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How to pronounce “bottleneck”
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Pronunciation guide for bottleneck
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of bottleneck with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How to Build in Space — for Life on Earth
The bottleneck isn't rockets anymore.
- Definition summary
- The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce bottleneck
How to Build in Space — for Life on Earth
The bottleneck isn't rockets anymore.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “bottleneck”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
- (figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
- (by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To slow by causing a bottleneck.
- (intransitive) To form a bottleneck.
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