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cornered

UK //ˈkɔːnəd//US //ˈkɔːrnərd//

词源

源自中古英语 'corner', 来自古法语 'cornière', 最终源于拉丁语 'cornu'(角)。动词用法始于16世纪,形容被逼入角落的状态。

adjective

❶ 形容人或动物被逼到角落或无法逃脱的境地,常带有被迫或陷入困境的含义。

“The thief felt cornered when the police surrounded the building.”

(当警察包围大楼时,小偷感到走投无路。)

“The cornered dog growled and bared its teeth.”

(被逼到角落的狗龇牙咧嘴地低吼。)

同义词:trapped, backed into a corner, pinned down

verb

❶ 将某人或某物逼入角落或困境,使其无法逃脱或反抗。

“The police cornered the suspect in an alley.”

(警察将嫌疑人逼入一条小巷。)

“She cornered the market by buying all the available stock.”

(她通过买断所有库存垄断了市场。)

同义词:trap, confine, enclose

常见短语

backed into a corner — 形容某人被逼到绝境,没有退路或选择的情况。

“After losing all his money, he felt backed into a corner.”

(在输光所有钱后,他感到走投无路。)

corner the market — 通过控制大部分供应或需求来垄断某个市场。

“The company tried to corner the market on rare earth metals.”

(这家公司试图垄断稀土金属市场。)