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bottle BrE /ˈbɒtl/
NAmE /ˈbɑːtl/► SEE ALLbottle ithave, show, etc. (a lot of) bottleon the bottlethe genie is out of the bottlelet the genie out of the bottlehit the bottle
●ˈbottle it (BrE, informal) not do sth, or not finish sth, because you are frightened 不敢做；（中途）退缩◆Why should we take a risk when everybody else is bottling it?
其他人都退缩不前，我们为什么还要冒险呢？●have, show, etc. (a lot of) bottle (BrE, informal) have, show, etc. (a lot of) courage or confidence 很有勇气（或自信）；表现出（极大的）勇气（或信心）◆Carol went in and told the boss he wasn’t doing his job properly. She’s certainly got a lot of bottle!
卡萝尔进去对老板说他的工作没有做好，她真是有胆！◆The match was very tough and United just didn’t have the bottle for it.
比赛打得很艰苦，联队根本就没有信心。●on the ˈbottle (informal) drinking a lot of alcoholic drinks regularly 经常喝酒；酗酒◆I see he’s back on the bottle again.
我看到他又开始酗酒了。●the ˌgenie is out of the ˈbottleused to say that an action has been taken that will cause a big and permanent change in people’s lives, especially one which might make a situation worse （形容将对人们的生活造成永久性的、尤指负面影响的事件已经发生）妖怪已经放出魔瓶了◆Now that genetically modified foods are on our supermarket shelves, the genie is out of the bottle and cannot be put back in.转基因食品已经摆在了超市的货架上，放出魔瓶的妖怪再也无法收回。●let the ˌgenie out of the ˈbottledo sth that causes a big and permanent change in people’s lives, especially one which might make a situation worse 把妖怪放出瓶子；引发灾难性后果◆Once you make carrying guns legal, you let the genie out of the bottle.一旦携带枪支被合法化，后果将不堪设想。 NOTE In Arabian stories, a genie is a spirit with magical powers, especially one that lives in a bottle or lamp. 在阿拉伯故事里，genie 是拥有魔力的精灵，常常住在瓶子或灯里。 ●hit the ˈbottle (informal) regularly drink too much 贪杯；酗酒◆She managed to resist alcohol for a year, then hit the bottle again when her husband died.她已经一年没碰酒了，但丈夫去世后，她又开始酗酒。◆He’s really hitting the bottle at the moment.他现在真是嗜酒如命。 |