bottle

bottle — 名詞

1. a container with a small top opening for holding drinks or other liquid.

1.名詞A2
釋義

瓶子

裝液體的細頸容器

a container with a small top opening for holding drinks or other liquid.

例句

Aiko filled a glass bottle with cold tea for the picnic.

Aiko 為了野餐，把冷茶裝進玻璃瓶子裡。

a bottle of / glass bottle

After the street concert, three empty juice bottles rolled under the park bench.

街頭演唱會後，三個空果汁瓶滾到公園長椅底下。

同義詞
  • container

    much broader; does not suggest a neck or bottle shape

  • jar

    usually has a wider mouth and is often used for food

  • flask

    often smaller or made for carrying drink

文法句型

a bottle of + liquid

glass / plastic bottle

用法筆記

Common with materials and contents, especially in patterns such as 'glass bottle', 'plastic bottle', and 'a bottle of water'. Distinguish from sense 4 when the focus is the amount inside, not the container itself.

常見錯誤

❌Please put the flowers in a bottle.
✅Please put the flowers in a jar.
💡a bottle usually has a narrow neck, so it is the wrong container for flowers.

2. a feeding bottle for a baby, or the milk or formula given in it.

2.名詞A2
釋義

奶瓶；瓶奶

嬰兒用的餵奶瓶或一餐奶

a feeding bottle for a baby, or the milk or formula given in it.

例句

When the twins woke, Dad warmed two bottles in the kitchen.

雙胞胎醒來時，爸爸在廚房溫了兩瓶奶。

bottle = one milk feed

The baby pushed the bottle away and fell asleep again.

寶寶把奶瓶推開，又睡著了。

同義詞
  • feeding bottle

    more explicit term for the container

  • baby bottle

    common everyday phrase for the container

  • feed

    used only when talking about one meal, not the object

文法句型

give a baby a bottle

finish a bottle

用法筆記

This sense can mean either the container itself or one milk feed from it. Distinguish from sense 1, which is any narrow-necked container for liquids.

常見錯誤

❌The baby finished one milk bottle.
✅The baby finished one bottle.' / 'The baby finished a bottle of milk.
💡as a feeding amount, 'bottle' already suggests the milk feed.

3. bravery to do something risky or unpleasant.

3.名詞C1
釋義

膽量

敢冒險或硬著頭皮做的勇氣

bravery to do something risky or unpleasant.

例句

Tariq finally had the bottle to ask for a pay rise.

Tariq 終於有膽量去要求加薪。

have the bottle to + verb

It takes real bottle to dive first into that cold river.

要先跳進那條冰冷的河裡，真的很需要膽量。

同義詞
  • courage

    the most neutral and general word

  • nerve

    often suggests steady courage under pressure

  • guts

    more informal and stronger in tone

反義詞
  • fear

    focuses on the feeling that stops brave action

  • timidity

    more formal; suggests lack of confidence

文法句型

have the bottle to + verb

show / lose bottle

用法筆記

Mostly British informal. Common in patterns such as 'have the bottle', 'show bottle', and 'lose your bottle'.

常見錯誤

❌She had many bottles before the speech.
✅She had a lot of bottle before the speech.
💡in this sense, 'bottle' is uncountable.

4. the quantity that fills one bottle or is sold in one bottle.

4.名詞B2
釋義

一瓶

一瓶所裝的份量

the quantity that fills one bottle or is sold in one bottle.

例句

Omar drank a whole bottle of water after the long hike.

長途健行後，Omar 喝掉整整一瓶水。

quantity sense: a whole bottle of

The recipe needs half a bottle of soy sauce.

這個食譜需要半瓶醬油。

half a bottle of + liquid

同義詞

文法句型

half / one / two bottles of + liquid

drink / buy + number + bottles

用法筆記

Choose this sense when 'bottle' works as a unit of amount, especially with numbers or fractions. Sense 1 is about the object itself.

常見錯誤

❌Add one bottle soy sauce.
✅Add one bottle of soy sauce.
💡this quantity sense normally uses 'bottle of + liquid'.

bottle — 動詞