bow

[US]/baʊ/
[UK]/baʊ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 弓;鞠躬;船首
vi. 鞠躬;弯腰
vt. 鞠躬;弯腰
adj. 弯曲的
Word Forms
过去分词bowed
第三人称单数bows
过去式bowed
现在分词bowing
复数bows

Phrases & Collocations

take a bow

鞠躬致谢

bow and arrow

弓和箭

bow down

鞠躬

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

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

Example Sentences

Bow to the Queen.

向女王鞠躬致敬。

a clip-on bow tie.

夹式领结。

bow in suppliance for knowledge

为恳求知识而鞠躬

a man drew a bow at a venture.

有一人随便开弓。

bow in a pompous manner

以装模作样的态度鞠一躬

he bowed with great dignity.

他很庄重地鞠了个躬。

silver bows and gaudy ribbons.

银色的蝴蝶结和华而不实的丝带。

a hole in the bow of the ship made by a torpedo.

鱼雷在船头击出一个洞。

They bowed in homage to the Unknown Soldiers.

他们向无名烈士墓鞠躬致敬。

To enclose in or as if in a bower; embower.

处于或似处于凉亭中;用凉亭遮茵。

a saucy red bow tie.

一条漂亮的红领巾

bowed us into the restaurant.

恭敬地将我们送入餐馆

Grief bowed them down.

他们不胜悲伤

He drew the bow and shot an arrow.

他张弓射箭。

a shady bower in the garden

花园里阴涼的亭子

they refused to bow down before the king.

他门拒绝向国王下跪。

the creepers were bowed down with flowers.

蔓草被花压弯了。

Real-world Examples

The symphony conductor took a ceremonious bow.

交响乐指挥家鞠了一躬。

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

You tilt your head forward when you bow.

鞠躬时,你的头倾向前。

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

You need legs to work a bow. Hmm.

射箭要用上腿部的力量. 嗯.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

I saw you practicing a bow last night.

我昨晚看到你在练习鞠躬。

Source: Modern Family - Season 04

He set to work at once to make a bow and arrows.

他立即开始做起弓箭来。

Source: Brave New World

The double bass of the--but is it bowed?

低音提琴 不过是拉弓的吗?

Source: Listening to Music (Video Version)

That should just about put a bow on it.

这样一来,应该直接在上面放个蝴蝶结就可以了。

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American November 2020 Collection

Now get all your ingredients into that big big bow.

然后将所有的食材放入一个超级大碗中。

Source: Healthy food

And third, it's a shot across America's bow.

第三,这也对是美国的警告。

Source: NPR News March 2016 Collection

It is conventional for Japanese to bow to one another.

日本人彼此鞠躬行礼是传统。

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

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