English Dictionary

corkscrew

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkɔːk.skɹuː/

名詞

An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm. / The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.

日本語の意味

瓶のコルクを抜くための道具。特に、螺旋状の部分（ワーム）が付いているもの。 / その螺旋状の部分自体、つまりコルク抜きのワーム。

She reached into the drawer for the corkscrew when the guests arrived.

客が到着したとき、彼女は引き出しからコルク抜きを取り出した。

意味（1）

An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.

I opened the wine with a corkscrew.

意味（2）

The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.

A bubble rising rapidly in water describes a spiral closely resembling a corkscrew.

意味（3）

(boxing, martial arts) A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side.

[…] the immovable McCoy let fly his most miraculous punch of the evening, of his lives, a world-beater of a right corkscrew, a punch years in the windup […]

意味（4）

(amusement rides) A type of inversion used in roller coasters.

A corkscrew has a 90° turn just prior to the loop and a 90° turn just afterward.

corkscrews （ plural ）