a round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid 碗,钵 a mixing bowl. 揉面钵。 a sugar bowl. 糖钵。 ■the contents of such a container 一碗(或一钵)的容量;一碗(或一钵)所容纳的东西 they ate huge bowls of steaming spaghetti. 他们吃了几大碗热腾腾的面条。 ■[usu. innames]a decorative round dish awarded as a prize in a competition 奖杯 the McGeorge Rose Bowl. 麦卡乔治玫瑰杯。 ■a rounded, concave part of a object 某物的凹处 a toilet bowl. 抽水马桶的桶身。 the bowl of a spoon. 汤匙的舀物部分。 ■(Geography)a natural basin (地理)盆地
[innames](chiefly US)a stadium for sporting or musical events (主 美)圆形剧场;圆形运动场 the Hollywood Bowl. 好莱坞圆形剧场。 ■an American football game played after the regular season between leading teams[as modifier] (特邀优秀球队参加的)美国足球季后比赛
派生 bowlful (pl. -fuls) noun(pl. -fuls) 语源
Old English bolle, bolla, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bol 'round object', also to boll
bowl2 noun
a wooden or hard rubber ball, slightly asymmetrical that it runs on a curved course, used in the game of bowls (草地滚木球戏中所用的重心略偏的)木球 ■a large ball with indents for gripping, used in tenpin bowling 保龄球 ■a wooden ball or disc used in playing skittles (撞柱戏中所用的)木球;圆盘
a spell or turn of bowling in cricket (板球的)一轮
verb
[with obj.andadverbial of direction]roll (a ball, hoop, or other round object) along the ground 滚(球,箍或其他圆形物) she snatched her hat off and bowled it ahead of her. 她一把揪下帽子将之往前滚去。
[with obj.](Cricket)(of a bowler) propel (the ball), typically with a smooth overarm action while running, from one end of the pitch to the other for the batsman to attempt to hit (板球)(投球员)投球(尤指投球员从球场的一端奔向另外一端的同时举手过肩投球给击球员) Lillee bowled another bouncer. 莉莉又投了一个球。 [noobj.]Sobers bowled to Willis. 索波斯投了一个球给威利斯。 ■dismiss (a batsman) by knocking down the wicket with the ball which one has bowled (击中三门柱)迫使(击球员)退场 Stewart was bowled for 33. 斯图亚特输33分被迫退场。 ■(bowl a side out)get (an entire team) out 迫使对方全体退场 they bowled Lancashire out for 143. 他们得143分迫使兰开夏队全体退场。
[noobj., with adverbial of direction]move rapidly and smoothly in a specified direction (沿着特定方向)急速移动 they bowled along the country roads. 他们在乡间大道上急速前进。
语源
late Middle English (in the general sense 'ball'): from Old French boule, from Latin bulla 'bubble'
继承用法 bowl someone over
knock someone down 击倒 ■(usu. be bowled over)(informal)completely overwhelm or astonish someone, for example by one's good qualities or looks (非正式)使大吃一惊;使惊呆 when he met Angela he was just bowled over by her. 遇到安吉拉时他都惊呆了。