bowl
bowl — noun
1. a round container with deep sides, used to hold or serve food, liquid, or small
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.
put food in a bowl
Keys and coins sat in a wooden bowl beside the front door.
A glass bowl of cut mango sat on the picnic table.
The cat pushed its water bowl across the kitchen floor at dawn.
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
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.
menu pattern: [ingredient] bowl
At the food truck, each bowl came with beans, chicken, and salsa.
The cafe's breakfast bowl mixed yogurt, fruit, and nuts in neat layers.
After practice, Diego made a quick bowl with rice, egg, and spinach.
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.
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.
the bowl of a spoon
Ash filled the bowl of the old pipe on the windowsill.
The plumber scrubbed the toilet bowl before the guests arrived.
Under the lamp, the silver bowl of the ladle shone brightly.
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
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.
venue sense: [sport] bowl
Crowds filled the hillside bowl for the jazz festival at sunset.
concert venue sense
From the top row, the whole bowl looked like a silver ring.
Workers covered the bowl with lights before the opening concert.
- 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
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.
sport name: bowls
The community center runs a bowls class for beginners on Friday nights.
beginner bowls class
After dinner, Ravi watched bowls on television with his uncle.
Indoor bowls keeps Greta active at the club every Wednesday.
- 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.
a heavy ball that players roll across the green in bowls.
Nadia wiped her black bowl before rolling it toward the white jack.
roll a bowl toward the jack
Tomas's last bowl curved left and stopped beside the marker.
At the club, each player carried two heavy bowls onto the grass.
The closest bowl finished a hand's width from the small white ball.
- 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
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.
American football bowl
Our hotel filled with fans the night before the bowl.
The school band travelled to Texas for the New Year's bowl.
Television crews arrived early to cover the college bowl in Miami.
- 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 — verb
1. to play bowls or bowling, or to send the ball forward in one of those games.
to play bowls or bowling, or to send the ball forward in one of those games.
Ravi bowled first and knocked down eight pins.
intransitive: bowl in a game
On the village green, Hana bowled slowly toward the white jack.
bowl toward the jack
The children laughed when Uncle Kenji bowled a ball into the gutter.
After work, Priya bowled three games with her neighbors.
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.
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.
bowl + a fast ball
From the far end, Yusuf bowled to the new batsman after lunch.
bowl to + batsman
The captain asked Noa to bowl the last over before sunset.
During practice, the coach told Ravi to bowl with a straighter arm.
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.