cork
noun
uk/kɔːk/us/kɔːrk/[U]
thelight,softbark(=outercovering)of aMediterraneantree
(产于地中海的)软木橡树皮[C]
ashort, cylinder-shapedpieceof cork,plastic, orrubberthat is put into thetopof abottle,especiallyawinebottle, tocloseit:
(尤指酒瓶的)软木瓶塞I can't get the cork out of thebottle- can youtry?我拔不出瓶塞——你来试试?
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Types of wood
- balsa wood
- beech
- boxwood
- cedar
- deal
- dyewood
- Eastern white pine
- fir
- knotty
- mahogany
- maple
- matchwood
- mulga
- pine
- plywood
- softwood
- spruce
- teak
- timber
- walnut
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Lids, covers and stoppers
cork
verb[T]
uk/kɔːk/us/kɔːrk/tocloseabottleby putting a cork in it:
用瓶塞塞住I'll cork thebottleand we candrinktherestlater.我要塞上瓶塞了,剩下的以后再喝。
Closing and blocking
- barricade
- batten
- batten down the hatchesidiom
- be snowed upidiom
- blocksomethingoff
- bung
- choke
- closet
- congest
- dam
- damsomethingup
- fur
- gum
- sealsomethingin
- sealsomethingoff
- self-seal
- self-sealing
- shut
- silt
- the darkest hour is just before the dawnidiom
Phrasal verb
corksomethingup