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单词 bowl over
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bowl over

1. phrasal verb
To bowl someone over means to push them and make them fall to the ground.
The only physical risk I ran was being bowled over by one of the many joggers. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE]
Some people had to cling to trees as the flash flood bowled them over. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
[Also VERB PARTICLE noun]
2. phrasal verb
If you are bowled over by something, you are very impressed or surprised by it.
Like any tourist, I was bowled over by India. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE]
...a man who bowled her over with his humour and charm. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
[Also VERB PARTICLE noun]
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bowl over in British English

verb (tr, adverb)
1.  informal
to surprise (a person) greatly, esp in a pleasant way; astound; amaze
he was bowled over by our gift
2. 
to knock (a person or thing) down; cause to fall over

bowl over in American English

1. 
to knock over with or as with something rolled
2.  Informal
to astonish and confuse; stagger
the election results bowled them over
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Examples of 'bowl over' in a sentence
bowl over

The "Mighty Atom" was near bowled over by one of them.
Moynihan, John Kevin Keegan - Black and White (1993)

Chinese translation of 'bowl over'

bowl over

vt

  1. (= knock over) 撞倒 (zhuàngdǎo)
  2. (= impress) 使大吃一惊(驚) (shǐ dà chī yī jīng)
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Nearby words of
bowl over

  • bow tie
  • bowels
  • bowl
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  • bowler
  • bowler hat
  • bowling

Related terms of
bowl over

  • bowls
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