bow的中文翻譯是什麼意思
bow
n. 鞠躬; 船頭
v. 鞠躬; 低頭; 屈服於; 使沮喪
〈讀/baʊ/〉
bow的柯林斯釋義
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...
他們向路易斯深深鞠躬，並忙不迭地給他讓道。
He bowed slightly before taking her bag.
他微微欠身，然後接過了她的包。
VERB低（頭）；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...
這位上校低頭輕聲做感恩祈禱。
She stood still, head bowed, hands clasped in front of her.
她一動不動地站著，低著頭，雙手緊扣在胸前。
VERB向（壓力或他人的意願）讓步；屈從於；屈服於
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...
一些商店迫於顧客的壓力，開始供應有機蔬菜。
Parliament has bowed to the demand for a referendum next year.
議會在人們的要求下已同意在明年舉行全民公投。
V-PASSIVE使沮喪；使不安；使無望
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.
他們絕不在聯合攻擊面前喪失鬥志的堅定決心
PHRASE(為形勢所迫）低頭，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.
迫於形勢他只好宣稱願意恢復外交關係。
PHRASE（演員或表演者向觀眾）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.
他們跑到帳篷中央鞠躬致意。
bow的英文釋義
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的同義詞辨析
curve, bend, bow, crook, twist
這些動詞都含"彎，彎曲"之意。
bow的短語
bow out
自動退出；下臺
have (或 add) another string to one's bow
(英)後備方案；第二手準備
have many strings to one's bow
(英)有兩手準備
make one's bow
初次在公眾前露面；首次亮相
take a bow
鞠躬答禮，答謝；謝幕
on the bow
(航海)在船頭前方45°範圍內
a (warning) shot across the bows
（意在恐嚇某人使其改變行動步驟或方針的言語或姿態式的）警告
退出（活動，職業）
bow and scrape
行為諂媚地
bow的場景例句
He shot the arrow from the bow.
他拉弓把箭射了出去.
He drew the bow and shot an arrow.
他張弓射箭.
We saw the wink at the ships bow.
我們看到船首有燈光閃爍.
He was able to shoot down a flying bird with the bow and arrow.
他張弓搭箭能射落空中的飛鳥.
As both a novelist and a university lecturer, she has another string to her bow.
身兼小說家及大學講師, 她有一個可替換的辦法.