bow
英 [bəʊ] 美 [boʊ]

n.

弓；鞠躬；船头；艏

vi.

（向…）弯腰，鞠躬；

vt.

低头；俯首；垂首；（使）弯曲

变形

复数：bows过去式：bowed过去分词：bowed现在分词：bowing第三人称单数：bows

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]弓,弓形物 piece of wood bent into a curve by tight string joining its ends, used as a weapon for shooting arrows

n.(名词)

1. [C]鞠躬,低头 an act of bending forward the head or the upper part of the body, especially to show respect

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. (向…)弯腰; 鞠躬 bend the upper part of the body forward, as a way of showing respect, admitting, defeat, etc.
2. vt. 低头,俯首 bend (one's head) forward

英英释义

bow[ bəu ]

• n.
  • a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

    同义词：bowknot

  • a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument
  • front part of a vessel or aircraft

    "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

    同义词：foreprowstem

  • curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows
  • something curved in shape

    同义词：arc

  • bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame

    同义词：bowingobeisance

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

    同义词：curtain call

  • a decorative interlacing of ribbons
  • a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
• v.
  • bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head

    "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"

    同义词：bow down

  • submit or yield to another's wish or opinion

    "The government bowed to the military pressure"

    同义词：submitdeferaccedegive in

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

    "He bowed before the King"

  • bend one's back forward from the waist on down

    "She bowed before the Queen"

    同义词：crouchstoopbend

  • play on a string instrument

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• bend a bow拉弓
• draw a bow拉弓
• tie a bow打蝴蝶结
• wear a bow戴蝴蝶结

名词+～

• saw bow锯架
• spring bow弹弓

～+名词

• bow string弓弦

介词+～

• by a bow用弓
• under the bows船首下

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• make a bow鞠躬
• take a bow鞠躬答谢

形容词+～

• deep bow深深的鞠躬
• low bow深深的鞠躬
• polite bow有礼貌的鞠躬
• slight bow微微点头

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• bow one's head低头
• bow one's thanks鞠躬致谢
• bow the neck to向…低头屈服

～+副词

• bow low深深鞠躬
• bow politely彬彬有礼地行礼
• bow down to崇拜…
• bow down upon one's knees跪下请求
• bow down with age因年老而腰弯
• bow sb in恭敬地迎进某人
• bow sb out恭敬地送出某人

～+介词

• bow before向…鞠躬
• bow before difficulties向困难低头
• bow out of politics退出政界
• bow to向…鞠躬,屈从于
• bow to an injustice屈服于不正当的行为
• bow to one's host向主人行礼
• bow to sb's order屈从某人的命令

词组短语

bow down鞠躬

bow and arrow弓和箭；弧矢

bow in恭敬

bow tie领结；蝶形领结

bow wave冲击波；头波；弓形波

bow out退出，辞职

take a bow鞠躬答谢

bulbous bow球状船艏，球鼻船首

on the bow【航海学】在船头前方左右45°范围内

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同近义词辨析

curve, crook, twist, bend, bow

这组词都有“弯、弯曲”的意思，其区别是：

curve指变成曲线或弧线状的动作或状态。

crook指不规则的弯曲，也指按照规则或模型弯曲某物。

twist指通过转动、拧或扭使某物成弯曲状。

bend普通用词，指把某物变成曲线或角形。用于人时，指头部或身躯弯下。

bow指把头部或上身弯向前方的动作，也指社交中的礼节性动作。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. At that time, people hunt with bows and arrows.
   在那时,人们以弓﹑ 箭行猎。
2. He moved aside for her with a polite bow.
   他礼貌地鞠躬，退避一旁让她过去。
3. She has a dress decorated with bows.
   她有一条饰有蝴蝶结的连衣裙。
4. My little sister can tie shoelaces in a bow.
   我妹妹能把鞋带打成蝴蝶结。
5. The yacht hit a rock and damaged her bows.
   游艇碰上了礁石，撞坏了船头。

用作动词(v.)

1. The cast bowed as the audience applauded.
   演员们向鼓掌的观众鞠躬。
2. Every one bowed as the Queen walked into the room.
   女王走进房间时，每个人都鞠躬致敬。
3. Those branches were bowed down by the snow on them.
   那些树枝被覆盖着的积雪压弯了.

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