bowl

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

bowl UK [bəʊl] US [boʊl] noun [ bowls ]
 
DISH

1. <E > countable a round container that is open at the top and is deep enough to hold fruit, sugar, etc.
• a soup/cereal/salad/sugar bowl
• a bowl of soup/rice/porridge
• She eats a bowl (= the contents of a bowl) of cereal every morning.
• Sift the flour and baking powder into a mixing bowl.
• UK Just put the dirty dishes in the washing-up bowl, and I'll do them later.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Dishes, bowls, cups and glasses
2. countable the rounded inside part of something
• The toilet bowl was cracked and stained, and the walls were covered in mould.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Dishes, bowls, cups and glasses
3. countable mainly US a large bowl-shaped building or structure which is used for important sports events or musical performances
• the Hollywood Bowl
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Public entertainment venues ↑Sports venues
 
• In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar and raisins.
• Would you like a bowl of soup?
• I bought a wooden salad bowl at the local craft fair.
• Crack three eggs into a bowl and mix them together.
• Could you put these apples in the fruit bowl?
 
GAME
4. bowls
uncountable a game played either outside on smooth grass or inside on an artificial surface, in which the players roll a large black or brown ball as close as possible to a smaller white ball
• Bowls is one of the most popular sports in Britain.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Bowls, bowling and croquet
5. countable a large ball used in the game of bowls
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Bowls, bowling and croquet
Idiom: Life is just a bowl of cherries
 
verb intransitive or transitive
 
CRICKET

1. to throw a ball towards a batsman (= the player who hits the ball) using a vertical circular movement of the arm while running
• Pringle was tired after bowling for an hour.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Cricket ↑General terms used in ball sports
 
ROLL

2. to roll a ball along a smooth grass or artificial surface during a game
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Bowls, bowling and croquet
Phrasal Verbs: bowl down something ▪ bowl somebody out ▪ bowl somebody over

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  roll, pipe bowl, bowling ball, stadium, arena, sports stadium, bowlful, trough