bottle
noun
verb
ˈbɒtl
noun
1
a
container
with
a
narrow
top
for
keeping
liquids
in,
usually
made
of
plastic
or
glass
瓶子
C
an
empty
bottle
一个空瓶子
a
wine/milk/beer
etc
bottle
[+
of
]
a
bottle
of
champagne
一瓶香槟酒
2
bottleful
also
又作
the
amount
of
liquid
that
a
bottle
contains
一瓶之量
C
Between
us,
we
drank
three
bottles
of
wine.
我们俩喝了三瓶葡萄酒。
3
a
container
for
babies
to
drink
from,
with
a
rubber
part
on
top
that
they
suck,
or
the
milk
contained
in
this
bottle
〔婴儿吃奶用的〕奶瓶; 奶瓶中的奶
C
My
first
baby
just
wouldn’t
take
a
bottle
at
all.
我的第一个孩子根本就不喝牛奶。
4
the bottle
alcoholic
drink
–
used
when
talking
about
the
problems
drinking
can
cause
酒〔用于指喝酒引起的问题〕
BrE
Peter
let
the
bottle
ruin
his
life.
彼得让酒毁了他的生活。
hit
the
bottle
(regularly
drink
too
much)
酗酒
She
was
under
a
lot
of
stress,
and
started
hitting
the
bottle.
她压力很大，于是开始酗酒了。
be
on
the
bottle
5
courage
to
do
something
that
is
dangerous
or
unpleasant
[英，非正式]〔 做危险或不愉快的事情的〕勇气，胆量;
U | BrE informal 〔
I
never
thought
she’d
have
the
bottle
to
do
it!
想不到她有胆量做这样的事！
6
bring a bottle bring your own bottle
used
when
you
invite
someone
to
an
informal
party
to
tell
them
that
they
should
bring
their
own
bottle
of
alcoholic
drink
自己带酒〔用于叫某人自己带酒来参加聚会〕
BrE ; AmE
verb
7
to
put
a
liquid,
especially
wine
or
beer,
into
a
bottle
after
you
have
made
it
把〔葡萄酒、啤酒等〕装进瓶中
The
whisky
is
bottled
here
before
being
sent
abroad.
威士忌在这里装瓶后运往国外。
8
to
put
vegetables
or
fruit
into
special
glass
containers
in
order
to
preserve
them
[英] 把〔蔬菜或水果〕装瓶保存;
BrE AmE
9
bottle it
also
又作
to
suddenly
decide
not
to
do
something
because
you
are
frightened
因胆怯而放弃，打退堂鼓;
‘Did
you
tell
him?’
‘No,
I
bottled
out
at
the
last
minute.’
“你告诉他了吗？”“没有，我在最后一分钟退缩了。”
10
to
deliberately
not
allow
yourself
to
show
a
strong
feeling
or
emotion
抑制〔感情〕，勉强忍住
It
is
far
better
to
cry
than
to
bottle
up
your
feelings.
哭出来比憋在心里要好得多。
11
to
cause
problems
by
delaying
something
压住，使耽搁
The
bill
has
been
bottled
up
in
Congress.
这个议案一直被压在国会里。