corky
/kawr-kee/US // ˈkɔr ki //
木栓,木栓质,木栓塞,软木塞
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 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.
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