n.

1. 軟木[U]
2. 軟木塞，軟木製品[C]
3. 瓶塞[C]
   The cork flew off with a pop.

   瓶塞砰地一聲飛了出去。

4. （釣魚用的）軟木浮子[C]
5. 【植】木栓層[U]

vt.

1. 用軟木塞塞住[（+up）]
   cork up a bottle

   用軟木塞塞住瓶子

2. 抑制；堵住[（+up）]
   He managed to cork up his feelings while his guests were in the room.

   客人還在房裡，他設法抑制住自己的感情。

3. 用軟木炭塗

a.

1. 軟木製的

n.

1. a buoyant, light brown substance obtained from the outer layer of the bark of the cork oak.
2. a bottle stopper made of cork.
3. a piece of cork used as a float for a fishing line or net.
4. Botany  a protective layer of dead cells immediately below the bark of woody plants.

v.

1. close or seal (a bottle) with a cork.
   ▸ [as adj. corked] (of wine) spoilt by tannin from the cork.
2. Baseball  illicitly hollow out (a bat) and fill it with cork to make it lighter.

[名]

1. 軟木；軟木塞。