flask

/flɑːsk/ (bre, ipa) · /flæsk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈflask ˈfläsk/ (ame, mw)

flask — 名詞

  • flasksingular
  • flasksplural

1. a container with insulated walls that keeps a drink hot or cold for many hours

1.名詞B2
釋義

保溫瓶

裝飲品並保冷保熱的容器

a container with insulated walls that keeps a drink hot or cold for many hours

例句

Emre filled a flask with ginger tea before the early bus to school.

Emre 在一早搭校車前,把保溫瓶裝滿了薑茶。

fill a flask with a hot drink

Christopher opened his flask on the mountain and shared warm soup.

Christopher 在山上打開保溫瓶,分給大家喝熱湯。

同義詞
  • thermos

    very common everyday word, especially in North American speech

  • vacuum flask

    the clearer technical term, especially in British English

  • insulated bottle

    a newer general term for modern reusable drink containers

文法句型

a flask of [drink]

fill a flask with [drink]

pour [drink] from a flask

用法筆記

In everyday use, this sense usually means a container for carrying tea, coffee, soup, or water while keeping the temperature steady.

常見錯誤

Please pour the flask into my cup.
Please pour the tea from the flask into my cup.
💡You pour the drink from the flask, not the flask itself.

2. a pocket-sized metal container for carrying alcohol

2.名詞B2
釋義

扁酒壺

可放口袋、裝酒的扁瓶

a pocket-sized metal container for carrying alcohol

例句

Otis slipped a silver flask into his coat before the concert.

Otis 在音樂會前,把一只銀色扁酒壺滑進外套裡。

carry a flask in a pocket or coat

Lan took one sip from the flask before hiding it again.

Lan 從扁酒壺喝了一小口後,又把它藏了起來。

同義詞
  • hip flask

    the most exact term for a flat alcohol flask

  • pocket flask

    a descriptive term that stresses how it is carried

文法句型

carry a flask

take a sip from a flask

keep [alcohol] in a flask

用法筆記

This sense usually suggests a secret or personal supply of alcohol, not an ordinary bottle for water.

常見錯誤

He kept water in a flask during the hike.
He kept water in a bottle during the hike.
💡This sense usually means a small container for alcohol.

3. a glass vessel with a wide body and narrow neck for mixing or holding liquids in

3.名詞B2
釋義

燒瓶

實驗室用細頸玻璃容器

a glass vessel with a wide body and narrow neck for mixing or holding liquids in science work

例句

Ife poured blue liquid into the flask before the teacher started the experiment.

Ife 在老師開始實驗前,把藍色液體倒進燒瓶裡。

pour liquid into a flask in a lab

Diya rinsed the flask carefully after heating sugar water in class.

Diya 在課堂上加熱糖水後,小心地把燒瓶沖洗乾淨。

同義詞

文法句型

pour [liquid] into a flask

heat a flask

rinse a flask

用法筆記

Common in science lessons or laboratory work, especially when liquids are mixed, heated, or stored in glass equipment.

常見錯誤

The class poured the flask into the acid.
The class poured the acid into the flask.
💡The liquid goes into the flask, not the other way around.

4. a rounded wine bottle, often covered in straw, used for serving table wine

4.名詞C1
釋義

草編酒瓶

底部圓鼓、外包草編的酒瓶

a rounded wine bottle, often covered in straw, used for serving table wine

例句

The waiter set a straw-covered flask of red wine beside the bread.

服務生把裝在草編酒瓶裡的紅酒,放在麵包旁邊。

straw-covered flask of wine

A dusty flask stood on the shelf in the old village restaurant.

一只落滿灰塵的草編酒瓶,立在老村莊餐館的架子上。

同義詞
  • wine bottle

    the general everyday term; less specific about the rounded shape

  • Chianti bottle

    a more specific cultural label for the classic straw-covered Italian style

文法句型

a flask of wine

set a flask on the table

carry a wine flask

用法筆記

This is an older or more descriptive wine sense, often used when the bottle shape or straw covering matters.