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corkscrew

noun
🔊/ˈkɔːkskruː/
🔊/ˈkɔːrkskruː/
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  1. a tool for pulling corks from bottles. Most corkscrews have a handle and a long twisted piece of metal for pushing into the cork.瓶塞钻；螺旋开瓶起子
    Topics Drinksc1, Cooking and eatingc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCorkscrew is used before these nouns:
    • curl
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corkscrew

verb
🔊/ˈkɔːkskruː/
🔊/ˈkɔːrkskruː/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they corkscrew
🔊/ˈkɔːkskruː/
🔊/ˈkɔːrkskruː/
he / she / it corkscrews
🔊/ˈkɔːkskruːz/
🔊/ˈkɔːrkskruːz/
past simple corkscrewed
🔊/ˈkɔːkskruːd/
🔊/ˈkɔːrkskruːd/
past participle corkscrewed
🔊/ˈkɔːkskruːd/
🔊/ˈkɔːrkskruːd/
-ing form corkscrewing
🔊/ˈkɔːkskruːɪŋ/
🔊/ˈkɔːrkskruːɪŋ/
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  1. (+ adv./prep) to move in a particular direction while turning in circles（顺某方向）做螺旋式转动
    • The path corkscrews down through the trees.路径在树林中向下开瓶。