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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。
滚木球戏
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滚木球戏
a game played on a lawn where balls are rolled towards a jack
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。
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)。
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.
用于滚球游戏的球。
A ball used in the game of bowls
My grandfather plays bowls at the local park every Saturday.
我爷爷每个星期六都在当地公园玩滚木球戏。
Bowls requires a flat lawn and special biased balls.
滚木球戏需要平坦的草地和特制的偏心球。
She decided to take up bowls after watching a tournament.
她在观看一场比赛后决定开始玩滚木球戏。
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。
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。
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I need a bowls for soup.
Use this
I need a bowl for soup.
bowls 作“碗”讲是可数名词，单数形式为 bowl，不能加 s。
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He likes to play bowl on weekends.
Use this
He likes to play bowls on weekends.
滚木球戏这项运动的英文是 bowls，不加冠词，固定搭配 play bowls。
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