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- a device for pulling corks from bottles, consisting of a spiral metal rod that is inserted into the cork and a handle that extracts it（拔软木塞的）启瓶钻, 瓶塞钻。
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- usu. as modifier a thing with a spiral shape or movement螺旋形的; 螺旋状移动的：
a girl with corkscrew curls
有螺旋形卷发的女孩。
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- move or twist in a spiral motion螺旋式行进; 盘旋：
the plane was corkscrewing towards the earth.
飞机盘旋着冲向地面。