corner
/ˈkɔrnɚ/KK
/ˈkɔɹnɚ/IPA
kɔr·nɚ
變化形
corners
1.
角落；轉角；角
兩面牆、兩條邊或兩條線相交形成的地方，或物體最靠近該處的部分。
用法：常接介系詞「in」表示在室內或容器的角落，例如「在房間角落」。
Please write your name in the top right corner of the paper.
請在紙的右上角寫上你的名字。
There is a small reading lamp in the corner of my bedroom.
我臥室的角落有一盞小閱讀燈。
2.
街角；轉角路口
兩條街道交會處附近的轉角位置。
用法：「at the corner of A and B」指在Ａ街與Ｂ街交會處；「on the corner」常指位於街角的建築物或店家。
Let's meet at the corner of the street and the road.
我們在街道和馬路的轉角見面。
The tea shop on the corner stays open until ten.
轉角的茶店營業到晚上十點。
3.
困境；難以脫身的處境
使人感到壓力很大、選擇很少且不容易解決的處境。
用法：「be in a corner」表示陷入困境；「back someone into a corner」表示逼得某人別無選擇。
Do not push your friend into a corner by saying bad things about her in front of everyone.
不要在大家面前說你朋友的壞話，讓她陷入困境。
4.
偏僻的一角；小角落
較不顯眼、較安靜或與其他區域稍微隔開的一小塊地方。
用法：常與「quiet」「cozy」「little」等形容詞搭配。
We found a quiet corner of the library to study.
我們在圖書館找到一個安靜的角落讀書。
My grandmother has a nice corner by the window for drinking tea.
我奶奶在窗邊有一個適合喝茶的舒適角落。
5.
壟斷；獨占
對某項商品或服務的供應或交易擁有極大的控制力，使其他競爭者難以參與。
用法：這個義項通常出現在動詞片語「corner the market in＋商品或服務」中。
The business tried to corner the market in lunch boxes that people can use many times.
這家商店試著壟斷可重複使用的便當盒市場。
6.
把……逼到角落；使……無路可退
把人或動物逼到無法輕易離開的地方，或使其面臨幾乎沒有選擇的困境。
用法：及物動詞，後面直接接受詞，例如「corner the cat」或「corner the manager」。
The children cornered the scared cat behind the sofa, but their mother told them to give it space.
孩子們把受驚的貓逼到沙發後面，不過媽媽要他們留給牠一些空間。
The reporters cornered the leader with questions after the meeting.
記者們在會議後用問題追問那位領導人。
常見錯誤
There is a desk at the corner of my room.
There is a desk in the corner of my room.
My house is in the corner of Zhongshan Road and Minsheng Street.
My house is at the corner of Zhongshan Road and Minsheng Street.／My house is on the corner.
The teacher forced him to a corner.
The teacher forced him into a corner.／The teacher cornered him.
That company cornered the market of reusable cups.
That company cornered the market in reusable cups.
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學習提示
・「corner」作名詞時，最常見的是實際的角落與街角兩種意思，介系詞要依地點區分。
・「in the corner」通常是室內角落；「at the corner of two streets」是兩條街交會處；「on the corner」常描述街角的店家或建築。
・「turn the corner」不是字面上的轉彎，常指病情、學習或經營狀況已度過最低潮，開始改善。