| 单词 | in bottle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin bottle P5. in bottle: in a bottle or bottles; spec. (of wine or another alcoholic drink) having been aged for a (specified) number of years in the bottle (cf. bottle-aged adj. at Compounds 8). ΚΠ 1721 C. Morris Diary 6 July (1934) 87 I..gave them 3 Bottles of my Beer..which were 9 yeare old, & 8 year in Bottle. 1841 J. S. Knowles Old Maids ii. i. 30 The wine was good... Three years in wood, in bottle thrice that time. 1866 Wine Trade Rev. 19 May 76/1 Public Sale of Choice Wines in Bottle. 1968 Times 23 May 33/5 Wines of above Auslese quality..will go on developing in bottle for years to come. 1991 Wine Spectator 15 May 8 (advt.) The 1979 Quinta da Cavadinha..is ready for drinking..after eight years in bottle. 2008 Oxf. Wine Company Mag. Summer 14/2 ‘Gran Reserva’ [Rioja] wines have been aged at least two years in oak and three years in bottle. < as lemmas |
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