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BNC: 1104 COCA: 1127

corner

1 corner /ˈkoɚnɚ/ noun
plural corners
1 corner
/ˈkoɚnɚ/
noun
plural corners
Learner's definition of CORNER
[count]
: the point or area where two lines, edges, or sides of something meet
: the place where two streets or roads meet街角;拐角
: a curve in a road(道路的)转弯
see also (just) around the corner (below), turn the corner (below)
: the side of your mouth or eye嘴角;眼角
: one of four parts of a boxing ring where the sides meet(拳击)场角
often used figuratively to describe people, groups, etc., that are opposing or fighting each other常用作比喻,指对立或互斗的人或群体
◊ Someone who gives you help and support is in your corner.支持你;站在你这边
: a place that is private or secret or that few people know about or visit角落;偏僻私密的地方
often used figuratively常用作比喻
: a place that is far away偏远的地方
: a position that you cannot easily get out of : a difficult situation困境;窘境
soccer : corner kick

cut corners

often disapproving
: to save time or money by doing less than you usually do or than you should do图省事;走捷径;节省

have/get a corner on

: to have or get enough of (something) to be able to control its price垄断
often used figuratively常用作比喻

(just) around the corner

: coming or happening very soon即将来临;很快发生

turn the corner

: to get past the most difficult area or period in something and begin to improve转危为安;好转;渡过难关
2 corner /ˈkoɚnɚ/ adjective
2 corner
/ˈkoɚnɚ/
adjective
Learner's definition of CORNER
always used before a noun
: located at a corner在拐角处的;在角落里的
3 corner /ˈkoɚnɚ/ verb
corners; cornered; cornering
3 corner
/ˈkoɚnɚ/
verb
corners; cornered; cornering
Learner's definition of CORNER
[+ object]
: to force (a person or animal) into a place or position from which escape is very difficult or impossible使(人或动物)走投无路;把…逼入绝境
: to force (someone who wants to avoid you or get away from you) to stop and talk with you堵住某人与其讲话;硬要走近与某人说话
[+ object] : to get control of a particular type of product that is being bought and sold垄断used in the phrase corner the market用于短语corner the market
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
[no object] of a vehicle : to turn a corner(车辆)拐弯
BNC: 1104 COCA: 1127

corner

1 of 3

noun

cor·​ner ˈkȯr-nər How to pronounce corner (audio)
1
a
: the point where converging lines, edges, or sides meet : angle
b
: the place of intersection of two streets or roads
c
: a piece designed to form, mark, or protect a corner
2
: the angular part or space between meeting lines, edges, or borders near the vertex of the angle
the southwest corner of the state
the corners of the tablecloth
: such as
a
: the area of a playing field or court near the intersection of the sideline and the goal line or baseline
b(1)
sports : any of the angles of a ring (see ring entry 1 sense 4b)
especially : the area in which a participant in a fighting contest (such as a boxing or wrestling match) rests or is worked on by the participant's seconds during periods between rounds
(2)
: a group of supporters, well-wishers, or adherents associated especially with a contestant
c
: the side of home plate nearest to or farthest from a batter
e(1)
: the outside of a football formation
(2)
3
a
: a private, secret, or remote place
a quiet corner of New England
sent to every corner of the earth
In every corner of [=throughout] her company, you'll find people in nontraditional positions … Kenyatta Matthews
b
: a difficult or embarrassing situation : a position from which escape or retreat is difficult or impossible
was backed into a corner
4
: control or ownership of enough of the available supply of a commodity or security especially to permit manipulation of the price
5
: a point at which significant change occurs
often used in the phrase turn the corner
cornered adjective

corner

2 of 3

adjective

1
: situated at a corner
the corner drugstore
2
: used or fitted for use in or on a corner
a corner table

corner

3 of 3

verb

cornered; cornering; corners

transitive verb

1
a
: to drive into a corner
the animal is dangerous when cornered
b
: to catch and hold the attention of especially to force an interview
2
: to get a corner on
corner the market

intransitive verb

1
: to meet or converge at a corner or angle
2
: to turn a corner
the car corners well
Phrases
around the corner
: at hand : imminent
good times are just around the corner

