corner學測 L1KK [ˈkɔrnɚ] | /ˈkɔrnɚ/
角落·棋盤死角·偏僻角落·窘境;困境·逼入絕境·壟斷市場
財經新聞常見「壟斷市場」
Backed into a corner, the cat had nowhere left to run.
被逼到牆角,這隻貓已經無路可逃。
一個畫面:兩條邊在一點相遇,形成一個你會被逼進去、動彈不得的尖角。
牆角/街角兩面或兩條線相接的那一點,是空間裡最尖、最窄的角。
困住把人或動物逼到牆角,讓對方沒有退路。
獨占市場買光某項商品,讓自己獨自掌控整個市場。
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牆角A1noun角落
She found her cat hiding in the corner of the room.
她發現貓咪躲在房間的角落。
in the cornercorner of the roomdark corner
棋盤角A2noun棋盤死角
In chess, the king got trapped in the corner.
下棋時,國王被逼到角落動彈不得。
corner of the boardtrapped in a corner
偏僻角A2noun偏僻角落
I found a small bookstore in a quiet corner of the city.
我在城市一個安靜的角落,找到一間小書店。
quiet cornercorner of the world
困境A2noun窘境;困境
After forgetting his lines, the actor was in a corner and didn't know what to do.
忘詞之後,這位演員陷入困境,不知道該怎麼辦。
in a cornerbacked into a corner
被逼牆角A2verb逼入絕境
The dog cornered the cat, and it could not get away.
狗把貓逼到牆角,貓沒辦法逃走。
corner an animalget cornered
壟斷市場A2verb壟斷市場
The small company cornered the market for phone cases.
這家小公司壟斷了手機殼的市場。
corner the market
片語
around the corner轉角在眼前 →快到了;即將發生
cut corners抄近路省事 →偷工減料
corner store街角小店 →街角雜貨店
turn the corner轉過街角 →度過難關;好轉
corner the market獨占市場 →壟斷市場
in a corner被逼牆角 →陷入困境
你會不會這樣說?
『corner the market』中的 corner 是動詞。對或錯?
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對
此處 corner 是動詞,指企業壟斷市場。
『in a corner』除了指地點,也可以指陷入困境。對還是錯?
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對
the actor was in a corner 指陷入窘境。
字族
cornered 被逼入絕境的・cornerstone 基石;奠基石