cork

noun

/kɔːk/

/kɔːrk/

[uncountable] a light, soft material that is the thick bark of a type of Mediterranean oak tree栓皮，木栓，软木（一种地中海橡树皮）
- a cork mat软木垫
- cork tiles软木薄砌块
Topics Plants and treesc2
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[countable] a small round object made of cork or plastic, that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles（尤指酒瓶的）软木塞，塑料塞
- to draw the cork绘制软木塞
- Champagne corks were popping (= people were celebrating).香槟的软木塞砰地弹了出来。
Synonyms lid
lidtop ▪ cork ▪ cap ▪ plugThese are all words for a cover for a container.
lid a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning or lifting it:
a jar with a tight-fitting lid盖子很紧的广口瓶
top a thing that you put over the end of something such as a pen or bottle in order to close itcork a small, round object made of cork or plastic that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottlescap (often in compounds) a top for a pen or a cover for protecting something such as the lens of a cameraplug a round piece of material that you put into a hole in order to block it; a flat, round rubber or plastic thing that you put into the hole of a sink in order to stop the water from flowing out:
a bath plug浴缸塞子
Patterns
- a tight-fitting lid/top/cap
- a screw top/cap
- a pen lid/top
- to put on/screw on/take off/unscrew the lid/top/cap
- to pull out the cork/plug

Word OriginMiddle English: from Dutch and Low German kork, from Spanish alcorque ‘cork-soled sandal’, from Arabic al- ‘the’ and (probably) Spanish Arabic qurq, qorq, based on Latin quercus ‘oak, cork oak’.

cork

verb

/kɔːk/

/kɔːrk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they cork	/kɔːk/ /kɔːrk/
he / she / it corks	/kɔːks/ /kɔːrks/
past simple corked	/kɔːkt/ /kɔːrkt/
past participle corked	/kɔːkt/ /kɔːrkt/
-ing form corking	/ˈkɔːkɪŋ/ /ˈkɔːrkɪŋ/

cork something to close a bottle with a cork用软木塞封（瓶） opposite uncork
Word OriginMiddle English: from Dutch and Low German kork, from Spanish alcorque ‘cork-soled sandal’, from Arabic al- ‘the’ and (probably) Spanish Arabic qurq, qorq, based on Latin quercus ‘oak, cork oak’.

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