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单词 corker
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corker

(kɔːʳkəʳ)
Word forms: plural corkers
countable noun
If you say that someone or something is a corker, you mean that they are very good.
[British, informal, old-fashioned]
The team's manager has come up with an absolute corker of an idea.

corker in British English

(ˈkɔːkə)
noun
1.  slang
a. 
something or somebody striking or outstanding
that was a corker of a joke
b. 
an irrefutable remark that puts an end to discussion
2. 
a person or machine that inserts corks

corker in American English

(ˈkɔrkər)
noun
1. 
a worker or device that corks bottles
2.  Slang
a. 
a remarkable person or thing
b. 
an argument, statement, etc. that appears conclusive
c. 
a preposterous lie
Word origin
slang senses < cork in sense “stopper”

Examples of 'corker' in a sentence
corker

And it was an absolute corker.
The Sun (2016)
Fans of the British catwalk star will agree she looks a real corker as usual.
The Sun (2017)
And that eight-minute trampoline climax is an absolute corker.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
From time to time you get a real corker.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And the new series is an absolute corker.
The Sun (2010)
The first point of the practice match against the Russian was an absolute corker.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Wow, this sounds like it will be another corker.
The Sun (2015)
 Another corker from the'Is it true?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I reckon they'll see a corker of a game.
The Sun (2008)
Well written, diverse and with some wonderful illustrations - this book makes for a real corker of a read.
The Sun (2012)
Screen legends have always taken the inadvertent production of the odd crashing B-movie in their stride and this one's an absolute corker.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Each signposted spot is an absolute corker, and if you want to see them all, you need at least a week.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
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