英语词汇“corner”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

corner

1. noun

in horse racing, a share of the winnings AUSTRALIA, 1989.

the block in a prison where the cells for solitary confinement are found US, 1962.► around the cornerin poker, said of a sequence of cards that uses the ace as both a high and low card US, 1988.► cut a corner; cut corners; cut the cornersto perform any task in a manner that minimises time, effort or expense, but for equal profit or even greater gain, and perhaps at the cost of safe practice or legality. From the conventional, literal sense UK, 1957.► in the corneron a fishing or lobstering boat, fully throttled US, 1978

2. verb

to force someone into an embarrassing or difficult position. Figurative US, 1824.

to go around a corner of a racecourse; to drive a vehicle around a corner, especially at speed UK, 1861

idiomcornerback sb into a corner(also paint, force, box etc sb into a corner)to put someone into a difficult situation in which they do not have any choices about what to do ◆ often used in business and politics:Backing them into a corner and trying to make them accept the deal isn't going to work.When Mel's forced into a corner, he'll take a high-risk gamble.back/paint/box yourself into a corner: It looks like the writers of the hot new drama series have painted themselves into a corner by killing off their most popular character in the third show. —see feature box on page 313fight your corner BrEBrE(also fight sb's corner)to try very hard to defend yourself and get advantages for yourself in an official discussion or argument, or to do this for someone else:Management will find that we are fully capable of fighting our corner, and securing a fair deal for our union members.The majority of patients suffering from mental illnesses have no one to fight their corner and make sure their voices are heard.get/have a corner on the marketto control the entire supply of a particular type of goods:The company admitted lowering prices to get a corner on the bread market.We had silver, but we didn't have a corner on the market - it's a very big market.turn the corner1 to start to feel better or happier after being very ill or unhappy:We knew Dad had turned the corner when he started complaining about the hospital food.I began to turn the corner after reading Norwood's book and realized I couldn't change my husband.2 if a business, the economy etc turns the corner it begins to make a profit or be more successful after a bad or difficult time:The hotel started to turn the corner when it expanded and began to take on conferences.Stock prices turned the corner towards the end of the week, to everyone's relief.

See:

(a)round the corner
(the) elephant in the corner
a tight corner
all corners of the earth
all corners of the world
amen corner
around the corner
back (one or oneself) into a corner
back oneself into a corner
back/paint somebody/yourself into a corner
be backed into a corner
be in a tight corner
box (oneself) into a corner
box (someone) into a corner
catty-corner
corner the market
corner the market on
corner the market on (something)
cut corners
cut corners, to
distant corner of the world
drive into a corner
fight (one's) corner
fight your corner
four corners of the earth, the
from all corners of the world
from all four corners of the world
from the corner of (one's) eye
have (someone or an animal) cornered
have (someone) in (one's) corner
have a corner on the market
have cornered
have in corner
hole-and-corner
hole-in-the-corner
in (one's) corner
in a (tight) corner
in a bind
in a corner
in a tight corner
in a tight corner/spot
in someone's corner
in your corner
just around the corner
just around/round the corner
kiss and cry corner
kitty-corner
kitty-cornered
out (of) the corner of (one's) eye
out of the corner of eye
out of the corner of one's eye
out of the corner of your eye
paint (oneself) into a corner
paint oneself into a corner
paint yourself into a corner
the elephant in the corner
the four corners of the earth
the four corners of the world
turn a corner
turn the corner
turn the corner, to

词汇	corner
释义	corner 1. noun 1 in horse racing, a share of the winnings AUSTRALIA, 1989. 2 the block in a prison where the cells for solitary confinement are found US, 1962.► around the cornerin poker, said of a sequence of cards that uses the ace as both a high and low card US, 1988.► cut a corner; cut corners; cut the cornersto perform any task in a manner that minimises time, effort or expense, but for equal profit or even greater gain, and perhaps at the cost of safe practice or legality. From the conventional, literal sense UK, 1957.► in the corneron a fishing or lobstering boat, fully throttled US, 1978 2. verb 1 to force someone into an embarrassing or difficult position. Figurative US, 1824. 2 to go around a corner of a racecourse; to drive a vehicle around a corner, especially at speed UK, 1861 idiomcornerback sb into a corner(also paint, force, box etc sb into a corner)to put someone into a difficult situation in which they do not have any choices about what to do ◆ often used in business and politics:Backing them into a corner and trying to make them accept the deal isn't going to work.When Mel's forced into a corner, he'll take a high-risk gamble.back/paint/box yourself into a corner: It looks like the writers of the hot new drama series have painted themselves into a corner by killing off their most popular character in the third show. —see feature box on page 313fight your corner BrEBrE(also fight sb's corner)to try very hard to defend yourself and get advantages for yourself in an official discussion or argument, or to do this for someone else:Management will find that we are fully capable of fighting our corner, and securing a fair deal for our union members.The majority of patients suffering from mental illnesses have no one to fight their corner and make sure their voices are heard.get/have a corner on the marketto control the entire supply of a particular type of goods:The company admitted lowering prices to get a corner on the bread market.We had silver, but we didn't have a corner on the market - it's a very big market.turn the corner1 to start to feel better or happier after being very ill or unhappy:We knew Dad had turned the corner when he started complaining about the hospital food.I began to turn the corner after reading Norwood's book and realized I couldn't change my husband.2 if a business, the economy etc turns the corner it begins to make a profit or be more successful after a bad or difficult time:The hotel started to turn the corner when it expanded and began to take on conferences.Stock prices turned the corner towards the end of the week, to everyone's relief. See: (a)round the corner (the) elephant in the corner a tight corner all corners of the earth all corners of the world amen corner around the corner back (one or oneself) into a corner back oneself into a corner back/paint somebody/yourself into a corner be backed into a corner be in a tight corner box (oneself) into a corner box (someone) into a corner catty-corner corner the market corner the market on corner the market on (something) cut corners cut corners, to distant corner of the world drive into a corner fight (one's) corner fight your corner four corners of the earth, the from all corners of the world from all four corners of the world from the corner of (one's) eye have (someone or an animal) cornered have (someone) in (one's) corner have a corner on the market have cornered have in corner hole-and-corner hole-in-the-corner in (one's) corner in a (tight) corner in a bind in a corner in a tight corner in a tight corner/spot in someone's corner in your corner just around the corner just around/round the corner kiss and cry corner kitty-corner kitty-cornered out (of) the corner of (one's) eye out of the corner of eye out of the corner of one's eye out of the corner of your eye paint (oneself) into a corner paint oneself into a corner paint yourself into a corner the elephant in the corner the four corners of the earth the four corners of the world turn a corner turn the corner turn the corner, to
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