【bow】的翻译、意思

美: [baʊ]

英: [baʊ]

1.n. 弓；鞠躬；船首

2.vi. 鞠躬；弯腰

3.vt. 鞠躬；弯腰

4.adj. 弯曲的

5.n. (Bow)人名；(东南亚国家华语)茂；(英)鲍

CET4   TEM4    ( bowing, bowed, bows ) 

1. [V-I] When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body toward them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect. 鞠躬

例：They bowed low to Louis and hastened out of his way.他们向路易斯深深地鞠躬并迅速给他让路。

2. [N-COUNT] Bow is also a noun. 鞠躬

例：I gave a theatrical bow and waved.我夸张地鞠了一躬，然后挥了挥手。

3. [V-T] If you bow your head, you bend it downward so that you are looking toward the ground, for example, because you want to show respect or because you are thinking deeply about something. 低下 (头)

例：The Colonel bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving.上校低下头，低声感恩祷告。

4. [V-I] If you bow to pressure or to someone's wishes, you agree to do what they want you to do. 屈从

例：Some stores are bowing to consumer pressure and stocking organically grown vegetables.有些商店屈于消费者的压力，供应有机蔬菜。

5. [N-COUNT] The front part of a ship is called the bow or the bows. The plural bows can be used to refer either to one or to more than one of these parts. 船头

例：The waves were about five feet high now, and the bow of the boat was leaping up and down.浪头现在约有五英尺高，船头上下颠簸。

6. [N-COUNT] A bow is a knot with two loops and two loose ends that is used in tying shoelaces and ribbons. 蝴蝶结

例：Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow.加一段打成蝴蝶结的缎带。

7. [N-COUNT] A bow is a weapon for shooting arrows that consists of a long piece of curved wood with a string attached to both its ends. 弓

例：Some of the raiders were armed with bows and arrows.有些偷袭者配备了弓箭。