资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Cornered \Cor"nered\ (-n?rd), p. a.
1 Having corners or angles.
2. In a possition of great difficulty; brought to bay.
Corner \Cor"ner\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cornered} (-n?rd); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Cornering}.]
1. To drive into a corner.
2. To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless
embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument.
3. To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be
able to put one's own price on it; as, to corner the
shares of a railroad stock; to corner petroleum.
资料来源 : WordNet®
cornered
adj : forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had
me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a
trapped animal" [syn: {at bay(p)}, {trapped}, {treed}]