n.[C]

1. 角；街角
   A cabinet sits in a corner of the room.

   房间的一角立着一只橱柜。

2. （书本等的）包角
3. （遥远的）地区；偏僻处[P1]
   People arrived from all corners of the world.

   人们纷纷从世界各处抵达。

4. 困境
   They have forced him into a corner.

   他们迫使他陷入困境。

5. 【足】角球
6. 垄断；囤积[（+on/in）][S]
   They once had a corner on the corn market.

   他们曾一度垄断了玉米市场。

vt.

1. 使陷于绝境
   The animal is dangerous when cornered.

   野兽一旦陷于绝境就会变得很危险。

2. 垄断
   He wants to corner the beer market.

   他想垄断啤酒市场。

3. 使有棱角

vi.

1. 转弯
   The car corners well.

   这车转弯很灵活。

2. 【美】位于角上
3. 垄断

a.

1. 在角落的[Z]
   We sat at a corner table.

   我们坐在一张放在角落处的桌旁。

n.

1. a place or angle where two or more sides or edges meet.
   ▸a place where two streets meet.
2. a secluded or remote region or area.
3. a difficult or awkward position.
4. a position in which one dominates the supply of a particular commodity.
5. (also corner kick) Soccer  a free kick taken by the attacking side from a corner of the field after the ball has been sent over the byline by a defender.
   ▸a similar free hit in field hockey.
6. Boxing  & Wrestling  each of the diagonally opposite ends of the ring, where a contestant rests between rounds.
   ▸a contestant's supporters or seconds.
7. Brit. a triangular cut from the hind end of a side of bacon.

v.

1. force into a place or situation from which it is hard to escape.
2. go round a bend in a road.
3. control (a market) by dominating the supply of a particular commodity.