🇬🇧🇨🇳 vial - 小瓶 : English Lesson

Meaning of "vial" ("小瓶"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A vial is a tiny glass bottle that holds special liquids, like medicine, magic potions, or weird science experiments. It’s usually small enough to fit in your hand or pocket and has a lid so the liquid doesn’t spill.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The wizard pulled a vial from his beard and said, “I really need to organize my pockets.”

My dog stared at the vet’s vial of medicine like it was pure evil in a tiny bottle.

At the chemistry show, the teacher shook a vial, it changed colors, and the whole class screamed, “Do It Again!”

I tried to make a love potion, but the vial just smells like socks and orange juice.

Scientists really do use vials in labs every day—to hold medicines, blood samples, and weird liquids that definitely should not go in your lunchbox.

Her hands trembled as she held a tiny glass vial of clear medicine. The vial slipped, tapped the step, and stopped. She corked a second vial, lifted a third vial to tip two drops onto the child's small cut, wiped, then tucked the last vial back into the box. The child sighed and smiled.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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