corner
US: /ˈkɔɹnɝ/
UK: /kˈɔːnɐ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
corner /'kɔ:nə/- danh từ
- góc (tường, nhà, phố...)
- the corner of the street: góc phố
- to put a child in the corner: bắt phạt đứa trẻ đứng vào góc tường
- nơi kín đáo, xó xỉnh; chỗ ẩn náu, chỗ giấu giếm
- done in a corner: làm giấu giếm, làm lén lút
- nơi, phương
- fron all the corners of the world: từ khắp mọi nơi trên thế giới; từ bốn phương
- (thương nghiệp) sự đầu cơ, sự lũng đoạn thị trường
- to make a big corner in wheat: làm một chuyến đầu cơ lúa mì lớn
- (thể dục,thể thao) quả phạt gốc
- to cut off a corner
- đi tắt
- to drive somebody into a corner
- (xem) drive
- four corners
- ngã té
- to have a corner in somebody's heart
- được ai yêu mến
- to have a warm (soft) corner in one's heart for somebody
- dành cho ai một cảm tình đặc biệt; có cảm tình với ai, yêu mến ai
- a hot (warm) corner
- (quân sự), (thông tục) chỗ nguy hiểm, chỗ chiến sự xảy ra ác liệt
- to look (see, watch) somebody out of the corner of one's eye
- liếc ai, nhìn trộm ai
- a tight corner
- nơi nguy hiểm
- hoàn cảnh khó khăn
- to turn the corner
- rẽ, ngoặt
- (nghĩa bóng) vượt qua nơi nguy hiểm, vượt qua giai đoạn khó khăn
- góc (tường, nhà, phố...)
- ngoại động từ
- đặt thành góc, làm thành góc
- để vào góc
- dồn vào chân tường, dồn vào thế bí
- mua vét (để đầu cơ, lũng đoạn thị trường)
- to corner the market: mua vét hết hàng ở thị trường
- nội động từ
- vét hàng (để đầu cơ)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
of building / object / shape
1 a part of sth where two or more sides, lines or edges join: the four corners of a square + Write your address in the top right-hand corner of the letter. + I hit my knee on the corner of the table. + A smile lifted the corner of his mouth. + a speck of dirt in the corner of her eye
-cornered
2 (in adjectives) with the number of corners mentioned; involving the number of groups mentioned: a three-cornered hat + a three-cornered fight
of room / box
3 the place inside a room or a box where two sides join; the area around this place: There was a television in the far corner of the room. + a corner table / seat / cupboard
of roads
4 a place where two streets join: There was a large group of youths standing on the street corner. + Turn right at the corner of Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards. + There's a hotel on / at the corner of my street. + The wind hit him as he turned the corner.
5 a sharp bend in a road: The car was taking the corners too fast.
area / region
6 a region or an area of a place (sometimes used for one that is far away or difficult to reach): She lives in a quiet corner of rural Yorkshire. + Students come here from the four corners of the world. + He knew every corner of the old town.
difficult situation
7 [usually sing.] a difficult situation: to back / drive / force sb into a corner + They had got her in a corner, and there wasn't much she could do about it. + He was used to talking his way out of tight corners.
in sport
8 (in sports such as football and hockey) a free kick or hit that you take from the corner of your opponent's end of the field: to take a corner + The referee awarded a corner.
See also -
9 (in boxing and WRESTLING) any of the four corners of a RING; the supporters who help in the corner
Idioms: (just) around / round the corner very near: Her house is just around the corner. + (figurative) There were good times around the corner (= they would soon come).
cut corners (disapproving) to do sth in the easiest, cheapest or quickest way, often by ignoring rules or leaving sth out: To be competitive, they paid low wages and cut corners on health and safety.
cut the corner (also cut off the corner especially in BrE) to go across the corner of an area and not around the sides of it, because it is quicker: There's a worn patch on the grass because everyone cuts (off) the corner.
see sth out of the corner of your eye to see sth accidentally or not very clearly because you see it from the side of your eye and are not looking straight at it: Out of the corner of her eye, she saw him coming closer.
turn the corner to pass a very important point in an illness or a difficult situation and begin to improve
more at TIGHT
+ verb
trap sb
1 [VN] [often passive] to get a person or an animal into a place or situation from which they cannot escape: The man was finally cornered by police in a garage. + If disturbed or cornered, the snake will defend itself.
2 [VN] to go towards sb in a determined way, because you want to speak to them: I found myself cornered by her on the stairs.
the market
3 [VN] ~ the market (in sth) to get control of the trade in a particular type of goods: They've cornered the market in silver.
of vehicle / driver
4 [V] (BrE) to go around a corner
Collocation
1 where two lines/edges meet
ADJ.
bottom, top | left/left-hand, right/right-hand | back, front | lower, upper | southern, south-western, etc. | external, outer, outside | inner, inside, internal | opposite | overhanging, projecting | sharp | rounded
Smooth rounded corners make cleaning easier.
| awkward
Make sure the staircase is well lit, with no awkward corners.
| extreme, far, very
He parked in the far corner of the car park.
CORNER + NOUN
cupboard, seat, table
The waiter led us to a corner table.
PREP.
in a/the ~
Put your address in the top right-hand corner of the page.
2 of roads
ADJ.
street
There were a lot of young men hanging about on street corners.
| sharp, tight
It's a rather sharp corner and she took it a little too fast.
| blind
I hate coming out of that lane because it's a blind corner.
VERB + CORNER
round, take, turn
As they turned the corner all the parcels slid to one side.
CORNER + NOUN
shop
the local corner shop
PREP.
around/round a/the ~
A white van came round the corner.
| at a/the ~
at the corner of West Street and Park Street Turn right at the first corner.
| on a/the ~
the shop on the corner of Mount Street
3 place/region
ADJ.
quiet
He found a quiet corner and got on with his work.
| little, small, tiny
Welcome to our little corner of Surrey.
| distant, far, far-flung, remote
a remote corner of Afghanistan
| picturesque | dark, gloomy, shadowed, shadowy
She sat in a dark corner of the room.
| shady, sheltered
a cool shady corner of the garden
| forgotten, hidden, obscure, odd, secret
The box had been tucked away in an odd corner of the attic.
PREP.
in a/the ~
She tucked herself away in a corner and read all day.
PHRASES
the corner of your mind
(figurative) He pushed the thought back into the darkest corner of his mind.
4 difficult situation
ADJ.
tight
He was used to having to talk his way out of tight corners.
VERB + CORNER
back/drive/force sb into | get sb/yourself into
They had got her in a corner and there was nothing she could do about it.
PHRASES
be in a bit of a corner
I'm in a bit of a corner over finding staff for Friday evening.
5 in sport
ADJ.
penalty | short
VERB + CORNER
award (sb)
The referee awarded a corner.
| take
Beckham took the corner and Scholes headed it into the net.
| force, win
He put the goalkeeper under pressure and managed to force a corner.
| concede
James blocked the shot but conceded a corner.
| miss | clear
CORNER + NOUN
kick
Concise dictionary
corners|cornered|cornering'kɔːnənoun
+a place off to the side of an area
+the point where two lines meet or intersect
+an interior angle formed be two meeting walls
+the intersection of two streets
+the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
+a small concavity
+a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
+a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
+a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
+a remote area
+(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
verb
+gain control over
+force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
+turn a corner
