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corner BrE /ˈkɔːnə(r)/
NAmE /ˈkɔːrn-/► SEE ALLback/paint sb/yourself into a cornercorner the market (in sth)just around/round the cornerout of the corner of your eyeturn the cornerin a tight corner/spot
●back/paint sb/yourself into a ˈcorner (usually used in the passive 通常用于被动语态) force sb/yourself into a very difficult position that they/you cannot escape from 逼入绝境◆The President had backed himself into a corner by promising not to raise taxes.
由于承诺不加税，总统陷入了困境。●corner the ˈmarket (in sth)get control of the trade in a particular type of goods, so that you control its price and the conditions of sale （为控制某一产品的价格或销售情况而）垄断◆By reducing prices so that the smaller stores can’t compete and are forced to close, Bestsave has effectively cornered the market.
通过降价使小商店丧失竞争力而被迫停业，Bestsave 公司有效地垄断了市场。●just around/round the ˈcornervery near; soon to happen 很近；在附近；即将来临◆We have been trying to develop the new drug for years, and now that success is just around the corner, the work must not be stopped.
多年来我们一直致力于这种新药的研发，现在成功在即，决不能停下来。●out of the corner of your ˈeyeat the edge of your vision; indirectly 用眼角的余光；间接地◆I just caught sight of him out of the corner of my eye, so I couldn’t say exactly what he looked like.
我只是用余光瞟了他一眼，无法确切说出他长得什么样。●turn the ˈcornerpass the most dangerous point of an illness or the most difficult part of sth, and begin to improve （患病时期）转危为安；渡过难关；熬过最难的关头◆The doctors say she’s turned the corner now. She should be out of hospital soon.
医生说她现在已渡过危险期，应该很快就可以出院。◆Now that we’re beginning to pay back the money we owe, I feel we’ve turned the corner.
既然我们已经开始还债，我觉得最艰难的时候已经熬过去了。●in a tight ˈcorner/ˈspot (informal) in a very difficult situation 被逼到角落里；身处困境；遇到大麻烦◆He’s in a bit of a tight spot at the moment. The bank has given him one week to find $2 000.他现在有点焦头烂额，银行让他在一个星期以内凑足 2 000 美元。 |