释义
bow1 BrE /baʊ / NAmE /baʊ / ➡ see also bow 2 verb present simple - I / you / we / they bow BrE /baʊ / NAmE /baʊ / present simple - he / she / it bows BrE /baʊz / NAmE /baʊz / past simple bowed BrE /baʊd / NAmE /baʊd / past participle bowed BrE /baʊd / NAmE /baʊd / -ing form bowing BrE /ˈbaʊɪŋ / NAmE /ˈbaʊɪŋ / [ I ] to move your head or the top half of your body forwards and downwards as a sign of respect or to say hello or goodbye 鞠躬;点头◆ ~ (to /before sb /sth ) He bowed low to the assembled crowd . 他向集结的人群深深地鞠了一躬。◆ ~ down (to /before sb /sth ) The people all bowed down before the Emperor . 全体给皇帝鞠躬。 [ T ] ~ your head to move your head forwards and downwards 低(头);垂(首)◆ She bowed her head in shame . 她羞愧地低下了头。◆ They stood in silence with their heads bowed . 他们默默地垂头而立。 [ I , T ] to bend or make sth bend (使)弯曲◆ (+ adv ./prep ) The pines bowed in the wind . 松树被风吹弯了。◆ ~ sth (+ adv ./prep ) Their backs were bowed under the weight of their packs . 沉重的背包压弯了他们的脊背。● ˌbow and ˈscrape (disapproving ) to be too polite to an important person in order to gain their approval 卑躬屈膝;点头哈腰 ● ˌbow ˈdown to sb /sth (disapproving ) to allow sb /sth to tell you what to do 屈从于人;听任摆布● ˌbow ˈout (of sth )to stop taking part in an activity , especially one in which you have been successful in the past 退出,告别(尤指一度成功的事业)◆ She has finally decided it's time to bow out of international tennis . 她最终认定是退出世界网坛的时候了。● ˈbow to sth to agree unwillingly to do sth because other people want you to 屈从于◆ They finally bowed to pressure from the public . 他们终于在公众的压力下让步了。◆ She bowed to the inevitable (= accepted a situation in which she had no choice ) and resigned . 她迫于无奈,只得辞职。 bow1 BrE /baʊ / NAmE /baʊ / ➡ see also bow 2 noun the act of bending your head or the upper part of your body forward in order to say hello or goodbye to sb or to show respect 鞠躬;弯腰行礼 (also bows [ pl. ] ) the front part of a boat or ship 船头;艏 ➡ compare stern noun ● take a /your ˈbow (of a performer 演员 ) to bow to the audience as they are applauding you 谢幕;鞠躬答谢● a shot across the /sb's ˈbows something that you say or do as a warning to sb about what might happen if they do not change , etc . (若不改变就会有某种后果的)警告 bow2 BrE /bəʊ / NAmE /boʊ / ➡ see also bow 1 noun a weapon used for shooting arrows , consisting of a long curved piece of wood or metal with a tight string joining its ends 弓◆ He was armed with a bow and arrow . 他佩带着弓箭。a knot with two loops and two loose ends which is used for decoration on clothes , in hair , etc . or for tying shoes 蝴蝶结◆ to tie your shoelaces in a bow 把鞋带打成蝴蝶结◆ Her hair was tied back in a neat bow . 她的头发扎在脑后打了个整齐的蝴蝶结。a long thin piece of wood with thin string stretched along it , used for playing musical instruments such as the violin 琴弓● have another string /more strings to your bow (BrE ) to have more than one skill or plan that you can use if you need to 还另有一手;有两手准备 bow2 BrE /bəʊ / NAmE /boʊ / ➡ see also bow 1 verb present simple - I / you / we / they bow BrE /bəʊ / NAmE /boʊ / present simple - he / she / it bows BrE /bəʊz / NAmE /boʊz / past simple bowed BrE /bəʊd / NAmE /boʊd / past participle bowed BrE /bəʊd / NAmE /boʊd / -ing form bowing BrE /ˈbəʊɪŋ / NAmE /ˈboʊɪŋ / [ I , T ] ~ (sth ) to use a bow 2 (3 ) to play a musical instrument that has strings 用琴弓拉奏(弦乐器)