He picked up what seemed to be the smallest bottle and discreetly asked the price.
他挑出一个看上去最小的瓶子，谨慎地问了价。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 52 Mud is mud
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 瓶子;一瓶（的量）;（婴儿）奶瓶;酒;
vt. 把…装入瓶中;控制;
vi. （街头艺人演出后）收拢钱币;
💡 butta(桶)+le(表示缩小的名词后缀)→瓶
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义：cork, backbone, valor, valour, boldness, braveness
discreetly
[[dis'kri:tli]]
adv. 谨慎地, 小心地
近义：knowledgeably, learnedly, sagely, tactfully, unobtrusively, wisely
反义：injudiciously
n. 价格，价钱;代价;价值;赏金;
vt. 标价;定价;问…的价格;给…定价;
💡 平(p) 价大米(rice)不贵
"This pass enables me to travel half - price on trains."
我用这张通行证可以半价乘火车.
近义：appraise, appreciate, assess, quote, rate, value