| [/bəul; bol/] n 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
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 2
[/bəul; bol/] n 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
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 3
[/bəul; bol/] v 用法:
1 [I] play a game of bowls or bowling 玩滚木球或地滚球（保龄球）. 用法:
2 [Tn] (in the games of bowls or bowling) roll (a ball) （滚木球或保龄球戏）滚（球）. 用法:
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! 用法:
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. 用法:
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. |