瓶 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bottle noun A container, usually glass or plastic, with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids.
- carafe noun A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.
- cylinder noun A solid or hollow object with straight parallel sides and a circular cross-section, like a tube or a can.
- ewer noun A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle, and originally used for carrying water.
- vial noun A small glass or plastic container, often tube-shaped, used to hold liquids such as medicine or perfume.
Senses
瓶 is used for these senses in English:
- bottle The contents of such a container.
- bottle (figurative) Intoxicating liquor; alcohol.
- carafe A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.
- cruet A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar, for use at a dining table.
- cylinder The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges.
- ewer A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle. Originally used for carrying water
- feeding bottle A bottle for feeding milk to babies or to the young of other animals.
- vial A glass or plastic vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
bottle — full definition
- noun A container, usually glass or plastic, with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids.
- noun A container with a nipple used to feed liquid, especially milk or formula, to a baby.
- noun (British, informal) Nerve or courage.
- verb To put a liquid into bottles for storage or sale.
- verb To hold back or suppress feelings instead of expressing them, especially in "bottle up."
carafe — full definition
- noun A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.
- noun A glass pot with a spout for pouring, used both for serving coffee and as a receptacle during the brewing process.