| 词组 | bowl over |
| 释义 | Idiom bowl overbowl (someone) over 1. to completely surprise someone. I was totally bowled over by the beautiful gift from the office staff.The party completely bowled him over. 2. to cause someone to fall by hitting them with your body. Reagan burst through the door, practically bowling over Jeanne. Etymology: based on the game of bowling, in which a ball is rolled toward a group of wooden objects with the intention of making them fall Phr V bowl over bowls, bowling, bowled bowl over sb or bowl sb over to surprise or please someone a lotusually passiveWhen we first visited Crete we were just bowled over by its beauty.I was bowled over by him - I'd never met anyone so devastatingly attractive. to make someone fall to the ground by knocking themAn old man had been bowled over by the crowd. bowl over1. Literally, to collide with and force someone or something to fall to the ground. A noun or pronoun can be used between "bowl" and "over." When they were reunited at the airport, my daughter leapt into her boyfriend's arms and bowled him over. It seems that the wind has bowled over all of our trashcans. 2. To thoroughly shock, impress, or overwhelm. A noun or pronoun can be used between "bowl" and "over." My daughter was totally bowled over when her boyfriend returned from his business trip early and showed up at her birthday party. The show of support from everyone just bowled me over. bowl someone over1. Lit. to knock someone over. (Fixed order.) We were bowled over by the wind. Bob hit his brother and bowled him over. 2. Fig. to surprise or overwhelm someone. (Fixed order.) The news bowled me over. The details of the proposed project bowled everyone over. bowl overAstonish, surprise greatly, overwhelm, as in I was simply bowled over by their wonderful performance. This term originated in cricket, where it means "to knock all the bails off the wicket." [Mid-1800s] bowl overv. 1. To knock someone or something down to the ground: The kids ran down the hallway, bowling over everyone in their way. A strong wind will bowl that billboard over. 2. To make a powerful impression on someone; astound someone: She bowled over everyone at the meeting with her amazing presentation. His new songs bowled me over, so I bought his new CD. You must go hear this poet—you will be bowled over! bowl overOverwhelm, astonish, surprise. This term originated in the mid-1800s in the game of cricket, where it signifies knocking all the bails off the wicket. It has been used figuratively since the twentieth century, as in “I was just bowled over when I learned he’d gotten the million-dollar grant.” See also blow out of the water. |
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