1
- a round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid碗; 钵：
a mixing bowl
搅拌钵
a sugar bowl.
糖钵。
1.1
- the contents of such a container一碗（或一钵）的容量（或所容纳的东西）：
they ate huge bowls of steaming spaghetti.
他们吃了几大碗热气腾腾的面条。
1.2
- usu. in names a decorative round dish awarded as a prize in a competition奖杯：
the McGeorge Rose Bowl.
麦克乔治玫瑰奖杯。
1.3
- a rounded, concave part of a object物体的圆形凹处：
a toilet bowl
抽水马桶的桶身
the bowl of a spoon.
汤匙的舀物部分。
1.4
- Geography a natural basin【地理】盆地。
2
- in names chiefly US a stadium for sporting or musical events〈主美〉圆形剧场（或运动场）：
the Hollywood Bowl.
好莱坞圆形剧场。
2.1
- an American football game played after the regular season between leading teams（优秀球队参加的）美国橄榄球季后赛。
派生词
bowlful
noun （pl. -fuls）词源
Old English bolle, bolla, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bol 'round object'， also to BOLL.
1
- a wooden or hard rubber ball, slightly asymmetrical that it runs on a curved course, used in the game of bowls（滚木球戏中所用重心略偏的）圆球。
1.1
- a large ball with indents for gripping, used in tenpin bowling（十柱滚木球戏中所用的有凹陷抓手的）大球。
1.2
- a wooden ball or disc used in playing skittles（撞柱戏中所用）木球（或圆盘）。
2
- a spell or turn of bowling in cricket（板球运动中的）投球时间, 投球机会。
1
- with obj. and adverbial of direction roll (a ball, hoop, or other round object) along the ground滚（球, 箍或其他圆形物）：
she snatched her hat off and bowled it ahead of her.
她一把把帽子揪下来往前滚去。
2
- with obj. Cricket (of a bowler) propel (the ball), typically with a smooth overarm action while running, from one end of the pitch to the other for the batsman to attempt to hit【板球】（尤指投球手）投（球）手：
Lillee bowled another bouncer
莉莉又投了一个反弹球
no obj. Sobers bowled to Willis.索伯斯投了一个球给威利斯。
2.1
- dismiss (a batsman) by knocking down the wicket with the ball which one has bowled（击中三柱门）使（击球员）被击杀出局：
Stewart was bowled for 33.
斯图亚特被击杀出局, 丢了33分。
2.2
bowl a side out
get (an entire team) out使（全队）出局：they bowled Lancashire out for 143.
他们使兰开夏队全体出局, 得了143分。
3
- no obj., with adverbial of direction move rapidly and smoothly in a specified direction（ 沿特定方向）急速移动：
they bowled along the country roads.
他们在乡间大道上急速前进。
词源
late Middle English （in the general sense 'ball'）： from Old French boule, from Latin bulla 'bubble'.
短语动词
bowl someone over
1
- knock someone down击倒。
1.1
- （一般作be bowled over）informal completely overwhelm or astonish someone, for example by one's good qualities or looks〈非正式〉使大吃一惊; 使惊呆（比如因某人的高贵品质或姣好相貌而惊呆）：
when he met Angela he was just bowled over by her.
看到安杰拉时, 他被她的美貌惊呆了。