bowl

noun

/bəʊl/

container容器

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[countable] (especially in compounds尤用于构成复合词) a deep round dish with a wide open top, used especially for holding food or liquid碗；钵；盆

a salad/fruit/sugar bowl 沙拉碗；水果盆；糖钵
a washing-up bowl 洗碗碟盆
I refilled the dog's water bowl.我给狗的水碗重新加满了水。
Sieve the flour into a bowl.把面粉筛到碗里。

see also begging bowl, goldfish bowl, mixing bowl

I helped myself to an apple from the bowl.我从碗里给自己拿了个苹果。
Mix the ingredients in a deep bowl.在深碗里搅拌这些原料。
The bowl was overflowing.碗里的水溢了。
The boy was drinking milk out of a bowl.那个男孩正在喝碗里的牛奶。
The cat drank some milk from the bowl猫喝了些碗里的牛奶。
The washing-up bowl was overflowing.洗碟盆的水正在溢出。
This bowl holds about four pints.这只碗大约能盛 4 品脱。
a washing-up bowl full of dirty dishes盛满脏碟子的洗涤盆

Topics Cooking and eatinga2

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

deep
shallow
empty
…

verb + bowl

fill
pour (somebody)
pour something into
…

bowl + verb

contain something
hold something
overflow
…

preposition

from a/the bowl
out of a/the bowl
in a/the bowl
…

amount量

[countable]

(also bowlful

/ˈbəʊlfʊl/

)

the amount contained in a bowl一碗，一钵，一盆（的量）

He poured himself a bowl of soup.他给自己倒了一碗汤。
I ate a bowl of cereal.我喝了一碗麦片粥。
a bowl of rice/noodles/porridge/water一碗米饭/面条/粥/水

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

deep
shallow
empty
…

verb + bowl

fill
pour (somebody)
pour something into
…

bowl + verb

contain something
hold something
overflow
…

preposition

from a/the bowl
out of a/the bowl
in a/the bowl
…

shape形状

[countable] the part of some objects that is like a bowl in shape物体的碗状部分

the bowl of a spoon勺子头
a toilet/lavatory bowl马桶

theatre剧场

[countable] (especially North American English) (in names构成名称) a large round theatre without a roof, used for concerts, etc. outdoors露天圆形剧场

the Hollywood Bowl好莱坞露天剧场

ball球

[countable] a heavy wooden ball that is used in the games of bowls and bowling（草地滚球运动和保龄球运动中用的）木球

game游戏

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bowls

[uncountable]

(North American English also lawn bowling)

a game played on an area of very smooth grass, in which players take turns to roll bowls as near as possible to a small ball草地滚球运动

CultureThe balls are heavier on one side so they travel in a curve. Bowls has been popular in Britain for about 600 years and there is a famous story from 1588 about Sir Francis Drake and a game of bowls. According to the story, he was told during the game that the Spanish armada was coming, but he said, ‘There is time to win this game and beat the Spaniards, too.’ Bowls is now usually played by older people.

Topics Games and toysc2

football game橄榄球比赛

[countable] (North American English) (in names构成名称) a game of American football played after the main season between the best teams（美式足球主要赛季后强队之间的）碗赛

the Super Bowl超级碗季后赛

Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

词源noun senses 1 to 4 and noun sense 7 Old English bolle, bolla, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bol ‘round object’, also to boll. noun senses 5 to 6 late Middle English (in the general sense ‘ball’): from Old French boule, from Latin bulla ‘bubble’.

bowl

verb

/bəʊl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they bowl	/bəʊl/ /bəʊl/
he / she / it bowls	/bəʊlz/ /bəʊlz/
past simple bowled	/bəʊld/ /bəʊld/
past participle bowled	/bəʊld/ /bəʊld/
-ing form bowling	/ˈbəʊlɪŋ/ /ˈbəʊlɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

roll ball滚球

[intransitive, transitive] bowl (something) to roll a ball in the games of bowls and bowling（草地滚球运动或保龄球运动中）滚球，投球

It was Peter's turn to bowl.轮到彼得投球了。

in cricket板球

[intransitive, transitive] bowl (something) to throw a ball to the batsman (= the person who hits the ball)把（球）投给击球员

He bowled him a gentle first ball.他轻轻地向他投出第一个球。
Smith had bowled more than ten overs.史密斯打了十多个回合。

Synonyms throwthrow

toss
hurl
fling
chuck
lob
bowl
pitch

These words all mean to send something from your hand through the air.

throw
to send something from your hand or hands through the air:
- Some kids were throwing stones at the window.有些孩子在朝窗户扔石头。
- She threw the ball and he caught it.她把球抛出来，他接住了。
toss
to throw something lightly or carelessly:
- She tossed her jacket onto the bed.她把她的短上衣丢到床上。
hurl
to throw something violently in a particular direction:
- Rioters hurled a brick through the car’s windscreen.暴徒把一块砖猛地扔向汽车，砸破了挡风玻璃。
fling
to throw somebody/something somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry:
- She flung the letter down onto the table.她把信摔在桌子上。
chuck
(especially British English, informal) to throw something carelessly:
- I chucked him the keys.我把钥匙扔给了他。
lob
(informal) to throw something so that it goes high through the air:指往空中高扔、高抛、高掷：
- They were lobbing stones over the wall.他们在朝墙那边扔石头。
bowl (in cricket) to throw the ball to the batsman（板球）指把球投给击球员
pitch (in baseball) to throw the ball to the batter（棒球）指把球投给击球员

Patterns

to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch something at/to somebody/something
to throw/toss/fling/chuck something aside/away
to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch a ball
to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck stones/rocks/a brick
to throw/toss/hurl/fling something angrily
to throw/toss something casually/carelessly

[transitive] bowl somebody (out) to make the batsman have to leave the field by throwing a ball that hits the wicket击掉三柱门的横木使（击球员）杀出局；破门使（击球员）出局

move quickly迅速移动

[intransitive] + adv./prep. to move quickly in a particular direction, especially in a vehicle（向某处）迅速移动；（尤指）快速行驶

Soon we were bowling along the country roads.我们不久便在乡村的公路上疾驰了。

词源verb late Middle English (in the general sense ‘ball’): from Old French boule, from Latin bulla ‘bubble’.