bottle up

unterdrücken, in sich hineinfressen

Starke Gefühle für sich behalten, statt sie zu zeigen oder auszusprechen.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep strong feelings inside instead of expressing them.

• Don’t bottle up your feelings.
• He bottled up his anger all day.
• Why have you been bottling everything up?

So benutzt man es: bottle something up (She bottled her disappointment up for weeks.)

Synonyme: suppress, repress, hold in

Gegenteile: express, release

Häufige Wendungen: bottle up feelings, bottle up anger

in Flaschen abfüllen

Ein Getränk oder eine andere Flüssigkeit in Flaschen füllen.

In einfachem Englisch: To put a drink or other liquid into bottles.

• We bottled up the apple juice.
• She will bottle up the wine tomorrow.
• Have you bottled the last batch up?

So benutzt man es: bottle something up (We bottled the juice up for winter.)

Synonyme: bottle

Häufige Wendungen: bottle up wine, bottle up something

neutralisieren, in Schach halten

Einen Gegner daran hindern, sich frei zu bewegen oder wirksam zu handeln.

In einfachem Englisch: To prevent an opponent from moving freely or doing anything useful.

• The defenders bottled up their best player.
• Our attack was bottled up for most of the match.
• They tried to bottle him up before he could pass.

So benutzt man es: bottle someone up (Two defenders bottled the striker up near the touchline.)

Synonyme: contain, neutralize, restrain

Gegenteile: free

Häufige Wendungen: bottle up an opponent, bottle up a striker

im Hafen einschließen, blockieren

Feindlichen Schiffen den Weg versperren, sodass sie den Hafen nicht verlassen können.

In einfachem Englisch: To stop enemy ships from leaving a harbor by blocking their way.

• The navy bottled up the enemy fleet.
• Their ships were bottled up in port.
• Can we bottle up those vessels before they escape?

So benutzt man es: bottle something up in somewhere (They bottled the enemy fleet up in the harbor.)

Synonyme: blockade, trap

Gegenteile: release

Häufige Wendungen: bottle up a fleet, bottle up enemy ships

vernichtend schlagen

Einen Gegner vollständig und deutlich besiegen.

In einfachem Englisch: To beat an opponent completely.

• Our team bottled up its rivals.
• They were bottled up in the final match.
• The champion bottled him up and won easily.

So benutzt man es: bottle someone up (The champions bottled their rivals up in the final.)

Synonyme: crush, trounce

Häufige Wendungen: bottle up an opponent, bottle up a team