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corners Meaning in Japanese (corners 英語 意味)

nounコーナー, 角
verb追い詰める
類語:隅端
コーナー in English:corners
IPA:kɔːnərz
Plural: corners
Quick Answer • 要約

corners の日本語の意味は「コーナー, 角, 追い詰める」です。 (物事の二つ以上の辺や縁が出会い、角度をなす点または領域。)

Definitions of Corners

  1. 1
    noun
    角

    The points or areas where two or more sides or edges of something meet, forming an angle.

    物事の二つ以上の辺や縁が出会い、角度をなす点または領域。

  2. 2
    verb
    追い詰める

    To force a person or animal into a difficult or inescapable position, often in a physical space.

    人や動物を、しばしば物理的な空間で、困難または逃れられない位置に追い込むこと。

Example Sentences

“The book had dog-eared corners from repeated reading.”

その本は何度も読まれたために角が折れていた。

“The police managed to corner the suspect in the alley.”

警察は路地で容疑者を追い詰めることに成功した。

Synonyms (類語)

In Japanese:

隅端

In English:

edgesanglesjunctions

Antonyms (対義語)

In Japanese:

中央

In English:

centersmiddles

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivecorner
past tensecornered
present participlecornering
nouncorner

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

cut cornersidiom

To do something in the easiest, quickest, or cheapest way, often by sacrificing quality.

turn the corneridiom

To pass the critical point in an illness or a difficult situation and begin to improve.

paint oneself into a corneridiom

To put oneself in a difficult situation from which there is no easy escape.