bowl
/bəʊl/ (bre, ipa) · /bəʊl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbōl/ (ame, mw) · /boʊl/ (ame, ipa)
bowl — 名詞
1. a round container with deep sides, used to hold or serve food, liquid, or small
碗；缽
盛食物、液體或小物的深圓容器
a round container with deep sides, used to hold or serve food, liquid, or small objects.
Aiko poured hot soup into a wide bowl for her grandfather.
Aiko 把熱湯倒進一個寬口碗裡，端給她的外公。
put food in a bowl
Keys and coins sat in a wooden bowl beside the front door.
鑰匙和零錢放在前門旁的一個木碗裡。
A glass bowl of cut mango sat on the picnic table.
野餐桌上放著一碗切好的芒果。
The cat pushed its water bowl across the kitchen floor at dawn.
天剛亮時，那隻貓把牠的水碗推過了廚房地板。
文法句型
a bowl of [food/liquid]
put [something] in a bowl
用法筆記
Often followed by 'of' plus the thing inside, as in 'a bowl of rice' or 'a bowl of water'. Distinguish from a plate, which is much flatter.
常見錯誤
2. a complete meal made from several ingredients placed together in one bowl, often
碗料理
把多種食材配成一碗的餐點
a complete meal made from several ingredients placed together in one bowl, often in separate layers or sections.
Noa ordered a salmon bowl with rice, avocado, and cucumber for lunch.
Noa 午餐點了一份鮭魚碗，裡面有飯、酪梨和小黃瓜。
menu pattern: [ingredient] bowl
At the food truck, each bowl came with beans, chicken, and salsa.
那台餐車的每款碗料理都有豆子、雞肉和莎莎醬。
The cafe's breakfast bowl mixed yogurt, fruit, and nuts in neat layers.
那家咖啡館的早餐碗把優格、水果和堅果分層排得很整齊。
After practice, Diego made a quick bowl with rice, egg, and spinach.
練習後，Diego 很快拌了一碗飯、蛋和菠菜當晚餐。
文法句型
[ingredient] bowl
order a bowl
用法筆記
Common in cafe and takeaway menus. It usually names a ready-made mixed meal, not just any food that happens to be served in a bowl.
3. the hollow curved part inside an object, such as a spoon, pipe, or toilet.
內凹部
物體中像碗般凹入的部分
the hollow curved part inside an object, such as a spoon, pipe, or toilet.
Soup dripped from the bowl of the spoon onto the tablecloth.
湯從湯匙的內凹部滴到桌布上。
the bowl of a spoon
Ash filled the bowl of the old pipe on the windowsill.
窗台上那支舊煙斗的內凹部裡積滿了灰。
The plumber scrubbed the toilet bowl before the guests arrived.
客人來之前，水電工先刷洗了馬桶的內凹部。
Under the lamp, the silver bowl of the ladle shone brightly.
燈下那把大湯勺的銀色內凹部亮亮地發著光。
文法句型
the bowl of a spoon
toilet bowl
用法筆記
Usually appears in 'the bowl of + object'. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the whole container rather than one part of something.
常見錯誤
4. a very large round place, often open above, where people watch sports or concert
碗形場館
大型碗形的露天表演或比賽場地
a very large round place, often open above, where people watch sports or concerts.
The new tennis bowl seats eighteen thousand people under the summer sky.
這座新的網球碗形場館在夏日天空下可容納一萬八千人。
venue sense: [sport] bowl
Crowds filled the hillside bowl for the jazz festival at sunset.
日落時，為了爵士音樂節而來的人群擠滿了山坡上的碗形場館。
concert venue sense
From the top row, the whole bowl looked like a silver ring.
從最高一排看下去，整個碗形場館像一個銀色的圓環。
Workers covered the bowl with lights before the opening concert.
開幕演唱會前，工人把整個場館掛滿了燈。
- arena
more general word for a large sports or entertainment venue
- amphitheater
often stresses a circular open-air design, especially for performances
文法句型
[sport/event] bowl
fill the bowl
用法筆記
Usually modified by the sport or event, as in 'tennis bowl' or 'concert bowl'. Distinguish from sense 1 by its public size and function.
5. a game in which players roll big balls across grass or a smooth floor, trying to
草地滾球
把大球滾向小白球的比賽
a game in which players roll big balls across grass or a smooth floor, trying to stop nearest to a small white ball.
On the village green, bowls began after tea at four o'clock.
在村裡的草地上，下午四點喝完茶後就開始打草地滾球。
sport name: bowls
The community center runs a bowls class for beginners on Friday nights.
