| 释义 |
bowl2/bəʊl/ n. & v.●n. 1a a wooden or hard rubber ball, slightly asymmetrical so that it runs on a curved course, used in the game of bowls (草地滚木球戏中所用的,重心略偏的)木球(或硬橡胶球) b a wooden ball or disc used in playing skittles (撞柱戏中用的)木球(或木质圆盘) c a large ball with indents for gripping, used in tenpin bowling (十柱滚木球戏中用的有手抓凹痕的)大圆球 2 (in pl. 用复数; usu. treated as sing. 通常看作单数)a a game played with bowls on grass (see sense 1a 见释义 1a) 草地滚木球戏 b Brit. tenpin bowling [英]十柱滚木球戏 c Brit. skittles [英]撞柱戏 3 a spell or turn of bowling in cricket (板球中投球手的)一轮投球 ●v. 1a tr. roll (a ball, a hoop, etc.) along the ground 滚(球、铁环等) b intr. play bowls or skittles 玩草地滚木球戏(或撞柱戏) 2 tr. (also absol. [亦含宾]) Cricket etc. 【板球】a deliver (a ball, an over, etc.) 投(球、一轮球等) bowled six overs 投了 6 轮球; bowled well 球投得好 b (often foll. by 常后跟 out, for) dismiss (a batsman or a side) by knocking down the wicket with a ball 用球击倒三柱门而使(击球手或一方)退场 bowled him out 把他杀出局; bowled for six 得 6 分后被判出局 c (often foll. by 常后跟 down) knock (a wicket) over 击倒(三柱门) 3 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 along) go along rapidly by revolving, esp. on wheels (尤指用轮子)快速行驶,滚动 the cart bowled along the road 车在路上快速行驶 □ bowl out Cricket etc. dismiss (a batsman or a side) 【板球】(击中三柱门)迫使(击球员或一方)退场 □ bowl over 1 knock down 弄倒,打翻 2 colloq. [口]a impress greatly 给…留下深刻印象 b overwhelm 使不知所措 bowled over by her energy 对她的精力大吃一惊[Middle English & French boule from Latin bulla ‘bubble’] |