Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2707
bowl
碗
A round, open-top container used for holding, mixing, or serving food or liquids.
- 1.
A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
用于盛放、混合或展示食物(如沙拉、水果或汤)或其他物品的半球形容器
- 2.
The ball rolled by players in the game of lawn bowls.
草地滚球游戏中玩家滚动的球
- 3.
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
一个顶部开放的圆形容器；主要用于盛放食物或液体
- 4.
The round hollow part of anything.
任何物体的圆形中空部分
- 5.
The action of bowling a ball.
投球的动作
- 6.
a concave shape with an open top
一个顶部开放的凹形状
- 7.
a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
一个圆形的盘子,顶部开放,用于盛放食物
凹处；碗状部分；滚球；投球；用于盛放、混合或展示食物(如沙拉、水果或汤)或其他物品的半球形容器；草地滚球游戏中玩家滚动的球
In use
I poured the soup into a bowl.
She placed a bowl of fruit on the table.
The bowls are stacked in the cupboard.
Connections
Collocations
- a bowl of rice
- 一碗米饭
- He ate a bowl of rice for lunch.他午餐吃了一碗米饭。
- mixing bowl
- 搅拌碗
- She poured the flour into a large mixing bowl.她把面粉倒进一个大搅拌碗里。
- soup bowl
- 汤碗
- Please pass me the soup bowl.请把汤碗递给我。
- cereal bowl
- 麦片碗
- The child filled his cereal bowl with milk and oats.孩子把牛奶和燕麦倒进他的麦片碗里。
- fruit bowl
- 水果碗
- She placed the apples and oranges in a fruit bowl on the table.她把苹果和橙子放在桌上的水果碗里。
- salad bowl
- 沙拉碗
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆提示：bowl 可拆为 bow (弓) + l，想象弓形的容器。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
可数名词，常与of连用表示‘一碗…’
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'coal', 'goal', and 'roll' are true rhymes with 'bowl' (ending /oʊl/). However, words spelled with '-owl' like 'owl', 'fowl', 'howl' are pronounced with /aʊl/ and do not rhyme despite similar spelling.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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