Example Sentences

Noun the corner of a box A post marks the corner of the property. Write your name in the upper right-hand corner of the page. He caught the ball in the corner of the end zone. the northeast corner of the state We sat at a table in a corner of the room. The hotel is at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street. A group of teenagers were hanging around on the corner. He went to the grocery store around the corner from the bank. He said something out of the corner of his mouth to the person standing next to him. Adjective We ate in a corner booth at the restaurant. Verb Police cornered the suspect in a backyard. A cornered animal can be dangerous. He cornered the actress and demanded her autograph. The interviewer cornered the politician with some probing questions. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Fast-forward to 2022, where the Fed’s ongoing inflation-fight once again has folks questioning if a housing crash is just around the corner. Lance Lambert, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2022 Around the corner, Michael Hancock braves the storms to move his elderly neighbors’ cars to higher ground, one by one. Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2022 The holiday season is around the corner, and Candace Cameron Bure is officially returning with a new Christmas movie on GAC Family. Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 14 Sep. 2022 Plan now to stay active as temperatures turn cold With fall and winter around the corner, now is the time to make plans for staying active throughout the cold season. Julie Washington, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 Candace Cameron Bure’s first Great American Family movie is right around the corner. Emily Longeretta, Variety, 13 Sep. 2022 The season of chic boots, flowy cardigans, and lightweight jackets is just around the corner. Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 Unusual opportunities are waiting for you just around the corner. Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Fall may be just around the corner, but Jennifer Lopez isn't done showing off her arsenal of summer sundresses just yet. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Sep. 2022
Adjective
An earlier version of the fourplex legislation would have also applied to non-corner properties within a half mile of Muni, Caltrain or BART transit stops. J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 May 2021 That stereotype may soon be going the way of Boston baked beans and tri-corner hats. Steve Leblanc, Star Tribune, 23 Feb. 2021 Mid-corner bumps upset the chassis, and there's more body roll than expected. Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 8 July 2020
Verb
Though not pictured, Woods is late to help corner Jaycee Horn on the vertical route. Lance Reisland, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 Kuroda set out to corner the bond and stock markets and buy up whatever assets made sense to attempt to pump support into the economy. William Pesek, Forbes, 17 June 2022 The bill, negotiated in part by Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.), would deliver billions of dollars in tax and other incentives to U.S. solar manufacturers, equipping them with government support on a scale of those China used to corner the market. Evan Halper, Washington Post, 30 July 2022 Acceleration aside, the SUV offers a very smooth ride and is able to corner with ease. Christian De Looper, BGR, 23 June 2022 According to the lawsuit, Meta is trying to corner the market for virtual reality fitness apps as part of a larger campaign to dominate the entire virtual reality market. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2022 Gasoline was scarce and expensive; Russian soldiers and speculators moved to corner the black market, selling cannisters of fuel by the side of the road. Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022 Rhea Riley couldn’t be bothered to corner Liv Morgan in this match, which will likely play into this loss. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 By doing so, a brand can eliminate the guessing game and corner the social interests of a particular market. Alana Sandel, Forbes, 30 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French corner, corniere, from Old French corn "horn, angle, corner" (going back to Latin cornum, cornū "horn") or corne "horn, angle" (going back to Latin cornua, plural—taken as singular—of cornū) + -er, -iere -er entry 2 — more at horn

Adjective

attributive use of corner entry 1

Verb

derivative of corner entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1824, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

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The first known use of corner was in the 13th century
BNC: 1104 COCA: 1127
corner

noun¹

1where two lines/edges meetADJECTIVE | CORNER + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbottom, top底角;頂角left, right左邊的角;右邊的角left-hand, right-hand左邊的角;右邊的角back, front後面的角;前面的角lower, upper下角;上角southern, south-western, etc.南角、西南角等outer, outside外側的角;外角inner, inside內側的角;內角opposite對面的角sharp尖角rounded圓角Smooth rounded corners make cleaning easier.平滑的圓角清潔起來比較容易。awkward死角Make sure the staircase is well lit, with no awkward corners.確保燈光照亮樓梯所有的地方,不留死角。extreme, far, very盡頭的/遠處的/最裏面的角落He took a seat in the far corner of the cafe.他在咖啡館裏面靠邊上的一角坐了下來。CORNER + NOUNbooth, cupboard, office, seat, table角落裏的售貨亭;靠牆角的櫥櫃;牆角的辦公室;牆角的座位;角落裏的桌子The waiter led us to a corner table.侍者把我們帶到角落裏的一張桌子。cabinet角櫃pocket (= on a pool table, etc.) 底袋PREPOSITIONin a/the corner在角上Put your address in the top right-hand corner of the page.把你的地址寫在這頁的右上角。PHRASESthe four corners of sth⋯的四角the four corners of his bed他牀的四角right in the corner就在角落裏They chose a table right in the corner of the restaurant.他們在餐館的一角選了張桌子。
corner

