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corral

noun
🔊/kəˈrɑːl/
🔊/kəˈræl/
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  1. (in North America) an area with a fence around it, for horses, cows, etc. on a farm or ranch（北美农牧场的）畜栏，围栏
    • They drove the ponies into a corral.他们把矮种马赶进了畜栏。🔊🔊
    Topics Farmingc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Spanish and Old Portuguese (now curral), perhaps based on Latin currere ‘to run’. Compare with kraal.

corral

verb
🔊/kəˈrɑːl/
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they corral
🔊/kəˈrɑːl/
🔊/kəˈræl/
he / she / it corrals
🔊/kəˈrɑːlz/
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past simple corralled
🔊/kəˈrɑːld/
🔊/kəˈræld/
past participle corralled
🔊/kəˈrɑːld/
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(US English also) -ing form corraled
🔊/kəˈrɑːld/
🔊/kəˈræld/
-ing form corralling
🔊/kəˈrɑːlɪŋ/
🔊/kəˈrælɪŋ/
(US English also) -ing form corraling
🔊/kəˈrɑːlɪŋ/
🔊/kəˈrælɪŋ/
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  1. corral something to force horses or cows into a corral把（马或牛）赶入围栏（或关进畜栏）
  2. corral somebody to gather a group of people together and keep them in a particular place把（一群人）集中起来关在一起
    3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Spanish and Old Portuguese (now curral), perhaps based on Latin currere ‘to run’. Compare with kraal.