bows

美 [baʊz , boʊz]英 [baʊz , bəʊz]
  • v.鞠躬;(使)弯曲;低(头);点头;垂(首)
  • v.用琴弓拉奏(弦乐器)
  • n.鞠躬;船头;艏;弯腰行礼
  • n.弓;蝴蝶结;琴弓
  • bow的第三人称单数和复数
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BENDING OR SUBMITTING 弯曲或顺从

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    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。

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    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。

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    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。

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    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

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    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。

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    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。

PART OF A SHIP 船的部分

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    N-COUNT 船首;船头
    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.

    The waves were about five feet now, and the bow of the boat was leaping up and down.

    那时浪高大约有5英尺,船头在上下颠簸。

OBJECTS 物体

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    N-COUNT (鞋带或丝带系成的)蝴蝶结
    A bow is a knot with two loops and two loose ends that is used in tying shoelaces and ribbons.

    Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow.

    再用一段丝带,系个蝴蝶结。

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

    Some of the raiders were armed with bows and arrows.

    其中一些袭击者身背弓箭。

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    N-COUNT (小提琴等弦乐器的)弓,琴弓
    The bow of a violin or other stringed instrument is a long thin piece of wood with fibres stretched along it, which you move across the strings of the instrument in order to play it.

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    another string to your bow→ see:string

  1. The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome .

    这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。

  2. Also , my friend said nobody bows to their grandparents .

    同样,我的朋友说没有人会向祖父母鞠躬。

  3. The government had to bow to public pressure .

    政府不得不向公众的压力低头。

  4. 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。

  5. 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。

  6. The bows will give a feminine finish to the curtains .

    窗帘最后配上蝴蝶结显出女性的柔美。

  7. He shot an arrow from his bow .

    他张弓射了一箭。

  8. He was armed with a bow and arrow .

    他佩带着弓箭。

  9. They moulded a complete new bow section for the boat .

    他们为这艘船铸造了一个完整的新船头。

  10. I 'm never out of work because I have so many strings to my bow .

    我会很多手艺,永远都不会没饭吃。

  11. Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow .

    再用一段丝带,系个蝴蝶结。

  12. They ran to the center of the tent to take their bows .

    他们跑到帐篷中央鞠躬致意。

  13. We should not have to bow down to anyone .

    我们不必向任何人示弱。

  14. He acknowledged the applause with a small bow .

    他微微地鞠了一躬表示对掌声的感谢。

  15. As a warning shot across the bows of rivals , it is already setting aggressive prices .

    作为对竞争对手的一个警告,其已报出了很有杀伤力的价格。

  16. I untied the bow and unwrapped the small box

    我解开蝴蝶结,拆开小盒子的包装。

  17. Tie it with fabric bows that co-ordinate with other furnishings

    系上与其他装饰相配的布质蝴蝶结。

  18. The waiter made a courtly bow .

    侍者恭恭敬敬地鞠了一躬。

  19. The waves were about five feet now , and the bow of the boat was leaping up and down .

    那时浪高大约有5英尺,船头在上下颠簸。

  20. The barge had a rounded bow and stern .

    这艘驳船的两端都是圆形的。

  21. Warriors armed with bows and arrows and spears have invaded their villages .

    佩带弓箭和长矛的武士闯入了他们的村庄。

  22. Some of the raiders were armed with bows and arrows .

    其中一些袭击者身背弓箭。

  23. Farling smiled in acknowledgement and gave a bow

    法林微笑示意,又躬身行了个礼。

  24. The mast , which was a solid spruce spar , bent like a bow , and for a moment I thought we were going to lose it .

    坚固的云杉木做成的桅杆已经弯得像一把弓,那一刻我觉得它马上就要断了。

  25. The child wanted to know why the rainbow is in a bow shape .

    那个小孩想知道为什么虹为弓形。

  26. The bent bow is on the wall .

    弯弓挂在墙上。

  27. The bow of his lips is very attractive .

    他嘴唇的弧形曲线很迷人。

  28. We cannot believe him because he used to draw the long bow .

    他老是夸夸其谈,我们不能相信他。

  29. He made a very civil bow to me .

    他对我彬彬有礼地鞠了一躬。

  30. You 'd better have two strings to your bow , just in case of emergency .

    你最好有两手准备,以防万一。