Word · Frequency #1104
corner
使…走投无路；使…陷入窘境
To trap a person or animal in a place or situation from which they cannot easily escape; to force someone into an awkward or difficult position.
- 1.
To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.
将(某人或某物)逼入角落或其他狭窄空间。
- 2.
To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.
使陷入极大困境或绝望窘境。
- 3.
To put (someone) in an awkward situation.
使(某人)处于尴尬境地。
- 4.
To get sufficient command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to manipulate its price.
囤积(股票、商品等)以操纵其价格。
- 5.
To turn a corner or drive around a curve.
转弯或沿弯道行驶。
- 6.
To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.
在转弯时操控(车辆等)。
- 7.
To supply with corners.
给...装上角。
垄断；囤积居奇；转弯；过弯；使…有角；使成角；将(某人或某物)逼入角落或其他狭窄空间。；使陷入极大困境或绝望窘境。
In use
The police cornered the thief in a dead-end alley.
She cornered her boss after the meeting to ask for a raise.
The journalist cornered the minister with embarrassing questions.
corner sb/sth
The police cornered the suspect in an alley.
警察将嫌疑人逼到了小巷里。
corner sb into doing sth
此结构表示‘迫使某人做某事’
He cornered me into agreeing to the deal.
他迫使我同意这笔交易。
be cornered
The animal was cornered and couldn't escape.
Connections
Collocations
- corner the market
- 垄断市场；囤积居奇
- She dreamed of cornering the market in vintage clothes.她梦想垄断复古服装市场。
- corner an animal
- 把动物逼入困境；围捕动物
- The dogs cornered the cat under the sofa.狗把猫逼到了沙发底下。
- corner someone
- 堵住某人；使某人陷入尴尬境地
- The reporter cornered the actor with a personal question.记者用私人问题堵住那位演员，使他陷入尴尬。
- corner well
- （车辆）转弯性能好；过弯顺畅
- This sports car corners well on narrow roads.这辆跑车在狭窄道路上转弯性能很好。
Idioms & figurative uses
- corner the market
- 垄断市场；在（某行业或领域）占据主导地位The company has cornered the market on electric cars.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：猫把老鼠逼到墙角(corner)，所以作动词有“逼入绝境”之意；把商品都收进自家角落，就是“垄断”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、警情通报、日常对话 动词'corner'表示“将某人或某物逼入角落或困境”时，属于中性常用表达，书面和口语中都可以使用；多用于警察追捕、言辞质问等场景，通常带有使对方难以逃避或回避的意味。
Grammar Note
可作及物动词（如 corner someone）或不及物动词（如 the car corners well）
Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵匹配：warner /ˈwɔrnər/、mourner /ˈmɔrnər/、scorner /ˈskɔrnər/ 与 corner /ˈkɔrnɝ/ 的重读元音及之后部分相同（/ɔr/ + /nər/）。注意拼写相近但读音不同的词：sooner /ˈsuːnər/、owner /ˈoʊnər/、burner /ˈbɜrnər/ 的元音分别为 /uː/、/oʊ/、/ɜ/，不要按 corner 的拼读类推。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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