Word · Frequency #20999
corkscrew
拔塞钻
a bottle opener that pulls corks
- 1.
An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
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。
- 2.
a bottle opener that pulls corks
开瓶器
- 3.
The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.
典型开瓶器中螺旋形的螺杆。
- 4.
A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side.
一种尖锐、旋转的拳击,常贴近并从侧面打出。
- 5.
A type of inversion used in roller coasters.
过山车中使用的一种倒转装置。
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。；开瓶器；典型开瓶器中螺旋形的螺杆。；一种尖锐、旋转的拳击,常贴近并从侧面打出。；过山车中使用的一种倒转装置。
In use
She opened the wine bottle with a corkscrew.
Do you have a corkscrew? I forgot to bring one to the picnic.
He pulled the cork out slowly, using an old corkscrew from his kitchen drawer.
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。
corkscrew + noun
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。
corkscrew + object + out of + noun
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）”。
Connections
Collocations
- use a corkscrew
- 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。
- a waiter's corkscrew
- 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。
- pull a cork with a corkscrew
- 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。
- corkscrew curls
- 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。
- corkscrew pasta
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 cork（软木塞）像螺丝 screw 一样旋出来，就是拔塞钻。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.