plural corks
plural corks
Learner's definition of CORK
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[noncount] : a material that is made from the soft bark of a kind of oak tree木栓；软木 2
[count] : a piece of cork or another material (such as plastic) that is put in the opening of a bottle to close it软木塞；塑料塞；瓶塞 -
the cork of a wine bottle葡萄酒瓶的软木塞
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She popped the cork on the champagne. [=she opened the bottle of champagne by removing the cork]她拔掉香槟酒的软木塞。
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After their championship victory, the team was ready to pop the cork. [=to begin celebrating by opening and drinking bottles of champagne]锦标赛获胜后，队员们准备开香槟庆祝。
put a cork in it
chiefly US, informal
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used as a rude way to tell someone to stop talking and especially to stop complaining闭嘴 2 cork /ˈkoɚk/ verb
corks; corked; corking
corks; corked; corking
Learner's definition of CORK
[+ object]
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: to close (something, such as a bottle) with a cork用软木塞塞住 — opposite uncork; see also corked 2
: to put cork inside (something, such as a baseball bat)将软木塞入（棒球球棒等）