plural bottles
plural bottles
Learner's definition of BOTTLE
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a : a glass or plastic container that has a narrow neck and usually has no handle(玻璃或塑料)细颈瓶 ◊ Bottles are usually used to store liquid or tablets.瓶子通常用来装液体或药片。
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Shall I open another bottle of wine?我再开瓶葡萄酒好吗?
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There's a bottle of aspirin in the cabinet.柜子里有瓶阿司匹林。
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empty soda bottles空汽水瓶
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She kept a bottle [=a bottle of some strong alcoholic drink like whiskey] tucked away in the coat closet.她在衣橱里藏了一瓶酒。
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Be sure to bring a water bottle [=bottle containing water] on your hike.远足时一定要带上水瓶。
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Would you get me the bottle opener [=a tool used to remove metal tops from some bottles], please?请把开瓶器给我,好吗?
b : the amount contained in a bottle一瓶(的量) 2
the bottle : alcoholic drink酒 -
He says he's lost too many years to the bottle, and that he's giving up alcohol.他说酗酒使他失去了太多的年华,所以他正在戒酒。
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Her struggles with the bottle affected her entire family.她与酒精的斗争影响了她的整个家庭。
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I hear he's (gone) off the bottle. [=stopped drinking alcohol]我听说他戒酒了。
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After his divorce he took to the bottle. [=began to drink a lot of alcohol]离婚后他开始酗酒。
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When she gets depressed she hits the bottle. [=begins drinking a lot of alcohol]她情绪低落时就酗酒。
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[count] : a special bottle for feeding babies that contains milk or a drink which contains milk奶瓶;乳饮品 -
Has the baby finished her bottle yet?宝宝喝完奶了吗?
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(US) a baby bottle = (Brit) a baby's bottle婴儿奶瓶
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raised on a bottle instead of breast milk用乳饮品代替母乳喂养
— see also bottle-feed 4
[noncount] British slang : courage or strength of spirit精神;勇气
bring your own bottle
(US) or British bring a bottle
— used to tell the people who are invited to a party that they should bring their own alcoholic drinks请自带酒水
catch/capture lightning in a bottle
— see 1lightning — bottleful
/ˈbɑːtl̟ˌfʊl/ noun [singular] 2 bottle /ˈbɑːtl̟/ verb
bottles; bottled; bottling
bottles; bottled; bottling
Learner's definition of BOTTLE
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: to put (something) into a bottle so that it can be sold or so that it is easier to use将…装入瓶中(以便售卖或使用) -
The restaurant bottles its own ginger ale.这家餐馆自制瓶装姜味汽水。
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Near the top of the mountain, the climbers relied on bottled oxygen to breathe.快到山顶时,登山者们依靠氧气瓶呼吸。
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bottled water瓶装水
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bottled gas [=gas that is stored in containers for people to use in heating their homes or for cooking]罐装燃气
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British : to put (fruit or vegetables) in a jar using a special procedure that preserves them把(水果、蔬菜等)用密封罐存起来
bottle out
[phrasal verb] British slang
: to become too afraid to do something : to lose your nerve因害怕而停止做某事;丧失勇气
bottle up
[phrasal verb] bottle (something) up or bottle up (something)
: to keep (a feeling or emotion) inside of you instead of expressing it : to hide (a feeling or emotion)掩饰,抑制(感受或情感) -
She's kept her feelings about the accident bottled up for too long.她把自己对那场事故的感受压抑得太久了。
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I know he's angry, but he bottles it up inside instead of talking to someone about it.我知道他生气了,但他把怒火隐藏在心里,不对任何人说。
— bottler
noun, plural bottlers [count]