home_life
bottle
/ˈbɑdl/
释义与例句
n.
1
a container, typically made of glass or plastic and with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids.
瓶子, 瓶
He opened a bottle of wine.
他打开一瓶酒。
There is a bottle on the table.
桌子上有一个瓶子。
v.
1
to put (liquid) into bottles.
装瓶, 灌装
They bottle honey.
他们把蜂蜜装瓶。
2
to lose one's nerve or courage; to back out of something.
退缩, 打退堂鼓
He was going to ask her out, but he bottled it
他本来想约她出去，但他退缩了
He bottled out
他临阵退缩了
记忆技巧
作名词是 “瓶子”，比如 “a water bottle”。
作动词有两个常用意思，一是 “装瓶”，如 “They bottle honey”；
二是口语里 “临阵退缩”，比如 “He bottled out”。