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corner

/ˈkɔɹ.nɚ/ 名词 A1

中文: 角落、拐角、隅、旮旯

  1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal. · The corners of the wire mesh were reinforced with little blobs of solder.
  2. The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point. · The chimney corner was full of cobwebs.
  3. The projection into space of an angle in a solid object. · Herbert bruised his shin on the corner of the coffee table.
  4. An intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection. · The liquor store on the corner also sold lottery tickets.
  5. The neighborhood surrounding an intersection of rural roads.
  6. Denoting a premises that is in a convenient local location, notionally, but not necessarily literally, on the corner of two streets. · corner store, corner deli, corner newsagent
  7. An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part, or the direction in which it lies. · Shining a light in the dark corners of the mind. I took a trip out to his corner of town.
  8. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook. · On weekends, Emily liked to find a quiet corner and curl up with a good book.

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Happy chimney-corner days,
《A Child's Garden of Verses》,第16页 · C1
There was not a moment to be lost: away went Alice like the wind, and was just in time to hear it say, as it turned a corner, “Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it’s getting!” She was close behind it when she turned the corner, but the Rabbit was no longer to be seen: she found herself in a long, low hall, which was lit up by a row of lamps hanging from the roof.
《Alice's Adventures in Wonderland》,第4页 · B2
fetch it here, lad!—Here, put ’em up at this corner—No, tie ’em together first—they don’t reach half high enough yet—Oh!
《Alice's Adventures in Wonderland》,第26页 · B2
The table was a large one, but the three were all crowded together at one corner of it: “No room!
《Alice's Adventures in Wonderland》,第49页 · B2

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