bottle up

感情を抑え込む、胸にしまい込む

強い感情を表に出さず、心の中に押し込めること。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： bottle something up (She bottled her disappointment up for weeks.)

類義語： suppress, repress, hold in

反対語： express, release

よく使う表現： bottle up feelings, bottle up anger

瓶に詰める

飲み物などの液体を瓶に入れること。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： bottle something up (We bottled the juice up for winter.)

類義語： bottle

よく使う表現： bottle up wine, bottle up something

封じ込める、動きを封じる

相手の自由な動きや有効な働きを妨げること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： bottle someone up (Two defenders bottled the striker up near the touchline.)

類義語： contain, neutralize, restrain

反対語： free

よく使う表現： bottle up an opponent, bottle up a striker

港に封じ込める

敵の船の進路をふさぎ、港から出られなくすること。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： bottle something up in somewhere (They bottled the enemy fleet up in the harbor.)

類義語： blockade, trap

反対語： release

よく使う表現： bottle up a fleet, bottle up enemy ships

完敗させる、圧倒する

相手を圧倒し、完全に打ち負かすこと。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： bottle someone up (The champions bottled their rivals up in the final.)

類義語： crush, trounce

よく使う表現： bottle up an opponent, bottle up a team