社區中心每週五晚上都開草地滾球初學者班。
beginner bowls class
After dinner, Ravi watched bowls on television with his uncle.
晚飯後，Ravi 和叔叔一起在電視上看草地滾球。
Indoor bowls keeps Greta active at the club every Wednesday.
室內草地滾球讓 Greta 每個星期三都能在俱樂部保持活動。
- lawn bowls
full name of the sport, especially when contrast with indoor versions is needed
文法句型
play bowls
watch bowls
用法筆記
As the name of the sport, it often appears in the plural form 'bowls', especially after play or watch.
常見錯誤
6. a heavy ball that players roll across the green in bowls.
草地滾球用球
草地滾球比賽用的大球
a heavy ball that players roll across the green in bowls.
Nadia wiped her black bowl before rolling it toward the white jack.
Nadia 擦了擦她那顆黑色滾球，才把它朝白色目標球滾出去。
roll a bowl toward the jack
Tomas's last bowl curved left and stopped beside the marker.
Tomas 最後那顆滾球向左彎去，停在標記旁邊。
At the club, each player carried two heavy bowls onto the grass.
在俱樂部裡，每位球員都帶著兩顆很重的滾球走上草地。
The closest bowl finished a hand's width from the small white ball.
那顆最近的滾球最後停在離小白球不到一個手掌寬的位置。
- ball
general word; it does not identify this particular sport
- bowling ball
usually refers to the ball used in ten-pin bowling, not lawn bowls
文法句型
roll a bowl
a black bowl
用法筆記
Common in the phrase 'roll a bowl'. Distinguish from sense 5, which is the game itself rather than the ball used in it.
常見錯誤
7. an American football game played after the regular season, especially one betwee
碗賽
美式足球季後的受邀特別賽
an American football game played after the regular season, especially one between invited college teams.
Ohio State reached a major bowl after winning eleven games.
Ohio State 贏了十一場後，打進了一場重要的碗賽。
American football bowl
Our hotel filled with fans the night before the bowl.
碗賽前一晚，我們住的飯店就住滿了球迷。
The school band travelled to Texas for the New Year's bowl.
那所學校的樂隊為了新年碗賽，特地前往 Texas。
Television crews arrived early to cover the college bowl in Miami.
電視轉播團隊很早就到 Miami，準備報導這場大學碗賽。
- postseason game
broader phrase that can also describe professional sports
- playoff
not the same format; playoffs are usually part of an elimination series
文法句型
reach a bowl
play in a bowl
用法筆記
Most often used in American sports news. It usually appears with words like college, major, or New Year's.
bowl — 動詞
1. to play bowls or bowling, or to send the ball forward in one of those games.
滾球
打保齡球或玩草地滾球時把球滾出
to play bowls or bowling, or to send the ball forward in one of those games.
Ravi bowled first and knocked down eight pins.
Ravi 第一個上場打保齡球，打倒了八個球瓶。
intransitive: bowl in a game
On the village green, Hana bowled slowly toward the white jack.
在村裡的草地上，Hana 慢慢把球朝白色目標球滾過去。
bowl toward the jack
The children laughed when Uncle Kenji bowled a ball into the gutter.
Uncle Kenji 把球滾進溝槽時，孩子們都笑了出來。
After work, Priya bowled three games with her neighbors.
下班後，Priya 和鄰居一起打了三局保齡球。
文法句型
bowl
bowl a ball
bowl toward the jack
用法筆記
Can be intransitive for taking part in the game, as in 'We bowled after work', and transitive for sending the ball, as in 'She bowled a slow ball'.
常見錯誤
2. in cricket, to run up and throw the ball to the batsman with an overarm action.
投板球
板球中助跑後以上手投球
in cricket, to run up and throw the ball to the batsman with an overarm action.
Amara bowled a fast ball past the batsman's bat.
Amara 投出一顆快速球，從打擊手的球棒旁邊穿過。
bowl + a fast ball
From the far end, Yusuf bowled to the new batsman after lunch.
午餐後，Yusuf 從較遠那一端朝新上場的打擊手投板球。
bowl to + batsman
The captain asked Noa to bowl the last over before sunset.
隊長叫 Noa 在日落前把最後一個 over 投完。
During practice, the coach told Ravi to bowl with a straighter arm.
練習時，教練要 Ravi 用更直的手臂來投板球。
文法句型
bowl to [batsman]
bowl an over
bowl a fast ball
用法筆記
Common patterns are 'bowl to a batsman', 'bowl an over', and 'bowl a fast ball'. Distinguish from sense 1, which belongs to bowls and bowling.