Bottle service
Significado: Purchasing an entire bottle of liquor at a club or bar, which comes with a reserved table, mixers, and a dedicated server.
Bottle service is the luxury option at American nightclubs. Instead of buying individual drinks, a group buys a whole bottle (at a massive markup — a $30 bottle might cost $300+) and gets a private table, ice, mixers, and attentive service. It's a status display and a way to avoid the crowded bar.
Ejemplos
- They did bottle service at the club and spent like two grand. 他们在夜店点了开瓶服务,大概花了两千刀。Pidieron servicio de botellas en el club y se gastaron como dos mil dólares.クラブでボトルサービスを頼んで、2000ドルくらい使ったよ。클럽에서 보틀 서비스 시켜서 2,000달러 정도 썼어.
- Bottle service is the only way to get a table at that club on a Saturday. 周六要在那家夜店拿到桌位,只能点开瓶服务。El servicio de botellas es la única forma de conseguir mesa en ese club un sábado.土曜日にあのクラブでテーブルを取るには、ボトルサービスしかない。토요일에 그 클럽에서 테이블을 잡으려면 보틀 서비스밖에 방법이 없어.
- The sparklers come out when someone orders bottle service — it's a whole show. 有人点开瓶服务的时候,仙女棒就会亮起来——简直就是一场秀。Sacan las bengalas cuando alguien pide servicio de botellas: es todo un espectáculo.ボトルサービスを注文すると花火が出てくる — ちょっとしたショーなんだ。보틀 서비스를 주문하면 불꽃이 나오면서 쇼가 펼쳐져.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: nightclubs, VIP areas, celebrations
Tono: flashy, luxurious
✓ Correcto
- Let's do bottle service for her birthday.她生日我们点个开瓶服务吧。Pidamos servicio de botellas para su cumpleaños.彼女の誕生日にボトルサービスにしようよ。그녀 생일에 보틀 서비스 하자.
- How much is bottle service?开瓶服务多少钱?¿Cuánto cuesta el servicio de botellas?ボトルサービスはいくら?보틀 서비스 얼마야?
✗ Incorrecto
- The markup is enormous — bottle service is about the experience, not the value加价非常高——开瓶服务卖的是体验,不是性价比El margen es enorme: el servicio de botellas va de la experiencia, no de la relación calidad-precio.上乗せ額は莫大 — ボトルサービスはコスパではなく体験に価値がある마진이 엄청납니다 — 보틀 서비스는 가성비가 아니라 경험을 위한 것입니다
Origen e historia
Originated in high-end New York City clubs in the late 1990s-2000s and spread to clubs nationwide. Influenced by European bottle culture but commercialized in a distinctly American way.
Contexto cultural
Era: Late 1990s-2000s
Generation: All ages (21+)
Social background: Middle to upper class
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