a light material from tree bark, used for sealing bottles a piece of cork used to close a bottle to close a bottle with a cork

cork

/kɔːk/ · /kɔːrk/

CEFR level B2Topic Daily lifeWord #5214 in the learning path

软木

Definitions

n. a light material from tree bark, used for sealing bottles

软木

n. a piece of cork used to close a bottle

软木塞

v. to close a bottle with a cork

用软木塞封住

The cork popped out and rolled under the table.

软木塞砰地弹出，滚到了桌子底下。

Cork is a renewable material that can be harvested without cutting down the entire tree.

软木是一种可再生材料，采收时无需砍倒整棵树。

表示软木材料时不可数；表示软木塞时可数。

What does cork mean?: a light material from tree bark, used for sealing bottles a piece of cork used to close a bottle to close a bottle with a cork
How is cork pronounced?: UK /kɔːk/, US /kɔːrk/. Use the audio buttons above to listen.