bow

noun

1. a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

2. a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands
used in playing certain stringed instruments

3. a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow

4. front part of a vessel or aircraft

e.g. he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line

Synonym: foreprowstem

5. a knot with two loops and loose ends
used to tie shoelaces

Synonym: bowknot

6. a decorative interlacing of ribbons

7. an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

Synonym: curtain call

8. bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

Synonym: bowingobeisance

9. something curved in shape

Synonym: arc

verb

1. yield to another's wish or opinion

e.g. The government bowed to the military pressure

Synonym: submitdeferaccedegive in

2. bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head

e.g. He bowed before the King
She bowed her head in shame

Synonym: bow down

3. play on a string instrument with a bow

4. bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting

e.g. He bowed before the King

5. bend one's back forward from the waist on down

e.g. he crouched down
She bowed before the Queen
The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse

Synonym: crouchstoopbend

弯曲或顺从（BENDING OR SUBMITTING）

1. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. He bowed slightly before taking her bag.
他微微欠身，然后接过了她的包。

2. 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.

bow是什么意思

e.g. The Colonel bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving...
这位上校低头轻声做感恩祈祷。
e.g. 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. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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. 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.

e.g. ...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

5. (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.

e.g. 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. （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.

bow的翻译

e.g. 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 downbow out

船的部分（PART OF A SHIP）

1. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...the sight of that magnificent ship lit up from bow to stern.
那艘豪华轮船从头到尾全被照亮的景象

物体（OBJECTS）

1. （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.

bow的解释

e.g. Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow.
再用一段丝带，系个蝴蝶结。

2. 弓
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.

e.g. Some of the raiders were armed with bows and arrows.
其中一些袭击者身背弓箭。

3. （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.

4. another string to your bow -> see string

1. 弓：武器(Weapon):各种可以用来拿在手上攻击的东西,如剑(Sword),弓(Bow),棍棒(Club),法杖(Staff)等等. 防具(Armor):其中包括有各种头盔(Helm),甲(Armor),腰带(Belt)等等可以用来提升自己防御,保护自己的物品.

2. 弓形：椅座有鞍座形(saddle)及以蔺茎(rush)编织的两种,而椅背则有梳子形(comb)、扇形(fan)、环形(hoop)、梯形ladder)、栏杆形(banister)和弓形(bow)等式样. 椅腿以车床加工制成并以下横文件联接成工字形.

3. 蝴蝶结：店铺网络已发展至全球,并更开设女装X-Girl系列,成为板界时装的追捧对象. 背景介绍:Vert Dense的品牌风格一向以浪漫为主,着重于为时尚女性展现其迷人魅力,设计又多以蝴蝶结(Bow)及荷叶边(Ruffle)作点缀,尽显女性的娇柔美.

4. 鞠躬：英雄(hero):是你获得100次鞠躬(bow)的动作表情后获得的奖励. 这个仍旧是限制你每天只能收到5个,而作为奖励你会获得一个新的动作英雄姿态(heropose).通过这个动作你可向人们展示谁是中土世界真正的王者.

5. bow的意思

5. bow：blessing of wisdom; 马上加智慧祝福

6. bow：bag of waters; 羊膜囊