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单词 corkscrew
释义 cork·screw
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : a pointed spiral piece of metal having a handle and used for drawing corks from bottles
2.
 a. : an imperfection in silk filament
 b. : a defect in unevenly twisted yarns resembling the spiral of a corkscrew
II. adjective
: having the shape or taking the course of a corkscrew : spiral
 < a corkscrew curl >
 < the corkscrew motion of the ship over the heavy swell >
III.
transitive verb
1. : to cause to proceed in a spiral or winding course : wind
 < the road corkscrewed its way in and out of a gully — Ngaio Marsh >
2. : to elicit (as information) with difficulty or by roundabout questioning
 < every word had to be corkscrewed out of him >
3. : to twist into a spiral
 < corkscrew copper tubing >
intransitive verb
: to move spirally or in a twisting or winding course
 < the plane corkscrewed down toward the earth >
: take a winding or spiraling course
 < the road corkscrews up the steep valley >
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