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词汇 corky
释义 corky
adjective
uk /ˈkɔː.ki/ us /ˈkɔːr.ki/

corkyadjective (LIKE CORK)


like cork(= the light, soft outer covering of a Mediterranean tree):
These pumpkins tend to have hard, corky stems.
I removed the corky skin with a vegetable peeler.
The disease causes the fruits of the tree to become covered with a cracked, corky layer.
The trees have a smooth bark with occasional corky ridges.
The stems sometimes develop corky growths.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Types of wood
American elm
Atlantic white cedar
balk
balsa wood
bark
basswood
black locust
boxwood
cork
elm
knotty
MDF
mulga
paulownia
piny
pitch pine
ponderosa pine
post oak
softwood
three-ply

corkyadjective (WINE)


Wine is described as corky if its taste has been spoiled by the cork:
I sent back the wine because it was corky.
We drank a rather corky but nevertheless impressive claret.
Synonym
corked
Corky wines are becoming rarer nowadays.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Wines & winemaking
-bodied
ageworthy
amontillado
blender
blush
claret
corkage
grape
hock
jeroboam
Lambrusco
lay something down
Marsala
plonk
plummy
table wine
terroir
ultra-dry
ultra-smooth
varietal

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