cornered

cor·ner

C0647900 (kôr′nər)n.1. a. The position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle: the four corners of a rectangle.b. The area enclosed or bounded by an angle formed in this manner: sat by myself in the corner; the corner of one's eye.2. The place where two roads or streets join or intersect.3. a. Sports Any of the four angles of a boxing or wrestling ring where the ropes are joined.b. Baseball Either side of home plate, toward or away from the batter.c. A corner kick in soccer.d. Football A cornerback.4. A threatening or embarrassing position from which escape is difficult: got myself into a corner by boasting.5. A remote, secluded, or secret place: the four corners of the earth; a beautiful little corner of Paris.6. A part or piece made to fit on a corner, as in mounting or for protection.7. a. A speculative monopoly of a stock or commodity created by purchasing all or most of the available supply in order to raise its price.b. Exclusive possession; monopoly: "Neither party ... has a corner on all the good ideas" (George B. Merry).v. cor·nered, cor·ner·ing, cor·ners v.tr.1. To place or drive into a corner: cornered the thieves and captured them.2. To form a corner in (a stock or commodity): cornered the silver market.3. To furnish with corners.v.intr.1. To turn, as at a corner: a truck that corners poorly.2. To come together or be situated on or at a corner.adj.1. Located at a street corner: a corner drugstore.2. Designed for use in a corner: a corner table.Idiom: around the corner About to happen; imminent.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French corne, corner, horn, from Vulgar Latin *corna, from Latin cornua, pl. of cornū, horn, point; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]

cor•nered

(ˈkɔr nərd)

adj. 1. having corners (usu. used in combination): a six-cornered room. 2. having a given number of positions; sided (usu. used in combination): a four-cornered debate. 3. forced into an awkward, embarrassing, or inescapable position. [1300–50]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.cornered - forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal"at bay, trapped, treedunfree - hampered and not free; not able to act at will

Translations

有角的走投无路的

corner

(ˈkoːnə) noun1. a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet. the corners of a cube; the corner of the street. 角 角2. a place, usually a small quiet place. a secluded corner. 角落 角落，冷僻处 3. in football, a free kick from the corner of the field. We've been awarded a corner. (足球賽)角球 （足球）角球 verb1. to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape. The thief was cornered in an alley. 使走投無路 使走投无路2. to turn a corner. He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well. (車輛)轉彎 （车辆）转弯 ˈcornered adjective1. having (a given number of) corners. a three-cornered hat. 有角的 有角的2. forced into a position from which it is difficult to escape. A cornered animal can be very dangerous. 走投無路的 走投无路的cut corners to use less money, effort, time etc when doing something than was thought necessary, often giving a poorer result. 偷雞不著蝕把米 以最简捷、经济、省时的方式做事turn the corner1. to go round a corner. 轉彎 转弯2. to get past a difficulty or danger. He was very ill but he's turned the corner now. 渡過危險期，情況已好轉 转危为安，好转