cork
cork
noun
[with obj.](常作 be corked)
cork-like
adjective
语源
noun
- [mass noun]the buoyant, light brown substance obtained from the outer layer of the bark of the cork oak
（栓皮槠的）栓皮，软木
[as modifier]cork tiles.
软木砖。
■[count noun]a bottle stopper, especially one made of cork
瓶塞（尤指软木塞）
■[count noun]a piece of cork used as a float for a fishing line or net
（钓线或渔网上的）软木浮子
■(Botany)a protective layer of dead cells immediately below the bark of woody plants
(植)木栓（层）
[with obj.](常作 be corked)
- close or seal (a bottle) with a cork
（用瓶塞）塞住，封口
■[as adj. corked](of wine) spoilt by tannin from the cork
（酒）被瓶塞的丹宁酸弄坏的；有瓶塞味的 - draw with burnt cork
用软木炭涂
. - illicitly hollow out (a baseball bat) and fill it with cork to make it lighter
（非法地将棒球棒挖空后）塞入软木（使之变轻）
cork-like
adjective
语源
- Middle English: from Dutch and Low German kork, from Spanish alcorque 'cork-soled sandal', from Arabic al- 'the' and (probably) Spanish Arabic kurk, kork, based on Latin quercus 'oak, cork oak'
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