bottles

IPA/ˈbɒt.əl/
KK[bˈɑtəlz]IPA/ˈbɑː.t̬əl/

bottles — 名詞

  • bottlessingular
  • bottlesesplural

1. containers with narrow tops that people use for holding water, milk, juice, and

1.名詞A2
釋義

瓶子

裝液體的窄口容器

containers with narrow tops that people use for holding water, milk, juice, and other liquids, often in glass or plastic.

例句

Elena rinsed the empty bottles before putting them in the recycling bin.

Elena 先把空瓶子沖乾淨，才放進回收桶。

recycle + empty bottles

Minh carried two water bottles in a backpack for the mountain walk.

Minh 為了走山路，在背包裡帶了兩個水瓶。

同義詞
  • containers

    is broader and can describe boxes, cans, or jars as well as bottles.

  • flasks

    usually suggests a more specific shape or special use, such as travel or science.

  • jars

    have a wider mouth and are not normally described as bottles.

文法句型

glass bottles

plastic bottles

bottles of water

用法筆記

This sense is about the physical containers themselves. When the focus is on how much drink is supplied or consumed, use sense 3 instead.

常見錯誤

❌I bought three bottle for the picnic.
✅I bought three bottles for the picnic.
💡the plural noun needs -s after a number.
❌These bottles is for the school trip.
✅These bottles are for the school trip.
💡bottles is plural, so it takes are.

2. containers with a teat on top that are used to give milk or another drink to a b

2.名詞B1
釋義

奶瓶

餵嬰兒喝奶的瓶子

containers with a teat on top that are used to give milk or another drink to a baby.

例句

Yumi washed the baby's bottles before the midnight feed.

半夜那一餐前，Yumi 先把寶寶的奶瓶洗好了。

baby's bottles before feeding

The twins' bottles were warming in a pan of hot water.

雙胞胎的奶瓶正泡在熱水裡回溫。

同義詞
  • feeding bottles

    is a fuller label that makes the infant use explicit.

  • baby bottles

    is the most direct everyday phrase when the context is childcare.

文法句型

baby bottles

warm the bottles

sterilize the bottles

用法筆記

Usually understood as feeding bottles for infants, especially when people talk about washing, warming, or sterilizing them.

常見錯誤

❌She warmed the baby bottles milk.
✅She warmed the milk bottle for the baby.
💡do not place milk after bottles as if bottles directly described the drink.
❌We cleaned the bottles for the baby after every drinked feed.
✅We cleaned the bottles for the baby after every feed.
💡feed is the correct noun here, not drinked.

3. amounts of a drink or other liquid counted by the bottle as one unit.

3.名詞B1
釋義

瓶裝量

以瓶計算的一瓶份量

amounts of a drink or other liquid counted by the bottle as one unit.

例句

The table ordered four bottles of mineral water with lunch.

那桌午餐另外點了四瓶礦泉水。

number + bottles of drink

Renata sold twelve bottles of homemade sauce at the market.

Renata 在市集賣出了十二瓶自製醬料。

同義詞
  • bottlefuls

    focuses on the amount inside each bottle rather than the commercial unit.

  • servings

    is broader and does not specifically say the liquid comes by bottle.

文法句型

two bottles of water

sell bottles of juice

finish three bottles

用法筆記

Use this sense when bottles act as units for buying, serving, or consuming a liquid. Distinguish from sense 1, which focuses on the containers as objects.

常見錯誤

❌We drank three bottles waters during the hike.
✅We drank three bottles of water during the hike.
💡use of before the liquid being counted.
❌The ticket includes two waters bottle.
✅The ticket includes two bottles of water.
💡English counts the unit with bottles of.

bottles — 動詞