bow

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

Translation

n. 弓;鞠躬;船首
vi. 鞠躬;彎腰
vt. 鞠躬;彎腰
adj. 彎曲的
Word Forms
過去分詞bowed
第三人稱單數bows
過去式bowed
現在分詞bowing
複數bows

Phrases & Collocations

take a bow

鞠躬致謝

bow and arrow

弓和箭

bow down

鞠躬

bow in

恭敬

bow tie

領結;蝶形領結

bow wave

衝擊波;頭波;弓形波

bow out

退出,辭職

bulbous bow

球狀船艏,球鼻船首

on the bow

【航海學】在船頭前方左右45°範圍內

Example Sentences

Bow to the Queen.

向女王鞠躬致敬。

a clip-on bow tie.

夾式領結。

bow in suppliance for knowledge

爲懇求知識而鞠躬

a man drew a bow at a venture.

有一人隨便開弓。

bow in a pompous manner

以裝模作樣的態度鞠一躬

he bowed with great dignity.

他很莊重地鞠了個躬。

silver bows and gaudy ribbons.

銀色的蝴蝶結和華而不實的絲帶。

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

魚雷在船頭擊出一個洞。

They bowed in homage to the Unknown Soldiers.

他們向無名烈士墓鞠躬致敬。

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

處於或似處於涼亭中;用涼亭遮茵。

a saucy red bow tie.

一條漂亮的紅領巾

bowed us into the restaurant.

恭敬地將我們送入餐館

Grief bowed them down.

他們不勝悲傷

He drew the bow and shot an arrow.

他張弓射箭。

a shady bower in the garden

花園裏陰涼的亭子

they refused to bow down before the king.

他門拒絕向國王下跪。

the creepers were bowed down with flowers.

蔓草被花壓彎了。

Real-world Examples

The symphony conductor took a ceremonious bow.

交響樂指揮家鞠了一躬。

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

You tilt your head forward when you bow.

鞠躬時,你的頭傾向前。

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.

我昨晚看到你在練習鞠躬。

Source: Modern Family - Season 04

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

他立即開始做起弓箭來。

Source: Brave New World

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

低音提琴 不過是拉弓的嗎?

Source: Listening to Music (Video Version)

That should just about put a bow on it.

這樣一來,應該直接在上面放個蝴蝶結就可以了。

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American November 2020 Collection

Now get all your ingredients into that big big bow.

然後將所有的食材放入一個超級大碗中。

Source: Healthy food

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

第三,這也對是美國的警告。

Source: NPR News March 2016 Collection

It is conventional for Japanese to bow to one another.

日本人彼此鞠躬行禮是傳統。

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

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