corner
gb/kˈɔɹnɚ/ us/kˈɔɹnɚ/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 1200
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A1
entity
1
Place where two sides meet
The place where two sides of something meet.
รูปแบบการใช้:
in/at the corner of [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'corner' with 'side'. A corner is where two sides meet, not one side itself.
คำพ้องความหมาย
angle (More technical or mathematical; refers specifically to the space between two lines.)
คำตรงข้าม
center (The opposite position, being in the middle rather than at an edge or meeting point.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
street corner
|corner of the room
|sharp corner
|turn the corner
หัวข้อ
daily life
|geometry
|locations
|space
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She waited for him at the corner of the street.
- There’s a spider’s web in the corner of the ceiling.
- The table has a chip on one corner.
- He stood quietly in the corner of the room.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- My bed is in the corner of my room.
- The dog is sleeping in the corner.
- Turn left at the next corner.
คำกริยา
B1
action
2
Trap so escape is impossible
To make someone or something go into a place where they cannot get out.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to corner [someone/something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Some learners confuse this with 'turn a corner', which is an idiom meaning to improve or change direction, not to trap.
คำพ้องความหมาย
trap (More general; can refer to physical or figurative situations.)
คำตรงข้าม
release (To set free from a confined position.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
corner an animal
|corner a suspect
|feel cornered
หัวข้อ
conflict
|safety
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The police cornered the thief in an alley.
- She felt cornered by his constant questions.
- They managed to corner the rabbit behind the shed.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The cat was cornered by the dog.
- The police cornered the man.
- I feel cornered by all these problems.
คำนาม
B2
entity
3
Dominant position in market
A strong position in business or competition that makes it hard for others to win or succeed.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to have a corner on [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse this with physical corners; here it is figurative, meaning advantage or control.
คำพ้องความหมาย
monopoly (A complete control over a market; often more formal and legalistic.)
คำตรงข้าม
competition (The presence of many players without one having dominant control.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
corner the market
|gain a corner
หัวข้อ
business
|competition
|finance
ตัวอย่าง
- They have a corner on the smartphone market.
- With this new technology, the company has gained a corner over its rivals.
- He tried to establish a corner in rare coins.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- This company has a corner on coffee sales.
- They want to have a corner in the market.
- We have no corner in this business.
คำนาม
A2
entity
4
Area near meeting of boundaries in sports
In some sports, the place near where two sides of the field meet.
คำพ้องความหมาย
corner area (More descriptive but less common phrase for sports context.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
corner kick
|in the corner
หัวข้อ
sports
ตัวอย่าง
- He took a perfect corner kick.
- The player passed the ball from the corner.
- She waited in the far corner of the court.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He kicked the ball from the corner.
- The player is standing in the corner.
- We got a goal from a corner.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
corner
IPA
GB/kˈɔɹnɚ/
US/kˈɔɹnɚ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
corner (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (corner)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: corner
- Plural: corners
Verb
- Base: corner
- 3rd Person Singular: corners
- Present Participle: cornering
- Past: cornered
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
corners
noun
cornering
verb
cornered
verb
Related words
cornerstone
noun B2
วลีและสำนวน
in someone's corner
1/ˈɪn sˈʌmwˌʌnz kˈɔɹnɚ/
idiom
informal
Be on someone's side/support them
To be ready to help and support someone.
ตัวอย่าง
- Don't worry, I'm in your corner.
- She was grateful to have so many friends in her corner.
turn the corner
1/tˈɚn ðə kˈɔɹnɚ/
idiom
Reach point where things improve
To start to get better after a difficult time.
ตัวอย่าง
- After months of treatment, she finally turned the corner.
- The economy seems to be turning the corner.
around the corner
1/ɚˈaʊnd ðə kˈɔɹnɚ/
idiom
Very close in space or time
Very close to happening or very close to you in distance.
ตัวอย่าง
- My house is just around the corner.
- With summer around the corner, it's time to plan vacations.
around the corner
2/ɚˈaʊnd ðə kˈɔɹnɚ/
idiom
very near or soon to happen
Very close in space or time.
ตัวอย่าง
- The bank is just around the corner.
- With summer around the corner, people are planning vacations.
corner the market
1/kˈɔɹnɚ ðə mˈɑɹkɪt/
idiom
Control most of a market
To get control of most sales of a product or service so that others cannot compete well.
ตัวอย่าง
- They hope to corner the market in organic snacks.
- They have cornered the market in eco-friendly cleaning products.
- The company has cornered the market on electric cars.
- The company aims to corner the luxury watch market.
cut corners
1/kˈʌt kˈɔɹnɚz/
idiom
Do work quickly but poorly to save time/money
To do something fast and cheap but not well, usually to save time or money.
ตัวอย่าง
- They cut corners on safety to finish faster.
- They built this house quickly and cut corners on safety.
- If we cut corners now, we'll have problems later.
- Don't cut corners when making food for customers.