corner plate

基本解释

Two cables connect to each corner of the plate.
两条电缆连到金属板的每个角上。
When the waitress went to clean the table she began to cry…for there, in the corner of the plate, were 15 cents…her tip.
当服务生来清理男孩坐过的桌子时，她忍不住哭了，因为在雪糕碟的旁边有15美分，那是男孩留给她的小费。
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When the waitress went to clean the table she began to cry… for there, in the corner of the plate, were 15 cents… her tip.
刚才那服务员来清理男孩坐过的桌子时，她忍不住哭了，因为在雪糕碟的旁边有15美分――那是男孩留给她的小费。

Eventually, Gelb sat down at the corner of a long trestle table, a barely touched plate before him, a succession of laudatory guests at his ear.
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Consider a simple example: In a recent study at Harvard University, volunteers were seated at a table with a plate of potato chips directly in front of them and another food tucked away unobtrusively in the corner of the room.
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