Word
bowls
/boʊlz/
noun
滚木球戏
a game played on a lawn where balls are rolled towards a jack
- 1.
A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than one's opponent is able to do.
一种精准运动,目标是让偏心球(较重一侧)比对手更靠近小白球(目标球)。
- 2.
A ball used in the game of bowls
用于滚球游戏的球。
碗；碗状物；一种精准运动,目标是让偏心球(较重一侧)比对手更靠近小白球(目标球)。；用于滚球游戏的球。
In use
My grandfather plays bowls at the local park every Saturday.
Bowls requires a flat lawn and special biased balls.
She decided to take up bowls after watching a tournament.
play bowls
bowls 指滚木球戏时，通常作不可数名词，但形式为复数。
They play bowls every weekend on the village green.
他们每个周末都在乡村草地上玩滚木球戏。
[number] bowls of [food/drink]
bowls 指碗时，是可数名词复数形式，常与 of 连用表示容器及其内容。
She ate two bowls of soup for dinner.
她晚餐喝了两碗汤。
Common mistakes
I need a bowls for soup.I need a bowl for soup.
Connections
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