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bowl
n
1
(a) (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) deep round dish, used esp for holding food or liquid 碗;碟: a sugar bowl 糖碟
a fruit bowl 果盘 * a washing-up bowl 洗涤盆.
(b) amount contained in a bowl 一碗的量
a bowl of soup, cereal, porridge, etc 一碗汤、谷类食品、麦片粥等. =>illus at bucket, plate 见bucket、plate之插图.
2 hollow rounded part of certain objects (物体的)圆形凹陷部分
the bowl of a spoon 匙子的凹处
a lavatory bowl 便池
He filled the bowl of his pipe with tobacco. 他往烟斗里装烟丝.
3 (esp US) amphitheatre (for open-air concerts, etc) (供音乐会等用的)圆形露天剧场
the Hollywood Bowl 好莱坞圆形露天剧场.
bowl n
1 [C] heavy wooden ball that is weighted so that it rolls in a curve, used in the game of bowls (滚木球戏所用的)木球.
2 [C] heavy ball used in skittles and ten-pin bowling (撞柱戏和十柱保龄球戏所用的)球.
3 bowls [sing v]
game played on a smooth lawn, in which two players take turns to roll bowls as near as possible to a small ball 滚木球戏(在平坦草地上进行, 两人轮流滚动木球, 力求接近一小球): play bowls 玩滚木球戏.
bowl v
1 [I] play a game of bowls or bowling 玩滚木球或地滚球(保龄球).
2 [Tn] (in the games of bowls or bowling) roll (a ball) (滚木球或保龄球戏)滚(球).
3 [I, Tn] (in cricket) send (the ball) from one´s hand towards the batsman by swinging the arm over the head without bending the elbow (板球)投(球)
bowl fast/slow 投得快[慢]
* Well bowled! 投得好!
4 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sb (out) dismiss (a batsman) by bowling a ball that hits the wicket behind him (因投出的球击中击球员後面的三柱门)使(击球员)出局
He was bowled for 120, ie dismissed in this way after scoring 120 runs. 他得到120分之後被判出局.
5 (phr v) bowl along, down, etc (of a car or its passengers) move fast and smoothly (in the specified direction) (指汽车或其乘客)快而稳地行进
We were bowling along (the motorway) at seventy miles per hour. 我们以每小时七十英里的速度(在高速公路上)飞驰. bowl sb over
(a) knock sb down 击倒某人.
(b) surprise sb greatly; astound sb 使某人大吃一惊; 令某人惊奇
We were bowled over by the news of her marriage. 我们听到她结婚的消息大为惊讶.
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