Corkscrew
['kɔːkskruː] or ['kɔrkskru]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a bottle opener that pulls corks.
(verb.) move in a spiral or zigzag course.
德洛丽丝校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles.
(v. t.) To press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one's way through a crowd.
艾达校對
娱乐性解釋/意思：
To dream of seeing a corkscrew, indicates an unsatisfied mind, and the dreamer should heed this as a warning to curb his desires, for it is likely they are on dangerous grounds. To dream of breaking a corkscrew while using it, indicates to the dreamer perilous surroundings, and he should use force of will to abandon unhealthful inclinations.
埃伦校對
例句/造句/用法:
- The streets generally are four or five to eight feet wide and as crooked as a corkscrew. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- A corkscrew is a familiar illustration of the screw. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- In it lay some table linen and a large corkscrew. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Here is the corkscrew, Signor Tenente, the orderly said. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- Orderly, go get a corkscrew. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- The street called Straight is straighter than a corkscrew, but not as straight as a rainbow. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- I went on, by passing the wine faster and faster yet, and continually starting up with a corkscrew to open more wine, long before any was needed. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Into the tea-room Mr. Pickwick turned; and catching sight of him, Mr. Bantam corkscrewed his way through the crowd and welcomed him with ecstasy. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
整理:尼古拉斯