bottle up

Verb

transitive idiomatic

Japanese Meaning

瓶詰めにする / （敵艦船が）停泊地から出られないようにする / 感情や思いを抑えて内に秘める

Every autumn we bottle up the homemade jam to share with our neighbors.

毎年秋になると、私たちは自家製のジャムを瓶に詰めて近所の人たちと分け合います。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To put into bottles.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To prevent (enemy vessels) from leaving an anchorage.

Sense（3）

(transitive, idiomatic) To keep suppressed and hidden.

Emotions are often bottled up rather than dealt with, which can lead to stress in later life.

bottles up

（ present singular third-person ）

bottling up

（ participle present ）

bottled up

（ participle past ）

bottled up

（ past ）