a device for pulling corks from bottles, consisting of a spiral metal rod that is inserted into the cork and a handle that extracts it (拔软木塞的)螺丝起子;瓶塞钻 ■[usu. as modifier]a thing with a spiral shape or movement 螺旋形的;螺旋状移动的 a girl with corkscrew curls. 有螺旋形卷发的女孩。
verb
[no obj.]move or twist in a spiral motion 曲折前进;扭曲 the plane was corkscrewing towards the earth. 飞机盘旋着飞往地面。