n.

1. 软木[U]
2. 软木塞，软木制品[C]
3. 瓶塞[C]
   The cork flew off with a pop.

   瓶塞砰地一声飞了出去。

4. （钓鱼用的）软木浮子[C]
5. 【植】木栓层[U]

vt.

1. 用软木塞塞住[（+up）]
   cork up a bottle

   用软木塞塞住瓶子

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

   客人还在房里，他设法抑制住自己的感情。

3. 用软木炭涂

a.

1. 软木制的

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.