bottle up

• 指压抑或隐藏自己的情绪，尤其是愤怒或悲伤，而不是表达出来。也可指把感情憋在心里、长期不外露。

A phrasal verb meaning to repress or conceal one's emotions, especially anger or sadness, rather than expressing them.

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1. Suppress emotionsinformal

   To hide or not express one's feelings, often leading to stress or frustration.

   压抑情绪

   • He bottled up his anger until he couldn't take it anymore.
   • She tends to bottle up her sadness instead of talking about it.
   • Bottling up your emotions can be harmful to your mental health.

   同义词choke backcontainhold ininhibitrepressrestrainsmotherstiflesuppressswallow

   反义词expressreleaseunburdenvent

2. Confine or trapinformal

   To keep something contained or trapped in a small space.

   困住或限制

   • The protesters were bottled up in the narrow street by the police.
   • The smoke was bottled up inside the room with no ventilation.
   • They felt bottled up in the tiny apartment during the lockdown.

   同义词confinecontaincoop upenclosehem inshut intrap

   反义词freeliberatereleaseunleash

基本动词bottle