| 单词 | cork |
| 释义 | cork (once / 1157 pages) 1nv 2nv 3n Cork is a lightweight material made from the bark of a particular kind of oak tree. Cork is used in all sorts of ways, from flooring to fishing rod handles to bulletin boards. When cork bark is harvested from a cork oak tree, it doesn't harm the tree itself — this quality is part of what makes cork a useful, renewable material. It shows up in shoes, insulation, wall tiles, and badminton shuttlecocks, as well as bottle stoppers, which are also called corks. The word is from the Spanish alcorque, "cork-soled sandal," which ultimately comes from the Latin name for the cork oak tree, quercus. WORD FAMILYcork: corked, corker, corking, corks, corky, uncork+/corker: corkers/corky: corkily/uncork: uncorked, uncorking, uncorks USAGE EXAMPLESThe sounds of soft, expert cork pops bounce percussively off every wall. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Glaziers installed desktop computers and a cork board for art projects. Wall Street Journal(Dec 22, 2016) And, as the DJ drops a funky groove and another champagne cork soars skywards, it’s my turn. The Guardian(Dec 17, 2016) 1 1n outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc. Hyper bark tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants plant material, plant substancematerial derived from plants 2n (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells Syn|Hyper phellem bark tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants 3v stuff with cork 2The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter Hyper stuff fill tightly with a material 1n the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle) Syn|Hyper bottle cork plug, stopper, stopple blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly 2v close a bottle with a cork 3Syn|Ant|Hyper cork up uncork draw the cork from (bottles) plug, secure, stop up fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug n a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line Syn|Hyper bob, bobber, bobfloat float something that floats on the surface of water Cork (once / 5075 pages) n WORD FAMILY Cork: Corks USAGE EXAMPLESBolo Muhammad, the Cork’s manager, said he was happy for the business, which included about 200 fans wearing black and silver. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) He’s spotted customers arriving by chartered bus from as far away as Tipperary, Cork and Kerry in Ireland’s southwest, four hours away or more. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) Apple is the biggest private employer in the Irish Republic’s second-largest city, Cork, with a workforce exceeding 5,500. The Guardian(Dec 18, 2016) n a port city in southern Ireland Exp city, metropolis, urban center a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts porta place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country |
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