名詞 cork:

1. outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
2. (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
   同義詞：phellem
3. a port city in southern Ireland
4. the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)
   同義詞：bottle cork
5. a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
   同義詞：bob, bobber, bobfloat

動(dòng)詞 cork:

1. close a bottle with a cork
   同義詞：cork up
2. stuff with cork

1. The cork came out of the bottle with a loud pop.
   瓶塞砰的一聲拔出來(lái)了。
2. Hold the bottle and pull the cork out with the other hand.
   握住瓶子，用另一只手拔瓶塞。
3. She dived below the surface, then bobbed up like a cork again a few seconds later.
   她潛入水中，幾秒鐘後像軟木塞一樣又浮了上來(lái)。
4. Don't cork it all up: if you feel angry, show it.
   別什麼都悶在心里，你有氣就發(fā)泄出來(lái)。
5. Do you have any tools to draw out the cork?
   你有工具把軟木塞拔開(kāi)嗎？
6. Fill and cork these bottles please.
   把這些瓶子灌滿并用瓶塞塞緊。

cork

n.（名詞）
The lightweight, elastic outer bark of the cork oak, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats, and crafts.
軟木：栓皮櫟樹(shù)的重量輕、有彈性的外皮，尤指用于瓶塞、絕緣、魚(yú)漂和船艇的材料

Something made of cork, especially a bottle stopper.
軟木塞：用軟木做成的東西，尤指瓶塞
A bottle stopper made of other material, such as plastic.
瓶塞：用其他原料，象塑料做成的瓶塞
A small float used on a fishing line or net to buoy up the line or net or to indicate when a fish bites.
浮子：釣魚(yú)線或魚(yú)網(wǎng)上的小魚(yú)漂，使線或網(wǎng)浮在水面上或用于顯示魚(yú)上鉤
Botany A nonliving, water-resistant protective tissue that is formed on the outside of the cork cambium in the woody stems and roots of many seed plants.Also called In this sense, also called phellem
【植物學(xué)】 栓皮：一種無(wú)生命的、防水保護(hù)纖維，形成于許多種子植物的木質(zhì)莖和根軟木形成層的外部也作 在此意義上也可稱作 phellem
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
corked,cork.ing,corks
To stop or seal with or as if with a cork.
塞?。河没蛳笫怯萌尤』蚍馍?/br>To restrain or check; hold back:
抑制：限制或遏制；阻止：
例句：
tried to cork my anger.
努力忍住我的怒火

To blacken with burnt cork.
用燒焦的軟木涂黑

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Dutch kurk
源自 荷蘭語(yǔ) kurk
or Low German korck
或 低地德語(yǔ) korck
both from Spanish alcorque [cork-soled shoe]
都源自 西班牙語(yǔ) alcorque [軟木跟鞋]
probably from Arabic dialectal al-qôrq
可能源自 阿拉伯方言 al-qôrq
from Latin quercus [oak] * see perk wu-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) quercus [櫟樹(shù)] *參見(jiàn) perk wu-