bottle, vase
1.bottle指的瓶子是口小肚大,多由玻璃或塑料制成,且口到肚之间的变化比较缓,如普通的啤酒瓶。
2.vase指的是供装饰用的花瓶,口的直径同肚的直径差不多,或是口到肚之间的变化比较小。例如:
The potter carefully shaped the vase.那个陶工精心地制作了这个花瓶。
The artist painted a vase of flowers against a dark background.画家画了一瓶花,衬着深色背景。
The ancient vase was painted with pastoral scenes.这古老的花瓶上绘饰着田园景色。
She succeeded in patching the broken vase together.她成功地把打破的花瓶拼凑好了。
下面各组短语的意思不同:
a blue bottle 蓝色的瓶子
a bluebottle 绿头大苍蝇
a bottle full of wine 一只装满酒的瓶子
a bottleful of wine 满满一瓶的酒
Glass bottles are filled with water tinted with food colourings.
玻璃瓶中盛满了被食用色素染过色的水。
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a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes
一大批形状大小不一的瓶子
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We downed bottles of local wine.
我们喝了好几瓶本地产的葡萄酒。
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Cars and trucks have been torched, bottles and bricks thrown.
轿车、卡车被放火焚烧，瓶子与砖块乱砸乱飞。
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Put the bottles into boxes and tape them up.
将这些瓶子装进箱子里，然后用胶带封好。
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Spencer waded through the debris of broken chairs and beer bottles.
斯潘塞艰难地迈过一堆破椅子和碎啤酒瓶。
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There were two empty beer bottles on the table.
桌子上有两个空啤酒瓶。
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They shouted obscenities at us and smashed bottles on the floor.
他们冲着我们大骂下流话，还把瓶子摔到地上。
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Bottles and cans were hurled on the terraces by the mob.
暴徒向看台扔瓶子和罐子。
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Gangs rioted last night, breaking storefront windows and hurling rocks and bottles.
几个帮派昨晚聚众闹事，他们打碎商店临街的玻璃窗，并投掷石块和瓶子。
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If you buy three bottles, the bottle price comes down to £2.42.
如果买3瓶，价格会便宜一些，每瓶2.42英镑。
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He bought two bottles of vodka on account.
他挂账买了两瓶伏特加酒。
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Leave empty milk bottles on the step.
将空奶瓶放在门阶上。
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They sat around swigging beer from bottles.
他们闲坐着，对着瓶子大口地喝啤酒。
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A call for 100 bottles of blood was answered promptly.
征求100瓶血液的呼吁很快得到了回应.
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