How do you use "bottle" in a sentence?

Could you pass me that bottle of water, please? The wine is bottled at the vineyard. He bottled up his feelings until he couldn't cope anymore.

bottle

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Meaning: A container with a narrow neck for holding liquids; to put into bottles

瓶子；装瓶

botella; embotellar

ボトル、瓶；瓶に詰める

병, 보틀; 병에 담다

A bottle is a container, typically made of glass or plastic, with a narrow neck used for storing and pouring liquids. As a verb, it means to put something into bottles. In British slang, 'bottle' can also mean courage ('to lose your bottle' means to lose your nerve), and 'to bottle up' means to suppress emotions.

瓶子是一种容器，通常由玻璃或塑料制成，有窄颈，用于储存和倾倒液体。作为动词，意思是把东西装入瓶中。在英国俚语中，'bottle'也可以表示勇气（'lose your bottle'意思是失去勇气），'bottle up'意思是压抑情感。

Una botella es un recipiente, típicamente hecho de vidrio o plástico, con un cuello estrecho usado para almacenar y verter líquidos. Como verbo, significa poner algo en botellas. En el argot británico, «bottle» también puede significar coraje («to lose your bottle» significa perder el valor), y «to bottle up» significa reprimir emociones.

ボトルは、液体を保管して注ぐために使用される、通常はガラスまたはプラスチック製の細い首を持つ容器です。動詞として、何かをボトルに入れることを意味します。イギリスのスラングでは、「bottle」は勇気を意味することもあり（「lose your bottle」は度胸を失う意味）、「bottle up」は感情を抑えることを意味します。

Bottle은 액체를 보관하고 따르기 위해 좁은 목이 있는, 보통 유리나 플라스틱으로 만든 용기이다. 동사로는 무언가를 병에 담는 것을 뜻한다. 영국 속어에서 'bottle'은 용기를 의미하기도 하며('lose your bottle'는 겁먹다), 'bottle up'은 감정을 억누르다는 뜻이다.

Examples

Could you pass me that bottle of water, please?
请把那瓶水递给我好吗？
¿Podrías pasarme esa botella de agua, por favor?
その水のボトルを取ってもらえますか？
그 물병 좀 건네주시겠어요?
The wine is bottled at the vineyard.
这款葡萄酒在葡萄园装瓶。
El vino se embotella en el viñedo.
そのワインはブドウ園で瓶詰めされる。
그 와인은 포도원에서 병에 담긴다.
He bottled up his feelings until he couldn't cope anymore.
他压抑自己的感情，直到无法承受。
Reprimió sus sentimientos hasta que ya no pudo más.
彼は感情を抑え込み、ついに対処できなくなった。
그는 감정을 억누르다가 결국 감당할 수 없게 되었다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Old French 'boteille', from Medieval Latin 'butticula', diminutive of Late Latin 'buttis' (a cask). Related to 'butt' (a large cask) and 'butler' (originally a servant in charge of bottles).

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Story & Trivia

In British slang, 'bottle' meaning courage comes from Cockney rhyming slang: 'bottle and glass' = 'class' (as in 'a touch of class'), which evolved to mean bravery. 'Bottling it' (losing courage) became common in the 1980s.