bow

bowbowD.J.:[bəu]K.K.:[bo]n.1.■弓, 弓形物He drew the bow and shot an arrow.他张弓射箭。bow[bau]1.■鞠躬, 低头vi.1.■(向…)弯腰; 鞠躬He bowed his thanks.他鞠躬致谢。vt.1.■低头, 俯首The congregation bowed their heads in prayer.会众在一起低头祷告。

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bow1[bəu]n.1.■弯曲物，弓形物，弧状物；弯曲(或弓形)部分2.■曲线；弯，弯曲3.■弓4.■弓手，弓箭手，射箭手(= bowman1)5.■6.■(小提琴等弦乐器的)弓，琴弓7.■(小提琴等的)拉弓，运弓，(琴弓的)一拉8.■蝴蝶结，蝴蝶结领结，蝶形领结(= bowtie)；环形装饰结9.■[美国英语]眼镜框；眼镜脚10.■[美国英语]11.■(剪刀等的)金属环状柄12.■(钥匙的)把柄13.■(怀表上系表链的)金属环14.■(桶、壶等的)圆形拎环15.■【建筑学】凸肚窗，圆肚窗(= bow window)16.■= saddlebow17.■= bow trolley18.■(彩)虹(=rainbow)19.■[方言] = oxbowadj.1.■弓形的；弯曲的vt.1.■把…弯成弓形；使弯曲；使弯成弓形(或弦形)：The branches were bowed down with the weight of the snow.树枝被沉重的积雪压弯了。2.■【音乐】用弓拉(小提琴等弦乐器)：He tried to bow his fiddle but always missed.他试着用弓拉小提琴，但总是拉偏了。vi.1.■弯成弓形；弯曲：His legs bow inward.他的两条腿向里弯曲。2.■【音乐】用弓拉琴等弦乐器：He hadn't learned to bow smoothly yet.他还没学会流畅地拉琴。A bow long bent at last waxes weak. (或 A bow long bent grows weak.)[谚语]常拉满弓弓无力。(比喻指)久张必弛，久习则惯。bend the bow of Ulysses执行非常艰巨的任务[来自神话]bend the (或a) long bow= pull the (或a) long bowdraw a bow at venture乱猜，瞎碰，企图侥幸[来自《圣经》]突然袭击无目的地评论Draw not your bow till your arrow is fixed.[谚语]箭没搭好别拉弓。(或：三思而后行。)draw the (或 a) long bow= pull the (或 a) long bowhave two strings (或 many strings 或 more than one string) to one's bow见 stringpull the (或 a) long bow[口语] 夸大其词，夸口，吹牛，说大话shoot in another's bow不干本行，干别人的行业 bow2[bau]vi.1.■鞠躬(表示赞同、问候)：to bow before a king向国王鞠躬致敬to bow politely to one's guests向宾客彬彬有礼地行礼2.■点头，弯腰，躬身，屈膝，下跪(以示尊敬、同意、招呼、礼拜等)，点头表示同意，首肯，俯首赞成：The prince bowed and kissed her hand.王子弯腰吻她的手。They were bowing as the king and queen walking in.当国王和王后进来时他们屈膝致敬。3.■欠身；俯身：He bowed to the Queen before speaking.他说话之前向女王欠身。4.■(对权威)服从，屈从，屈服；让步，认输；在比赛中遭到失败：You'll have to bow to the inevitable.你将不得不向不可避免的事态低头。She expects me to bow down to her and do everything she tells me.她期待我服从她，做她所告诉我的一切事情。5.■[方言、古语](向下)弯曲，成曲线：The pines bowed low in the storm.在风暴中松树低垂。vt.1.■低头，点头(以示尊敬、祈祷、羞愧等)，点(头)致意；欠(身)；屈(膝)；使鞠躬，使欠身：The king bowed his head to the crowd.国王点头向群众致意。He bowed his head in shame and sadness.他羞愧和悲伤得低下了头。2.■鞠躬(或欠身、俯首、低头)表示(同意、感谢等)：to bow one's thank点头致谢3.■以鞠躬(或点头等)方式引领，鞠躬引领(宾客等)，毕恭毕敬地送(客)，(常与in或out连用)：The guests were bowed in by the usher.引座员恭敬地引宾客入内。They were bowed out by the footman.他们由男仆毕恭毕敬地送出去。4.■使屈服，使让步，使顺从：We can never bow the neck to the invaders.我们决不能向侵略者低头。5.■压弯，压倒，压垮；使俯下，使弯腰(down):Age had bowed his head.他因年迈而垂头。Her back was bowed with age.她因年老而驼背。6.■[方言、古语]使弯曲，使成曲线n.1.■鞠躬，点头，首肯；低头；欠身，弯腰(表示尊敬、问候等)Better bow than break.[谚语]宁可委曲求全，也不可毁了自己。bow and scrape打躬作揖，奴颜婢膝，点头哈腰；过分恭敬；奉承，巴结bow down in the house of Rimmon为求一致而牺牲自己的原则；为保全面子而做明知故犯的事情[源出《圣经》列王纪下第5章第18节。里蒙(Rimmon)系统辖风暴的巴比伦之神]bow to necessity屈服于需要；做不得不做的事make a bow鞠躬make one's bow(尤指点头致意地)走进，进入正式进入；开始(经历等)；(政治家、演员等)初次在公众前露面，首次登台演出，首次公开出现；向听众(或观众)行礼鞠躬而退，退离舞台，退场，正式引退(如退出舞台或社会生活)scrape a bow打躬作揖，深施一礼take a bow鞠躬答礼；答谢，谢幕(演出结束时)站起来(或走上台或鞠躬)以接受观众的鼓掌(或赞词等) bow3[bau]n.1.■2.■[常作复数]【船舶学】船头，船首，艏，舰首；飞艇的前缘部分3.■【航空学】机头(飞机的前缘部分)4.■【船舶学】船头的一侧；艏的两侧 b)船头部分的外侧面 c)船首方向(左右45度范围之内)5.■(舢板的)头桨，前桨；头桨手(= bow oar)adj.1.■船首的，(船等)头部的，近船首的2.■在前部的a shot across the bows警告[见 shot²]be down by the bow【航海学】船头沉入水中；在沉没中be up in the bows[口语]被激怒的bows on(船等)头向前；船头转向目标bows under(船等)头部没入水中；困难地行进by the bows【航海学】船头沉入水中，在沉没中[亦作 be down by the bows]in bows(前桨手)起桨开船准备靠岸(或靠近大船)on the bow【航海学】在船头前方左右45°范围内

bowbow[bau]n.[pl. ]1.■船首, 舰首; 飞机的前部; 头部2.■前桨手

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继承用法bowgracen.1.■防浮冰船首护舷垫, 防冰船首护舷材bowgunn.1.■船[车]头炮; 前舱炮bow-heavyn.1.■(潜艇)艇首过载bowman[ˈbaʊmən]n.1.■前桨手bow-piecen.1.■船头炮bowsman[ˈbaʊzmən]n.1.■船老大bowsprit[ˈbəʊsprɪt]n.1.■第一斜桅bowed[baʊd]adj.1.■用船首形装饰的2.■形状象船头的bower[ˈbaʊə(r)]n.1.■(主)船首锚