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cor·ner AHD[kôrʹnər] D.J.[ˈkɔːnə]K.K.[ˈkɔrnɚ]n.（名词）abbr. cor.【缩写】- The position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle:角：两条线、面或边会聚并形成一个角度的地方：the four corners of a rectangle.长方形的四个角
- The area enclosed or bounded by an angle formed in this manner:角落：以这种方式形成的角度所包围或限制的地方：sat by myself in the corner; the corner of one's eye.我独自坐在角落里；眼角
- The place where two roads or streets join or intersect.街角：两条路或街相连场地的地方
- Sports Any of the four angles of a boxing or wrestling ring where the ropes are joined.【体育运动】 边角：拳击或摔交中绳与绳相连的四个角之一
- Baseball Either side of home plate, toward or away from the batter.【棒球】 边角：离击球手最近或最远的本垒区的两端之一
- A threatening or embarrassing position from which escape is difficult:困境：危险的或令人尴尬的并且难以逃脱的境地：got myself into a corner by boasting.吹牛使我陷入尴尬的境地
- A remote, secluded, or secret place:隐蔽处：偏僻的、遥远的或秘密的地方：the four corners of the earth; a beautiful little corner of Paris.世界各地；巴黎美丽的一隅
- A part or piece made to fit on a corner, as in mounting or for protection.角落处：使适合角落的一部分或一块，如用于安装或保护
- A speculative monopoly of a stock or commodity created by purchasing all or most of the available supply in order to raise its price.垄断：通过购买所有的或大部分的可获得的供应品以期提高其价格，而对股票或商品的一种投机的控制
- Exclusive possession; monopoly:专卖权：排外的占有；专卖权："Neither party . . . has a corner on all the good ideas"(George B. Merry)“没有一个政党能独占所有的好处”(乔治B.梅里)
v.（动词）cor.nered, cor.ner.ing, cor.ners v.tr.（及物动词）- To furnish with corners.用角布置
- To place or drive into a corner:置于角落，迫入角落：cornered the thieves and captured them.将窃贼逼入角落并擒住他们
- To form a corner in (a stock or commodity):垄断：（在股票或商品中）形成垄断：cornered the silver market.垄断银制品市场
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To come together or be situated on or at a corner.聚于角落，位于角落
- To turn, as at a corner:转弯：象在街角那样转变：a truck that corners poorly.转弯角度不好的卡车
adj.（形容词）- Located at a street corner:位于街角的：a corner drugstore.街角杂货店
- Designed for use in a corner:为在角落用而设计的：a corner table.角桌
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Anglo-Norman 源自 英法语
- from Old French corne [corner, horn] 源自 古法语 corne [角落，角]
- from Vulgar Latin *corna 源自 俗拉丁语 *corna
- from Latin cornua [pl. of] cornū [horn, point] * see ker- 1源自 拉丁语 cornua cornū的复数 [角，点] * 参见 ker- 1
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