bow
[baʊ] verb intransitive or transitive
ADVANCED
■to bend your head or body forward, especially as a way of showing someone respect or expressing thanks to people who have watched you perform （使）鞠躬；（使）欠身；点（头）致意•They bowed to the Queen.他们向女王鞠躬。 •We bowed our heads in prayer.我们俯首祷告。 •He bowed down (= very low) before (= in front of) the king and begged for mercy.他向国王深深鞠躬乞求宽恕。 Compare curtsy
[baʊ] verb intransitive or transitive
bow and scrape disapproving
■to show too much politeness or attention to someone 点头哈腰，奴颜婢膝•It's embarrassing to see staff bowing and scraping to the new director.看到员工们对新主任如此卑躬屈膝真是令人难堪。
[baʊ] verb intransitive or transitive
Phrasal Verbs bow down to sb mainly UK
■to agree to obey someone 服从，遵从，听命于（某人）•He expects me to bow down to him and do everything he tells me.他希望我服从他，对他唯命是从。
[baʊ] verb intransitive or transitive
Phrasal Verbs bow out
■to leave a job or stop doing an activity, usually after a long time 辞职；退出•She'll be bowing out at the end of the month, after presenting the programme for eight years.她将在本月底退出这档她已主持了八年的节目。
[baʊ] verb intransitive or transitive
Phrasal Verbs bow to sb/sth
■to do what someone else wants you to do, usually unwillingly 向…低头，向…屈服•Eventually the government was forced to bow to public pressure and reform the tax.最终政府屈从于公众的压力，被迫对税收进行改革。
[baʊ] noun countable
BEND 弯腰
■when you bend your head or body forward, especially as a way of showing someone respect or expressing thanks to people who have watched you perform 鞠躬；欠身；点头致意•The audience applauded enthusiastically, and she came back on stage to take another bow.观众热烈地鼓掌，她又回到舞台上再次向观众鞠躬致谢。
[baʊ] noun countable
FRONT PART 前部 (also bows)
■the front part of a ship 船头，舰首 Compare stern
[baʊ] noun countable
fire a (warning) shot across sb's bow(s) slightly formal
■to do something in order to warn someone that you will take strong action if they do not change their behaviour 对（某人）发出警告•Airline staff have fired a warning shot across the company's bows by threatening to strike if higher pay increases are not offered.航空公司员工已经向公司发出警告，威胁说如果不大幅度加薪就要进行罢工。
UK [bəʊ] US [boʊ] noun countable
KNOT 结
■a knot with two curved parts and two loose ends which is used as a decoration or to tie shoes 蝴蝶结；环状装饰结•I tied the ribbon around the parcel in a pretty bow.我用丝带在包裹上打了一个漂亮的蝴蝶结。
UK [bəʊ] US [boʊ] noun countable
WEAPON 武器
■a weapon for shooting arrows, made of a long thin piece of wood bent into a curve by a tightly stretched string 弓•bow and arrows弓箭 ⇒ See also crossbow
UK [bəʊ] US [boʊ] noun countable
MUSIC 音乐
■a long thin piece of wood with hair from the tail of a horse stretched along it, which is used to play musical instruments that have strings （弦乐器的）弓，琴弓•Violins are played with bows.小提琴是用琴弓演奏的。 |