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bot·tle¹ /ˈbɒtl/ n. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. (盛液体的)狭颈小口瓶
Milk used to come in bottles instead of cardboard containers. 牛奶过去一般都装瓶而不装纸盒。
sell by the bottle 论瓶出售
2. [the bottle] (喂婴儿的)奶瓶；奶瓶中的牛奶(或其他流质食物)
Which is better: the breast or the bottle? 喂母乳好，还是用奶瓶喂牛奶好?
3. 一瓶的容量
This decanter will hold a large bottle of wine. 这个细颈瓶可装入一大瓶酒。
two bottles of milk (soda) 两瓶牛奶(苏打水)
4. (通常在一头扎紧盛液体的)皮囊，皮袋
store wine in a goatskin bottle 用羊皮囊贮酒
5. (用以暖床等的)暖手瓶
I've just put a kettle on for my bottle. 我刚把水壶放在火上，准备冲暖手瓶。
6. [the bottle] 酒；喝酒；酒癖
be fond of the bottle 喜欢杯中物
7. (装液化煤气的)钢瓶
8. 〈口〉热(阴极)电子管
9. 〈英军俚〉训话
get a bottle 被训斥一顿
10. [the bottle] 〈美俚〉(尤指男妓的)卖淫
11. 〈英口〉胆子
I never thought she'd have the bottle to do it! 我从不认为她有胆干那事儿！
II vt.
1. 把…装入瓶中；贮藏(煤气等)于钢瓶中
bottle cheap whiskey as Johnnie Walker Black Label 把廉价威士忌装瓶冒充尊尼获加黑牌酒
bottled condensed milk 瓶装炼乳
2. 〈英〉把(水果、蔬菜等)装瓶(或罐)腌制
a gherkin bottling plant 腌黄瓜罐头厂
3. 〈英俚〉用破瓶的碎玻璃刺伤
4. 约束，遏制，抑制；隐藏 (up)
The desire to travel has been bottled up for the last two years. 过去两年旅行的愿望一直被遏制着。
It's healthier to release frustration than to bottle it up. 受到挫折之后发泄一场比强忍着对健康较为有益。
From the school yard came the exuberant screams that the kids had bottled up in class. 从学校操场传来孩子们在课上强忍了多时的欢快呼啸声。
watch the energy companies bottle up the sun 注视各能源公司控制太阳(能)
The word was out, and nothing would bottle it. 消息已泄漏，无法制止传播了。
He was obviously bottling something up inside himself. 显然，他内心隐藏着一些东西。
5. 诱(敌)入圈套；围困；关闭 (up)
bottle up the submarines in their nest 把潜艇困在巢穴里使无法出击
bottle up the mouth of the sea 封锁海口
The security force all but bottled up the city. 保安部队把城市封锁得几乎水泄不透。
[< OFr botaille < ML butticula little cask < LL buttis cask] phr. bottle and glass 〈英俚〉屁股 crack a bottle (together) 打开瓶子共饮；开一瓶酒同饮联谊 hit the bottle 〈口〉1. 从酒瓶喝酒；酗酒 hit the bottle on the sneak 偷偷喝酒 He started hitting the bottle at 18.他18岁开始酗酒。 2. 喝醉 in bottle (瓶装酒)陈年的 no bottle(s) 〈英俚〉不好，差劲 on the bottle 1. 吮奶瓶；靠奶瓶喂养 put a baby on the bottle 使婴儿吮奶瓶 be brought up on the bottle 靠奶瓶人工喂养长大 2. 沉溺于酒 3. 〈英俚〉(尤指从受害者臀部裤袋)扒窃 over a bottle 一边喝酒 (一边…)They discussed the matter over a bottle. 他们一面喝酒，一面讨论那件事。 put new wine into (或 in) old bottles 见 wine
take to the bottle 开始嗜酒
use old bottles for new wine 〈喻〉用旧瓶装新酒 |