bottle
noun
uk/ˈbɒt.əl/us/ˈbɑː.t̬əl/bottlenoun(CONTAINER)
A2[C]
acontainerforliquids, usually made ofglassorplastic, with anarrowneck:
瓶，瓶子amilkbottle牛奶瓶
awinebottle酒瓶
a bottleofbeer/whisky一瓶啤酒／威士忌
Plasticbottles arelighterthanglassones.塑料瓶比玻璃瓶轻。
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[C]
aspecialcontainerwith arubbertopfor givingmilkand otherdrinksto ababy:
（婴儿）奶瓶；奶瓶中的牛奶（或其他流质食物）Give thebabyher bottle when shewakesup.婴儿醒来时用奶瓶给她喂奶。
Mostmedicalexpertsbelievethatbreastfeedingisbetterthan bottle-feeding.大多数医疗专家认为，母乳喂养比喂奶粉好。
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- Shall we have a bottle ofwinewithdinner?
- I onlyboughta 7 ml bottle ofperfume.
- Don't use all themilk, Dan - that'sourlast bottle.
- There's a newschemeinourtownforrecyclingplasticbottles.
- Eleven million bottles ofwaterhad to bewithdrawnfromsaledueto ahealthscare.
Containers for liquids and gases
- aerosol
- amphora
- bucket
- canister
- canning jar
- churn
- flask
- hip flask
- hot-water bottle
- hottie
- howler
- inkwell
- oxygen tank
- siphon
- sprayer
- stoup
- Thermos
- tin can
- tinnie
- travel mug
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Children & babies
bottlenoun(COURAGE)
[U]UKslangapproving
courageorwillingnessto takerisks:
勇敢；勇气It tooka lot ofbottle to do what she did.做她所做的事需要极大的勇气。
Bravery
- audaciousness
- audacity
- backbone
- balls
- bell
- bell the catidiom
- courage
- daring
- derring-do
- Dutch courage
- fearlessness
- gallantry
- grit
- heroism
- intestinal fortitude
- liquid courage
- nerve
- pluck
- spunk
- valour
bottle
verb[T]
uk/ˈbɒt.əl/us/ˈbɑː.t̬əl/to put something into bottles orjars:
装瓶Thewineis bottled at thevineyard.葡萄酒在葡萄园装瓶。
To bottlefruityou putfreshfruitintospecialcontainers.把水果装瓶，就是把新鲜的水果装入特制的容器里。
Wrapping, packing and loading
- bag
- blister pack
- Bubble Wrap
- bundle
- bundle (someone) up
- containerize
- package
- packaging
- packer
- packet
- packing
- parcel
- parcelsomethingup
- polystyrene
- preload
- shrink-wrap
- tinned
- traffic light
- vacuum-packed
- wax paper
bottle it
UKinformal
to not do something because you arefrightened; tofailat something because you arefrightened:
不敢做；放弃，退缩He should have taken thepenaltybut he bottled it.他本来应该罚点球的，可是退缩了。
Phrasal verbs
bottle out
bottlesomethingup