bottle
noun uk/ˈbɒt.əl/ us/ˈbɑː.t̬əl/
(CONTAINER)
A2 [ C ]瓶，瓶子
a container for liquids, usually made of glass or plastic, with a narrow neck
a milk bottle 牛奶瓶
a wine bottle 酒瓶
a bottle of beer/whisky 一瓶啤酒／威士忌
Plastic bottles are lighter than glass ones. 塑料瓶比玻璃瓶轻。
[ C ]（婴儿）奶瓶;奶瓶中的牛奶（或其他流质食物）
a special container with a rubber top for giving milk and other drinks to a baby
Give the baby her bottle when she wakes up. 婴儿醒来时用奶瓶给她喂奶。
Most medical experts believe that breastfeeding is better than bottle-feeding. 大多数医疗专家认为，母乳喂养比喂奶粉好。
- More examples
- Shall we have a bottle of wine with dinner?
- I only bought a 7 ml bottle of perfume.
- Don't use all the milk, Dan - that's our last bottle.
- There's a new scheme in our town for recycling plastic bottles.
- Eleven million bottles of water had to be withdrawn from sale due to a health scare.
(COURAGE)
[ U ] UK slang approving勇敢;勇气
courage or willingness to take risks
It took a lot of bottle to do what she did. 做她所做的事需要极大的勇气。
bottle
verb [ T ] uk/ˈbɒt.əl/ us/ˈbɑː.t̬əl/
装瓶
to put something into bottles or jars
The wine is bottled at the vineyard. 葡萄酒在葡萄园装瓶。
To bottle fruit you put fresh fruit into special containers. 把水果装瓶，就是把新鲜的水果装入特制的容器里。
bottle it UK informal不敢做;放弃，退缩
to not do something because you are frightened; to fail at something because you are frightened
He should have taken the penalty but he bottled it. 他本来应该罚点球的，可是退缩了。
Walker should have been sent off for that but the referee bottled it.
Under pressure, they bottled it.
I was going to tell him what I thought of his plan but I bottled it.
She denied that her team had bottled it.
Phrasal verbs
bottle out 放弃原计划；临阵退缩
to suddenly decide not to do something that you had intended to do because you feel frightened and lose your confidence
I was going to enter a belly-dancing contest, but I bottled out at the last minute. 我本打算参加肚皮舞比赛，但在最后时刻我打了退堂鼓。
bottle something up 抑制；掩饰（不快或担忧）
When a person bottles things up, they refuse to talk about things that make them angry or worried.