bottle
UK ['bɒt.l] US ['bɑ:.tˌl] noun
CONTAINER 容器
ESSENTIAL countable
■a container for liquids, usually made of glass or plastic, with a narrow neck 瓶，瓶子•a milk bottle牛奶瓶 •a wine bottle酒瓶 •a bottle of beer/whisky一瓶啤酒／威士卡 •Plastic bottles are lighter than glass ones.塑胶瓶比玻璃瓶轻。 countable
■a special container with a rubber top for giving milk and other drinks to a baby 婴儿奶瓶•Give the baby her bottle when she wakes up.婴儿醒来时用奶瓶给她喂奶。 •Most medical experts believe that breast-feeding is better than bottle -feeding.大多数医疗专家认为，母乳喂养比人工喂养好。
UK ['bɒt.l] US ['bɑ:.tˌl] noun
BRAVERY 勇敢
uncountable UK slang approving
■bravery or willingness to take risks 勇敢，勇气；愿意冒险•It took a lot of bottle to do what she did.做她所做的事需要极大的勇气。
UK ['bɒt.l] US ['bɑ:.tˌl] noun
the bottle informal
■the habit of regularly drinking a lot of alcohol 酗酒•She started to hit the bottle (= drink too much alcohol) after her divorce.她离婚后就开始酗酒了。
UK ['bɒt.l] US ['bɑ:.tˌl] verb transitive
■to put something into bottles 装瓶•often passive The wine is bottled at the vineyard.葡萄酒在葡萄园装瓶。 •To bottle fruit you put fresh fruit into special containers.把水果装瓶，就是把新鲜的水果装入特制的容器里。
UK ['bɒt.l] US ['bɑ:.tˌl] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs bottle out UK slang
■to suddenly decide not to do something because you feel frightened and lose your confidence 因缺乏勇气而退却；临阵退缩•I was going to enter a belly-dancing contest, but I bottled out at the last minute.我本打算参加肚皮舞比赛，但在最后时刻我打了退堂鼓。
UK ['bɒt.l] US ['bɑ:.tˌl] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs [M] bottle sth up
■When a person bottles things up, they refuse to talk about things that make them angry or worried. 抑制，掩饰（不快或担忧）
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