bottle

英 ['bɒt(ə)l] 美['bɑtl]

(Brit. rhyming slang)arse

(英，谐韵俚语)屁股；笨蛋，饭桶

(informal)start to drink alcohol heavily, especially as a form of spurious comfort

(非正式)酗酒（尤指借酒消愁）

(of wine) having been aged for a specified number of years in its bottle

（酒）储存经年

the wine is ready for drinking after eight years in bottle.
这酒藏了八年，现在能喝了。

(bottle someone up)keep an enemy force trapped or contained

诱（敌）入圈套；围困；关闭

the army was bottled up inside the citadel.
部队被围困在城堡内。

(bottle something up)repress or conceal feelings over a period of time

掩盖；抑制，压制

if she bottles it up, it will only be worse later.
假如她把这憋在心里，情况以后会更糟。
[as adj. bottled up]Lily's bottled-up fury.
莉莉憋着一肚子怒气。

1. As I sidestepped, the bottle hit me on the left hip.: 我侧一步要躲闪的时候，瓶子打中了我的左髋部。

3. I got a bottle of my best malt out of the sideboard.: 我从餐具柜里取出一瓶自己收藏的最好的麦芽威士忌。