corkscrew
/ˈkɔːkskruː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɔːrkskruː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkȯrk-ˌskrü/ (ame, mw) · /ˈkɔːk.skruː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɔːrk.skruː/ (ame, ipa)
corkscrew — 名詞
- corkscrewsingular
- corkscrewsplural
1. a tool with a spiral metal point that you twist into a cork so you can pull the
開瓶器
把軟木塞拔出的工具
a tool with a spiral metal point that you twist into a cork so you can pull the cork out of a bottle
Beatriz used a corkscrew to open the bottle of red wine.
Beatriz 用開瓶器打開了那瓶紅酒。
use a corkscrew to open a bottle
The waiter forgot the corkscrew, so dinner started ten minutes late.
服務生忘了帶開瓶器，所以晚餐晚了十分鐘才開始。
Grandpa keeps a small corkscrew in the picnic basket.
爺爺會把一支小開瓶器放在野餐籃裡。
Noor twisted the corkscrew into the cork and pulled slowly.
Noor 把開瓶器旋進軟木塞裡，再慢慢往上拉。
- wine opener
common everyday label for the same tool, especially in shops
- bottle opener
broader term that can also mean a tool for metal caps
文法句型
use a corkscrew to open a bottle
twist a corkscrew into the cork
用法筆記
Usually refers to the hand tool for pulling a cork from a wine bottle, not to a general bottle opener for caps.
2. a thing whose shape copies the tight turning coil on a bottle opener for corks
螺旋狀物
外形像開瓶器螺旋的東西
a thing whose shape copies the tight turning coil on a bottle opener for corks
The smoke rose in a corkscrew above the campfire.
煙霧在營火上方盤成一股螺旋狀物往上升。
in a corkscrew for spiral movement
A corkscrew of paper hung from the classroom ceiling.
一條紙做的螺旋狀物垂在教室天花板下。
a corkscrew of + noun
The skater drew a corkscrew on the ice with one blade.
那名滑冰選手用一片冰刀在冰上畫出一個螺旋狀物。
We watched a corkscrew of dust spin across the dry field.
我們看著一股塵土形成螺旋狀物，轉過乾燥的田地。
- straight line
describes a form with no twisting turn
文法句型
a corkscrew of + smoke/dust/paper
move in a corkscrew
用法筆記
Often appears in patterns like a corkscrew of smoke or dust to describe a tight spiral shape in the air.
corkscrew — 形容詞
- corkscrewpositive
- more corkscrewcomparative
- most corkscrewsuperlative
1. twisted into tight curves that go round like a spiral
螺旋的
緊緊扭成一圈圈的
twisted into tight curves that go round like a spiral
Hyun admired the corkscrew curls around the baby's face.
Hyun 很欣賞嬰兒臉旁那些螺旋的捲髮。
corkscrew curls
The climber followed a corkscrew path up the narrow tower.
那名攀登者沿著塔上狹窄的螺旋小路往上走。
corkscrew path
Romi bought a lamp with a corkscrew metal stand.
Romi 買了一盞有螺旋金屬立架的燈。
Christopher drew a corkscrew line through the center of the poster.
Christopher 在海報中央畫了一條螺旋的線。
文法句型
corkscrew + curls/path/line/road
用法筆記
Usually comes before a noun, especially for curls, paths, lines, or other things with a narrow spiral form.
corkscrew — 動詞
- corkscrewpresent simple I / you / we / they
- corkscrews3rd person singular
- corkscrewing-ing form
- corkscrewedpast simple
1. to move, fall, or send something while it keeps twisting round, or to follow a r
盤旋前進
一邊旋轉，一邊前進或下落
to move, fall, or send something while it keeps twisting round, or to follow a road or path that bends in that shape
The toy plane corkscrewed into the grass after losing power.
那架玩具飛機失去動力後，旋轉著落進草地裡。
corkscrew into + place
Tariro watched the leaves corkscrew down through the cold air.
Tariro 看著樹葉在冷空氣中盤旋下落。
corkscrew down through + air
The pilot corkscrewed the small aircraft away from the storm.
飛行員讓小飛機盤旋前進，避開了暴風雨。
The mountain road corkscrewed along the cliff above the sea.
那條山路沿著海上的峭壁盤旋而行。
- straighten
means make something stop twisting
文法句型
corkscrew into + place
corkscrew down through + air
corkscrew + object + away/from + danger
road/path corkscrews along + place
用法筆記
Can be intransitive for something that twists as it moves, or transitive when a person or force makes it move that way.