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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, typically glass with a flared lip, for pouring water, wine, or other drinks.
  • 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 large jug with a wide mouth and a handle, shaped like a vase, once used to carry 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

  1. noun A container, usually glass or plastic, with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids.
  2. noun A container with a nipple used to feed liquid, especially milk or formula, to a baby.
  3. noun (British, informal) Nerve or courage.
  4. verb To put a liquid into bottles for storage or sale.
  5. verb To hold back or suppress feelings instead of expressing them, especially in "bottle up."

carafe — full definition

  1. noun A bottle, typically glass with a flared lip, for pouring water, wine, or other drinks.
  2. noun A glass jug with a spout, used for serving coffee and for holding it while it brews.
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