noun²

2of roads街道ADJECTIVE | VERB + CORNER | CORNER + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEstreet街角There were a lot of young men hanging around on street corners.很多年輕人在街角閒蕩。sharp, tight急拐彎It's a rather sharp corner and she took it a little too fast.這個彎相當急,她拐得有點兒太快了。blind(道路拐彎處駕駛者看不到的)死角I hate coming out of that lane because it's a blind corner.我討厭從那條小巷出去,因為那是個死角。VERB + CORNERround, take, turn拐過街角As they turned the corner all the bags slid to one side.他們拐過街角時,所有的包都滑到了一邊。approach接近拐角CORNER + NOUNbar, shop, store (NAmE) 街頭酒吧/小店/商店the local corner shop / store當地的街頭小店PREPOSITIONaround a/the corner, round a/the corner (especially BrE) 從拐角處A white van came around the corner.一輛白色麪包車拐過街角開了過來。at a/the corner在拐角處at the corner of West Street and Park Street在西街和公園街的交會處Turn right at the first corner.在第一個拐角向右轉。on a/the corner在拐角上the bank on the corner of Mount Street蒙特街拐角的那家銀行
corner

noun³

3place/region地方;地區ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEempty, quiet, secluded沒人的/僻靜的/幽靜的地方He found a quiet corner and got on with his work.他找到一個僻靜的地方,繼續工作。little, small, tiny小地方Welcome to our little corner of Philadelphia.歡迎光臨我們在費城的這個小地方。distant, far, far-flung, remote遙遠的地方;偏遠地區a remote corner of Afghanistan阿富汗的一個偏遠地區picturesque風景如畫的地方dark, darkened, gloomy, shadowed, shadowy黑暗的地方;幽暗的地方;陰暗的地方She sat in a dark corner of the room.她坐在屋子裏一個黑暗的地方。shady, sheltered陰涼的/有遮蔽的地方a cool shady corner of the park公園裏一個有樹蔭的涼快地方forgotten, hidden, obscure, odd, private, secret被遺忘的地方;隱蔽的地方;秘密的地方The box had been tucked away in an odd corner of the attic.盒子藏在閣樓上一個隱蔽的地方PREPOSITIONin a/the corner在角落裏She tucked herself away in a corner and read all day.她躲在一個角落裏看了一整天的書。PHRASESa corner of your mind (figurative) 腦海深處He pushed the thought back into the darkest corner of his mind.他將這個想法藏在腦海的最深處。
corner

noun⁴

4difficult situation困境ADJECTIVE | VERB + CORNER ADJECTIVEtight困境He's used to talking his way out of tight corners.他習慣了靠三寸不爛之舌擺脫困境。VERB + CORNERback sb into, drive sb into, force sb into置某人於困境get sb/yourself into, have sb in使某人陷入困境;讓自己陷入困境They had her in a corner and there was nothing she could do about it.他們已經把她逼得走投無路,她再也無能為力了。
corner

noun⁵

5in football (soccer), hockey, etc.足球;曲棍球ADJECTIVE | VERB + CORNER | CORNER + NOUN ADJECTIVEpenalty, short短角球VERB + CORNERaward (sb)判(給某人)角球The referee awarded a corner.裁判員判了一次角球。take發角球Moore took the corner.穆爾發角球。force, win逼出/贏得角球He managed to force a corner.他設法逼出了一個角球。concede給對方一個角球James blocked the shot but conceded a corner.詹姆斯擋住了一記射門,但給了對方一個角球。miss角球未進clear解除角球威脅CORNER + NOUNkick角球

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