ldoce_032_ibot·tle1 /ˈbɒtl $ ˈbɑːtl/ ●●● S1 W2 noun 1 CONTAINER[countableC]DFU a container with a narrow top for keeping liquids in, usually made of plastic or glass 瓶子a wine/milk/beer etc bottle 一个葡萄酒瓶/牛奶瓶/啤酒瓶等
bottle of a bottle of champagne 一瓶香槟酒
→4 See picture of 见图 bottle 2 AMOUNT OF LIQUID[countableC] (also bottleful)TM the amount of liquid that a bottle contains 一瓶之量 Between us, we drank three bottles of wine. 我们俩喝了三瓶葡萄酒。
3 MILK[countableC]DHB a container for babies to drink from, with a rubber part on top that they suck, or the milk contained in this bottle 〔婴儿用的〕奶瓶;奶瓶中的奶 My first baby just wouldn’t take a bottle at all. 我的第一个孩子根本就不肯用奶瓶喝奶。
4 the bottle DFDMIalcoholic drink – used when talking about the problems drinking can cause 酒〔用于谈论喝酒引起的问题〕 Peter let the bottle ruin his life. 彼得让酒毁了他的生活。
hit the bottle (=regularly drink too much) 酗酒 She was under a lot of stress, and started hitting the bottle. 她压力很大,于是开始酗酒。
be on the bottle British EnglishBrE (=be drinking a lot of alcohol regularly) 嗜酒,贪杯
hit the bottle• My sister's been hitting the bottle a lot lately and her work is starting to suffer.• His 1954 marriage to Born Free star Virginia McKenna broke up and he hit the bottle.• When his wife died he hit the bottle again.• Instead he hit the bottle and blamed her for it.• After Sheila left him, Judd hit the bottle pretty hard. 5 COURAGE[uncountableU]BRAVE British EnglishBrE informal courage to do something that is dangerous or unpleasant 〔做危险或不愉快的事情的〕勇气,胆量 SYN nerve I never thought she’d have the bottle to do it! 想不到她有胆量做这样的事!
6. bring a bottle British EnglishBrE, bring your own bottle American EnglishDFDDL used when you invite someone to an informal party, to tell them that they should bring their own bottle of alcoholic drink 自己带酒〔用于邀请某人自己带酒来参加聚会〕bring a bottle• Sergio had brought a bottle of wine.• He brings a bottle of bubbly and a basketball.• Now that we are a little more prosperous, the habit of bringing a bottle seems to have dropped off.• The Treasury, however, conspicuously failed to bring a bottle to this party.• The first woman to reply told me to bring a bottle of wine.• I've brought a bottle with me and put it in the fridge. → hot-water bottle