单词 | bowling |
释义 | bowling (bəʊlɪŋ ) 1. uncountable noun Bowling is a game in which you roll a heavy ball down a narrow track towards a group of wooden objects and try to knock down as many of them as possible. I go bowling for relaxation. 2. uncountable noun In a sport such as cricket, bowling is the action or activity of bowling the ball towards the batter. Image of bowling © Andresr, Shutterstock Collocations: bowling average But 'bowling average' made little sense in his context, because it was something he hardly ever did. Times, Sunday Times His career bowling average has gone from 63 to 25 as well as scoring two half-centuries. The Sun My first-class bowling average was below ten. The Sun His bowling average was 32.93; he had 5 wickets in an innings once. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His bowling average was 30.28; he had 5 wickets in an innings 3 times. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Today, the complex also features a bowling centre. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A ten-pin bowling centre in the area upstairs was closed in 2007. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When a bowling centre retires free-fall pinsetters, the old machines are usually bought by other free-fall equipped bowling centres and are disassembled for parts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the second half, takings at its 58 bowling centres were up 10 per cent. The Sun As well as driving performance in its existing bowling centres, it continues to expand through the addition of new venues. Times, Sunday Times As an umpire at her local crown green bowling club, she spends her time surrounded by a gaggle of silver-haired senior citizens. The Sun Tell friends you're thinking of joining a bowling club if they're suspicious. The Sun It has schools, a sports hall, a bowling club, and other forms of entertainment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A bowling club and associated golf course and public swimming pool also service locals and tourists. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are also tennis courts and a bowling club adjacent to the main oval. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On other machines you might play a bowling game by pressing 'fire'. Times, Sunday Times He became addicted to the console while living alone in hotels last year, once playing its tenpin bowling game for six days solid. The Sun We are playing the bowling game. Times, Sunday Times Bowling games burned 98 per cent more calories and running games 451 per cent more. The Sun Many critics criticized its controls for being a bit awkward, but for one of the first arcade bowling games, it's passable. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bowling lane floor will be adjusted to ensure that it meets health and safety requirements. Times, Sunday Times That's almost the length of a bowling lane! The Sun More of a bowling lane than a garden, that. Times, Sunday Times It will also boast three hotels and a bowling lane as well as more than 300 shops and 50 restaurants. Times, Sunday Times It would also mean more goes on the go-kart/ bowls down the bowling lane, or whatever. Times, Sunday Times For some it's a political organization or community group, for others a baseball or bowling league. Christianity Today She joined a slo-pitch softball team, a hiking club and a bowling league. Globe and Mail When they were setting up the different sets, we'd have to stop every 10 seconds because a bowling league would walk in. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, youth bowling leagues are also common, particularly on weekend afternoons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In most bowling leagues each team plays three games per scheduled match. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Crikey, there's a lot to look at here - his vast array of printed bowling shirts and short shorts alone! Times, Sunday Times Some non-mod items, such as bowling shirts, were also popular. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She got him to clean up his act by not drinking nor smoking as much, not wearing bowling shirts as well as not eating meat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two tone bowling shirts are also associated with bar and billiards culture, ska, and jump blues groups. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I walked out of the alley with the bowling shoes on. Times, Sunday Times Doubt they looked as good as the bowling shoes she wore earlier. The Sun It was not clear if she was wearing bowling shoes but in every other respect she was anxious to defer to her audience. Times, Sunday Times Hopefully it was completed with a pair of dodgy bowling shoes. The Sun Ten quid says you can't dance in bowling shoes. Times, Sunday Times He played himself as an announcer of a bowling tournament early in the movie. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The book includes adventures such as entering bowling tournaments to win money for food. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are a number of bowling tournaments held around the world, both large-scale international events and small local competitions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 保龄球 Japanese: ボウリング |
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