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bottle/ˈbɒt(ə)l/ n. & v.●n. 1 a container, usu. of glass or plastic and with a narrow neck, for storing liquid (盛液体用，通常为玻璃或塑料的)狭颈小口瓶 2 the amount that will fill a bottle 一瓶的容量 3 Brit. a baby's feeding bottle [英] (喂养婴儿的)奶瓶 4 = HOT-WATER BOTTLE 5 a metal cylinder for liquefied gas (装液化煤气的)钢瓶 6 Brit. slang courage, confidence [英] [俚语]勇气；信心 ●v. tr. 1 put into bottles or jars 把…装入瓶(或罐)中 2 Brit. preserve (fruit etc.) in jars [英]把(水果等)装瓶(或罐)腌制 3 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 up)a conceal or restrain for a time (esp. a feeling) 约束，遏制；抑制，隐藏(尤指感情) b keep (an enemy force etc.) contained or entrapped 诱(敌军等)入圈套；围困 4 (as 作 bottled adj.) Brit. slang drunk [英] [俚语]喝醉的 □ bottle out (often foll. by 常后跟 of) Brit. slang fail to carry out some activity through lack of nerve [英] [俚语] (由于缺乏勇气而)未做某事 □ hit the bottle slang drink heavily [俚语]酗酒 □ on the bottle slang drinking (alcohol) heavily [俚语]沉溺于酒 [Middle English via Old French botele, botaille from medieval Latin butticula, diminutive of Late Latin buttis BUTT4] |