| 单词 | bottle |
| 释义 | bottle n. & v. --n 1. a container, usu. of glass or plastic and with a narrow neck, for storing liquid. 2. the amount that will fill a bottle. 3. a baby's feeding-bottle. 4. = hot-water bottle. 5. a metal cylinder for liquefied gas. 6. Brit. sl. courage, confidence. --vtr. 1. put into bottles or jars. 2. preserve (fruit etc.) in jars. 3. (foll. by up) a conceal or restrain for a time (esp. a feeling). b keep (an enemy force etc.) contained or entrapped. 4. (as bottled adj.) sl. drunk. Phrases and idioms bottle bank a place where used bottles may be deposited for recycling. bottle-brush 1. a cylindrical brush for cleaning inside bottles. 2. any of various plants with a flower of this shape. bottle-green a dark shade of green. bottle party a party to which guests bring bottles of drink. bottle tree any of various Australian trees of the genus Brachychiton with a swollen bottle-shaped trunk. hit the bottle sl. drink heavily. on the bottle sl. drinking (alcoholic drink) heavily. Derivatives bottleful n. (pl. -fuls). Etymology: ME f. OF botele, botaille f. med.L butticula dimin. of LL buttis BUTT(4) |
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