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use a corkscrew to do sth
作名词时指拔塞钻，是可数名词。
He used a corkscrew to open the bottle of wine.
他用拔塞钻打开了那瓶葡萄酒。
拔塞钻
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拔塞钻
a bottle opener that pulls corks
He used a corkscrew to open the bottle of wine.
他用拔塞钻打开了那瓶葡萄酒。
用于打开软木塞封口瓶子的工具；有时特指带有螺旋形部件(即螺旋杆)的工具。
An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
开瓶器
a bottle opener that pulls corks
典型开瓶器中螺旋形的螺杆。
The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.
一种尖锐、旋转的拳击,常贴近并从侧面打出。
A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side.
She opened the wine bottle with a corkscrew.
她用拔塞钻打开了葡萄酒瓶。
Do you have a corkscrew? I forgot to bring one to the picnic.
你有拔塞钻吗？我忘了带一个去野餐。
He pulled the cork out slowly, using an old corkscrew from his kitchen drawer.
他用厨房抽屉里的一把旧拔塞钻慢慢拔出了软木塞。
作名词时指拔塞钻，是可数名词。
He used a corkscrew to open the bottle of wine.
他用拔塞钻打开了那瓶葡萄酒。
作形容词时表示“螺旋形的”，常修饰 road、staircase、path 等名词。
We took the corkscrew road up the mountain.
我们沿着那条盘旋而上的山路上了山。
及物用法表示像转螺丝一样用力拉出或取出，也可引申为“套出（秘密）”。
She corkscrewed the cork out of the bottle.
她旋转着把瓶塞从瓶子里拔了出来。
不及物用法表示沿螺旋形路线曲折移动，常接 up、down、through 等方向词语。
The path corkscrews up the hillside.
这条小路蜿蜒盘旋地通上山坡。
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使用拔塞钻
She used a corkscrew to open the bottle of red wine.
她用拔塞钻打开了那瓶红葡萄酒。
侍者型拔塞钻
A good waiter's corkscrew makes opening a bottle of wine easy.
一把好用的侍者型拔塞钻让打开一瓶葡萄酒变得轻松。
用拔塞钻拔出软木塞
He pulled the cork with a corkscrew and poured two glasses of wine.
他用拔塞钻拔出软木塞，倒了两杯葡萄酒。
螺旋卷发
The little girl's hair fell in soft corkscrew curls.
小女孩的头发垂成柔软的螺旋卷。
螺旋形意大利面
Corkscrew pasta is often served with a rich tomato sauce.
螺旋形意大利面常搭配浓郁的番茄酱食用。
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把 cork（软木塞）像螺丝 screw 一样旋出来，就是拔塞钻。
语域：neutral 常见场景：kitchen、bar、restaurant 指“拔塞钻”（开瓶器）时，通常属于中性日常用词，多用于厨房、酒吧、餐厅等场合，在一般口语和书面语中都比较常见。
corkscrew 的开头 cork 与 cork（/kɔrk/）拼写和发音相同；末尾 -screw 与 screw、unscrew、screwdriver 中的 -screw 读音一致。注意 skew（/skjuː/）拼写与 screw 相近，但发音不同，中间没有 /r/ 音。
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