bowl

詳細解釋：

bowl

n.（名詞）

A hemispherical vessel, wider than it is deep, used for holding food or fluids.
碗：一種半球形容器，寬度較深度大，用於盛食品或液體
The contents of such a vessel.
一碗東西：碗中所盛之物
A drinking goblet.
一種酒杯
A bowl-shaped part, as of a spoon or pipe.
如湯匙或菸斗的碗形部分

A bowl-shaped topographic depression.
盆地：碗狀地形凹陷
A bowl-shaped stadium or outdoor theater.
碗狀體育場或室外劇院
Football Any of various post-season games played between specially selected teams.
【橄欖球】 在專門挑選的隊伍之間進行的一種季後賽

來源：
Middle English bowle
中古英文 bowle
from Old English bolla * see bhel- 2
源自 古英文 bolla *參見 bhel- 2

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bowl
bowl 2

n.（名詞）
A large wooden ball weighted or slightly flattened so as to roll with a bias.
保齡球：一種較重的輕度削平的大木球，以使球斜進滾動
Sports A roll or throw of the ball, as in bowling.
【體育運動】 滾保齡球：在保齡球運動中滾動或投擲保齡球
bowls (used with a sing. verb)Sports Games See lawn bowling
bowls （與單數動詞連用）【體育運動】 【遊戲】 參見 lawn bowling
A revolving cylinder or drum in a machine.
滾筒；滾子：機器中旋轉的圓柱或圓鼓
v.（動詞）
bowled,bowl.ing,bowls
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
Sports
【體育運動】
To participate in a game of bowling.
參加保齡球賽
To throw or roll a ball in bowling.
投球：在保齡球運動中投擲或滾球
To hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch toward the batsman at the other, keeping the arm straight throughout the delivery.
擲球：從球場的一端將板球猛擲給在另一端的擊球手，在整個過程中保持手臂平直
To move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling:
穩而快地行駛：迅速而平穩地運動，尤指以滾動的方式：
例句：
The children bowled along on their bicycles.
孩子們將腳踏車騎得又快又穩

v.tr.（及物動詞）
To throw or roll (a ball).
投擲或滾動（球）
Sports
【體育運動】
To achieve (a specified score) by bowling.
滾球得分：通過滾球得（一個特定分數）
To perform (a specified amount, as a string or game) in bowling.
表演保齡球：保齡球運動中表演（一個特定量，如一串或一局）
To move quickly and smoothly by or as if by rolling:
快而平穩地移動：以或好象以滾動的方式快速而平穩地移動：
例句：
bowled a tire from the garage.
從車庫裡滾出一個輪胎

To meet or strike with or as if with the force of a rapidly rolling object.
打倒，撞擊：用一高速旋轉物體的力量去碰到或撞擊

<常用詞組>bowl out 【體育運動】
To retire (a batsman in cricket) with a bowled ball that knocks the bails off the wicket.
使出局，打敗：因投球擊落柱上橫木而迫使（板球以中的擊球員）退場
bowl over
To take by surprise.
震驚：使大吃一驚
To make a powerful impression on; overwhelm.
打倒：給…造成一個強烈的印象；壓倒
來源：
Middle English boule
中古英文 boule
from Old French
源自 古法文
from Latin bulla [round object]
源自 拉丁語 bulla [圓形物體]