n.

1. 瓶子[C]
2. 一瓶的容量[C][（+ of）]
   He can drink two bottles of wine at one time.

   他一次能喝两瓶酒。

3. 酒；喝酒；酒癖[the S]
   Ann is on the bottle again.

   安妮又在喝酒了。

4. （取代母乳的）瓶装牛奶[the S]
5. 【英】【俚】勇敢；胆量；胆力[U]

vt.

1. 把……装入瓶中
   I don't know when this wine was bottled.

   我不知道这酒是何时装瓶的。

2. 把（水果、蔬菜等）装瓶腌制
3. 约束，抑制；隐藏[（+up）]
   It is better to express your anger, rather than bottle it up.

   生气宁可发泄出来而不要闷在肚内。

4. 围困；关闭[（+up）]

n.

1. a container with a narrow neck, used for storing liquids.
   ▸ (the bottle) informal used in reference to the heavy drinking of alcohol:

   he took to the bottle.
   ▸a baby's feeding bottle.
   ▸a large metal cylinder holding liquefied gas.
2. Brit. informal one's courage or confidence.

v.

1. place in bottles for storage.
2. (bottle something up) repress or conceal feelings.
3. (bottle out) Brit. informal lose one's nerve and decide not to do something.
4. informal hit with a bottle.