊▸➤badly lit, dark, darkened, dim, gloomy燈光昏暗的走廊；黑暗的通道；昏暗的走廊▸➤dank, draughty/drafty陰濕的／有穿堂風的走廊▸➤deserted, empty荒廢的／空蕩蕩的走廊▸➤carpeted, stone鋪有地毯的／石頭地面的走廊▸➤hospital, hotel, school醫院／飯店／學校走廊▸➤access通道▸➤labyrinthine (formal) 迷宮似的走廊◇the labyrinthine corridors of the building大樓內迷宮似的走廊➤land陸路走廊◇a now-submerged land corridor between northern African and southern Europe北非和南歐之間現已被淹沒的陸路走廊VERB + CORRIDOR➤line沿走廊放置◇Portraits line the corridors of the palace.宮殿走廊的牆上掛了一排排的肖像畫。➤walk, wander在走廊散步／漫遊◇It was interesting to walk the corridors of my old school.在母校的走廊散步真有意思。CORRIDOR + VERB➤lead from sth, lead off from sth走廊從⋯延伸◇Narrow corridors lead off from the main hallway.狹長的通道從主廊延展開來。➤lead to sth走廊通向⋯◇a corridor that leads to the kitchen通向廚房的走廊➤run along sth, run down sth走廊沿着⋯延伸◇The corridor runs down the middle of the building.走廊沿着大樓的中部延伸。➤connect sth, link sth走廊連接⋯◇The corridor links the old part of the hospital with the new.這條走廊把醫院的老樓和新樓連接起來。CORRIDOR + NOUN➤wall走廊的牆壁PREPOSITION➤along a/the corridor, down a/the corridor沿着走廊；沿着走廊過去◇The office is just down the corridor on the left.順着走廊過去，辦公室就在左邊。➤in a/the corridor在走廊裏◇I put my head down as I passed him in the corridor.我在走廊裏從他身邊走過時，把頭低了下來。➤at the end of a/the corridor, to the end of a/the corridor在走廊的盡頭；到走廊的盡頭PHRASES➤the corridors of power (figurative) 權力走廊（政府的決策場所）◇She had considerable influence in the corridors of power.她在權力走廊相當有影響力。➤a labyrinth of corridors, a maze of corridors迷宮般的走廊◇She led us through a maze of hotel corridors to our room.她帶我們穿過酒店裏迷宮般的走廊，到了我們的房間。

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