HOUSE OF THE DRAGON · 第 1 季
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cornered

/ˈkɔːrnərd/B2

使…陷入絕境 / 逼入死角 (v.)

動詞 `corner` 的過去分詞,表示把人或動物逼到無路可逃的角落。這裡形容獵物「白鹿」快要被獵狗圍捕逼入絕境。

The huntsman has the trail, Your Grace, and has sent out the hounds.
It won't be long now until the white hart is cornered.
Your prize is within reach.