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  • 易混淆的单词：BOW  bow  

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

  • 词典例句

1. 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。

  • Bow is also a noun.

    • I gave a theatrical bow and waved.

      我夸张地鞠了个躬，然后挥手致意。

2. 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。

3. 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。

4. 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

  • To be bowed down means the same as to be bowed .be bowed down同be bowed

    • I am bowed down by my sins.

      我为自己的罪孽感到不安。

5. 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。

6. 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。

相关词组：
bow down  bow out 
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

  • synonym： arc

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

1. A true cockney is born within the sound of the bells of St Mary-Le-Bow church.
在圣玛利勒布教堂钟声所及的地方出生的人才是真正的伦敦人。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. 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。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. As both a novelist and a university lecturer, she has two strings to her bow.
身兼小说家及大学讲师，她有不止一个办法。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He drew the bow and shot an arrow.
他张弓射箭。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He hunted with bow and arrow.
他用弓箭打猎。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6. He made a very civil bow to me.
他对我彬彬有礼地鞠了一躬。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7. He refused to bow and scrape to every customer.
他不愿奉承每个顾客。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8. He shot an arrow from his bow.
他射出了弓上的箭。

来自《简明英汉词典》

9. He shot the arrow from the bow.
他拉弓把箭射了出去。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10. 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。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

11. I bow before your opinion, and will take your advice.
我同意你的意见，并接受你的忠告。

来自《简明英汉词典》

12. I bow to your opinion, and will take your advice.
我同意你的意见，并接受你的忠告。

来自《简明英汉词典》

13. I'm supposed to be a scholar, but all my life I've always had to bow to the rich people.
说起来是斯文人，一辈子见着有钱的打恭作揖。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14. Slowly he raised his bow and began to take aim at the bird.
慢慢地他举起弓，开始瞄准那只鸟。

来自《简明英汉词典》

15. The archer can bend a strong bow.
这个射箭运动员能拉强弓。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.
弓箭手拉紧弓弦将箭瞄准靶子。

来自《简明英汉词典》

17. The sea water foams under the bow.
海水在船首下面泛起浪花。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

18. The song ended and Albert took a bow.
艾伯特唱完歌后鞠躬谢幕。

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. They bow and scrape like slaves to the foreigners, willing to sell the country for their own selfish ends.
他们对外奴颜婢膝，甘心卖国求荣。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

20. They refused to bow force.
他们拒绝在暴力面前低头。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》