cornering
present participle ofcorner
| 单词 | cornering |
| 释义 | cornering present participle ofcorner corner verb uk/ˈkɔː.nər/us/ˈkɔːr.nɚ/cornerverb(TURN)[I] If avehiclecorners well,badly, etc., itdrivesaround corners in thestatedway: It's apowerfulcar, but it doesn't cornerwell. On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
cornerverb(TRAP)[T] toforceapersonor ananimalinto aplaceorsituationfrom which they cannoteasilyescape: Once thepolicehad cornered her in thebasement, she gave herself up. Capturing or taking possession of things
Idiomcorner the market Examplesofcorneringcornering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Again, this is physically reasonable, since during travel on high-traction terrain the availablecorneringforce is greater than on lowtraction terrain. From theCambridge English Corpus It is possible to analyse other environments by identifying the corridor width and evaluating thecorneringrequired. From theCambridge English Corpus That is my recollection—that he had not been able to discover any attempt atcornering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What punishment do you suggest for those who arecorneringcement? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have no evidence that there was anycorneringof supplies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been suggested in some quarters that this may result in a tendency tocorneringand manipulation of the industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What we are faced with now is the result of speculation,cornering, and—to use the modern word which too many politicians like to use—stockpiling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not aware of any "cornering" of the tea market, nor of any consumers being unable to purchase their ration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not a fact that this is due to the operation of the three big multiple firms which are largelycorneringthe whole business? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 While they are doing that, streetwise operators elsewhere are jumping in first thing andcorneringthe market. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English There is thecorneringof certain classes of building materials by great corporations already formed or being formed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We in the cotton industry—many of the employers as well as operatives — believe that this business is being subjected to gambling and speculation andcornering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There was competitive bidding and almost acorneringof certain commodities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There must be no arrest of progress; there must be nocorneringof any advantage to any man or woman in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They arecorneringtheir position by saying that they want to continue reducing taxation at the same time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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