bowl game
noun /ˈbəʊl ɡeɪm/
/ˈbəʊl ɡeɪm/
(also bowl)
(North American English)- a US college football game played in December or January at the end of the football season. The best teams meet in several bowl games (so called because the stadiums in which they are played are like bowls in shape). The most famous are the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, the Orange Bowl in Miami and the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
碗比赛：橄榄球赛季末在12月或1月进行的美国大学橄榄球比赛。最好的球队在几次碗比赛中相遇（之所以这样称呼，是因为参加比赛的体育场就像碗形的）。最著名的是加利福尼亚州帕萨迪纳的玫瑰碗，新奥尔良的糖碗，迈阿密的橙色碗和达拉斯的棉花碗。