bow的中文翻译是什么意思
bow
n. 鞠躬; 船头
v. 鞠躬; 低头; 屈服于; 使沮丧
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bow的柯林斯释义
VERB鞠躬，欠身（打招呼或表示恭敬）
When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
They bowed low to Louis and hastened out of his way...
他们向路易斯深深鞠躬，并忙不迭地给他让道。
He bowed slightly before taking her bag.
他微微欠身，然后接过了她的包。
VERB低（头）；俯（首）
If you bow your head, you bend it downwards so that you are looking towards the ground, for example because you want to show respect or because you are thinking deeply about something.
The Colonel bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving...
这位上校低头轻声做感恩祈祷。
She stood still, head bowed, hands clasped in front of her.
她一动不动地站着，低着头，双手紧扣在胸前。
VERB向（压力或他人的意愿）让步；屈从于；屈服于
If you bow to pressure or to someone's wishes, you agree to do what they want you to do.
Some shops are bowing to consumer pressure and stocking organically grown vegetables...
一些商店迫于顾客的压力，开始供应有机蔬菜。
Parliament has bowed to the demand for a referendum next year.
议会在人们的要求下已同意在明年举行全民公投。
V-PASSIVE使沮丧；使不安；使无望
If you are bowed by something, you are made unhappy and anxious by it, and lose hope.
...their determination not to be bowed in the face of the allied attacks.
他们绝不在联合攻击面前丧失斗志的坚定决心
PHRASE(为形势所迫）低头，屈服
If someone bows to the inevitable and does something that they do not want to do, they do it, because circumstances force them to do it.
He bowed to the inevitable and announced that he was willing to resume diplomatic relations.
迫于形势他只好宣称愿意恢复外交关系。
PHRASE（演员或表演者向观众）鞠躬致意
If an actor or entertainer takes a bow, he or she shows appreciation of an audience's applause by bowing to them.
They ran to the center of the tent to take their bows.
他们跑到帐篷中央鞠躬致意。
bow的英文释义
Noun
1. a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
2. a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument
3. front part of a vessel or aircraft;
- he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line
4. curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows
5. something curved in shape
6. bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame
7. an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
8. a decorative interlacing of ribbons
9. a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
Verb
1. bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head;
- He bowed before the King
- She bowed her head in shame
2. submit or yield to another's wish or opinion;
- The government bowed to the military pressure
3. bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting;
- He bowed before the King
4. bend one's back forward from the waist on down;
- he crouched down
- She bowed before the Queen
- The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
5. play on a string instrument
bow的同义词辨析
curve, bend, bow, crook, twist
这些动词都含"弯，弯曲"之意。
bow的短语
bow out
自动退出；下台
have (或 add) another string to one's bow
(英)后备方案；第二手准备
have many strings to one's bow
(英)有两手准备
make one's bow
初次在公众前露面；首次亮相
take a bow
鞠躬答礼，答谢；谢幕
on the bow
(航海)在船头前方45°范围内
a (warning) shot across the bows
（意在恐吓某人使其改变行动步骤或方针的言语或姿态式的）警告
退出（活动，职业）
bow and scrape
行为谄媚地
bow的场景例句
He shot the arrow from the bow.
他拉弓把箭射了出去.
He drew the bow and shot an arrow.
他张弓射箭.
We saw the wink at the ships bow.
我们看到船首有灯光闪烁.
He was able to shoot down a flying bird with the bow and arrow.
他张弓搭箭能射落空中的飞鸟.
As both a novelist and a university lecturer, she has another string to her bow.
身兼小说家及大学讲师, 她有一个可替换的办法.