early 17c., "light, buoyant" (as cork is), hence, figuratively, of persons "lively;" from cork (n.) + -y (2). Of bottled liquors or wine, "having a flavor of cork," from 1889.
实用例句
1. Fruits ellipsoidal, 1.2 - 1.8 cm long, tomentose, main ridge with corky wing.
果椭圆状球形, 长1.2-1.8厘米,被长绒毛, 主棱具木栓质翅.
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2. Corked , corky: Fault in wine caused by a contaminated cork.
带木塞味的: 受污染的木塞所引起的葡萄酒中的不愉快感.
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3. North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections.
产于北美洲,细枝和幼小分枝上有引人注目的软木突起.
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4. Corked taste , Corkiess, Corky . Taste imparted to bottled wines by defective or mouldy corks.