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| /ˈbɒtl/ |
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| 1 | C a glass or plastic container for liquids, usually with a narrow part at the top that is called the neck 瓶 |
| an empty beer bottle 空啤酒瓶 |
| +of a bottle of champagne/perfume/cooking oil 一瓶香槟酒/香水/烹调油 |
| | 1a | the liquid in a bottle or the amount that a bottle contains 一瓶的液体；一瓶的量 | | Between them, they drank the whole bottle. 他们俩喝了一整瓶酒。 | |
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| 2 | C a plastic container used for giving babies milk or other drinks. It has a rubber part at the top called a teat . 奶瓶 |
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| 3 | U BRITISH informal the confidence or courage you need to do something difficult or frightening 信心；勇气 |
| Nobody had the bottle to ask him why he’ d done it. 没有人有勇气问他为什么做这件事。 |
| He lost his bottle and couldn’ t jump. 他失去了信心，跳不了了。 |
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| - | bring a bottle
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| used for asking someone to bring a bottle of wine or other alcoholic drink to a party |
| 自带酒到聚会上喝 |
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| - | hit the bottle/take to the bottle informal
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| to start drinking a lot of alcohol |
| 开始酗酒 |
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