bottle

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ldoce_032_ibot·tle1 /ˈbɒtl $ ˈbɑːtl/ ●●● S1 W2 noun  1  CONTAINER[countable]DFU a container with a narrow top for keeping liquids in, usually made of plastic or glass 瓶子 an empty bottle 一个空瓶子a wine/milk/beer etc bottle 一个葡萄酒瓶/牛奶瓶/啤酒瓶等bottle of a bottle of champagne 一瓶香槟酒 →4  See picture of 见图 bottle2  AMOUNT OF LIQUID[countable] (also bottleful)TM the amount of liquid that a bottle contains 一瓶之量 Between us, we drank three bottles of wine. 我们俩喝了三瓶葡萄酒。3  MILK[countable]DHB a container for babies to drink from, with a rubber part on top that they suck, or the milk contained in this bottle 〔婴儿用的〕奶瓶；奶瓶中的奶 My first baby just wouldn’t take a bottle at all. 我的第一个孩子根本就不肯用奶瓶喝奶。4  the bottle DFDMIalcoholic drink – used when talking about the problems drinking can cause 酒〔用于谈论喝酒引起的问题〕 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。be on the bottle British English (=be drinking a lot of alcohol regularly) 嗜酒，贪杯5  COURAGE[uncountable]BRAVE British English informal courage to do something that is dangerous or unpleasant 〔做危险或不愉快的事情的〕勇气，胆量 SYN nerve 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 British English, bring your own bottle American EnglishDFDDL 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〔用于邀请某人自己带酒来参加聚会〕 → hot-water bottle

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bottle• Egon managed to drink half a bottle of schnapps that night.• A bottle of Trazadone, an anti-depressant medicine, was in the cabin.• Plastic bags can choke animals and broken bottles can cut them.• Do you want me to give Kayla her bottle?• On the table in the milk bottle was the daffodil he'd picked.• It was time for a bit of bottle, not for knocking knees.• They found several oil bottles in his car of the same brand as one found at the starting point of the fire.• We took our bottles of beer.• We ended up with about a dozen assorted gin, whisky and stout bottles.• The genie is out of the bottle.• I only want one glass, not a whole bottle.a wine/milk/beer etc bottle• I had my cape over my shoulder and a milk bottle.• The incident leading to the court case had been sparked by a beer bottle being thrown at him the previous night.• The lilacs would stand in a milk bottle.• I hear a scraping of a beer bottle base across a wooden surface.• The water trough was empty except for a layer of scum, a beer bottle and some sweet wrappers.• Doyle was flung back across the table, a milk bottle exploding in the bag he held across his chest.• I stopped in my tracks, a beer bottle in each hand.take a bottle• Lock up here, but take a bottle of good brandy with you.• He had taken a bottle of cough mixture with him but it hadn't helped much.• When he came home, he took a bottle of whisky from a cupboard and began to drink.• After Pauline's first, Jane had visited her, taking a bottle of champagne and a little marijuana.• The teacher told her the baby had been choking, would not take a bottle and had thrown up four times.• She took a bottle of oil from the side of the bed and leaned over him.• Dann looked at Maxim's glass, then took a bottle of gin from a desk drawer and refilled his own.• In April last year a worker was told to take bottles to a handling bay for disposal.

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bottle2 verb [transitive]  1  DFDto 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。2. DFC British English to put vegetables or fruit into special glass containers in order to preserve them 把〔蔬菜或水果〕装瓶保存 SYN American English can3 bottle out (also bottle it) phrasal verb FRIGHTENED British English informal to suddenly decide not to do something because you are frightened 〔因胆怯而〕放弃，打退堂鼓 SYN cop out ‘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。”4 bottle something ↔ up phrasal verb a) HIDE/NOT SHOWto deliberately not allow yourself to show a strong feeling or emotion 抑制〔感情〕，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。b) 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。→ See Verb table

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bottle• wine bottled in Oregon• Try not to bottle up emotions.• She couldn't possibly keep a gigantic secret like that bottled up inside her.• They will expect you to bottle up your inner uncertainty, whatever it is about.Origin bottle1 (1300-1400) Old French bouteille, from Medieval Latin butticula, from Late Latin buttis “wooden container for liquid”

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bot‧tle¹ S1 W2 /ˈbɒtl $ ˈbɑːtl/ noun
1. [countable] a container with a narrow top for keeping liquids in, usually made of plastic or glass:
    an empty bottle
    a wine/milk/beer etc bottle
    bottle of
    a bottle of champagne
2. [countable] (also bottleful) the amount of liquid that a bottle contains:
    Between us, we drank three bottles of wine.
3. [countable] a container for babies to drink from, with a rubber part on top that they suck, or the milk contained in this bottle:
    My first baby just wouldn’t take a bottle at all.
4. the bottle alcoholic drink – used when talking about the problems drinking can cause:
    Peter let the bottle ruin his life.
    hit the bottle (=regularly drink too much)
    She was under a lot of stress, and started hitting the bottle.
    be on the bottle British English (=be drinking a lot of alcohol regularly)
5. [uncountable] British English informal courage to do something that is dangerous or unpleasant
   SYN  nerve:
    I never thought she’d have the bottle to do it__
6. bring a bottle British English, bring your own bottle American English used when you invite someone to an informal party, to tell them that they should bring their own bottle of alcoholic drink
⇨ hot-water bottle

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bottle² verb [transitive]
1. to put a liquid, especially wine or beer, into a bottle after you have made it:
    The whisky is bottled here before being sent abroad.
2. British English to put vegetables or fruit into special glass containers in order to preserve them
   SYN  can American English
bottle out (also bottle it) phrasal verb
  British English informal to suddenly decide not to do something because you are frightened
   SYN  cop out:
    ‘Did you tell him?’ ‘No, I bottled out at the last minute.’
     
bottle something ↔ up phrasal verb
  1. to deliberately not allow yourself to show a strong feeling or emotion:
    It is far better to cry than to bottle up your feelings.
  2. to cause problems by delaying something:
    The bill has been bottled up in Congress.