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corky

/kawr-kee/US // ˈkɔr ki //

木栓,木栓质,木栓塞,软木塞

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    cork·i·er, cork·i·est.

    • : of the nature of cork; corklike.
    • : Also corked. spoiled, especially by a tainted cork.

Examples

  • She knew she wanted to play Corky in Bound, but her management wanted her to have nothing to do with it.

  • Its twigs often have corky ridges and the winter buds are somewhat hairy.

  • In some instances the sack is rather small, but a corky growth below the grain helps to buoy it on water.

  • I lay till my heart stopped beating, my joints were wooden, and my four limbs corky beyond all hope of reanimation.

  • Syringodendron pes-capræ; tangential vertical section in the corky part of the bark, X200.

  • But the interior cells do not produce this corky substance, because it would be injurious to the plant if they did.