1837, slang, something that "settles" a debate, discussion, conflict, etc.; hence "something astonishing" (1880s). Probably an agent noun from cork (v.) on the notion is of putting a cork in a bottle as an act of finality.
雙語例句
1. Howard Wilkinson has come up with an absolute corker of an idea.
霍華德·威爾金森想出了一個絕佳的主意。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He lambasted his white opponent , Bob Corker , for allegedly employing illegal aliens.
他嚴厲譴責白人競爭對手鮑勃·克有雇用非法僑民的嫌疑.
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3. The last play of the game was a corker.
最后的一場比賽是決勝賽.
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4. That show was a corker!
那場演出十分動人!
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5. His Republican opponent, Bob Corker, denounced the ad.