bow

verb

1. 鞠躬；点头
   to move your head or the top half of your body forwards and downwards as a sign of respect or to say hello or goodbye
   1. He bowed low to the assembled crowd.
      他向集结的人群深深地鞠了一躬。
   2. The people all bowed down before the Emperor.
      所有人都给皇帝鞠躬。
2. 低（头）；垂（首）
   to move your head forwards and downwards
   1. She bowed her head in shame.
      她羞愧地低下了头。
   2. They stood in silence with their heads bowed.
      他们默默地垂头而立。
3. （使）弯曲
   to bend or make sth bend
   1. The pines bowed in the wind.
      松树被风吹弯了。
   2. Their backs were bowed under the weight of their packs.
      沉重的背包压弯了他们的脊背。

noun

1. 鞠躬；弯腰行礼
   the act of bending your head or the upper part of your body forward in order to say hello or goodbye to sb or to show respect
2. 船头；艏
   the front part of a boat or ship

BENDING OR SUBMITTING 弯曲或顺从

1. VERB 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.
   1. 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。
   2. He bowed slightly before taking her bag.
      他微微欠身，然后接过了她的包。
   3. Bow is also a noun.
      
   4. I gave a theatrical bow and waved.
      我夸张地鞠了个躬，然后挥手致意。
2. VERB 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.
   1. The Colonel bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving...
      这位上校低头轻声做感恩祈祷。
   2. 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. VERB 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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. V-PASSIVE 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.
   1. ...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
   2. To be bowed down means the same as to be bowed .
      be bowed down同be bowed
   3. I am bowed down by my sins.
      我为自己的罪孽感到不安。
5. PHRASE (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.
   1. 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. PHRASE （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.
   1. They ran to the center of the tent to take their bows.
      他们跑到帐篷中央鞠躬致意。

PART OF A SHIP 船的部分

1. N-COUNT 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.
   1. 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。
   2. ...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
   3. ...spray from the ship's bows.
      船头溅起的浪花

OBJECTS 物体

1. N-COUNT （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.
   1. Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow.
      再用一段丝带，系个蝴蝶结。
2. N-COUNT 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.
   1. 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. He acknowledged the applause with a small bow.
   他微微地鞠了一躬表示对掌声的感谢。
2. Farling smiled in acknowledgement and gave a bow
   法林微笑示意，又躬身行了个礼。
3. 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。
4. He bowed slightly before taking her bag.
   他微微欠身，然后接过了她的包。
5. The Colonel bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving
   这位上校低头轻声做感恩祈祷。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. They ran to the center of the tent to take their bows.
    他们跑到帐篷中央鞠躬致意。
11. Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow.
    再用一段丝带，系个蝴蝶结。
12. Some of the raiders were armed with bows and arrows.
    其中一些袭击者身背弓箭。
13. We should not have to bow down to anyone.
    我们不必向任何人示弱。
14. The waiter made a courtly bow.
    侍者恭恭敬敬地鞠了一躬。
15. The barge had a rounded bow and stern.
    这艘驳船的两端都是圆形的。
16. They moulded a complete new bow section for the boat.
    他们为这艘船铸造了一个完整的新船头。
17. The mast, which was a solid spruce spar, bent like a bow, and for a moment I thought we were going to lose it.
    坚固的云杉木做成的桅杆已经弯得像一把弓，那一刻我觉得它马上就要断了。
18. I'm never out of work because I have so many strings to my bow.
    我会很多手艺，永远都不会没饭吃。
19. I untied the bow and unwrapped the small box
    我解开蝴蝶结，拆开小盒子的包装。
20. We cannot believe him because he used to draw the long bow.
    他老是夸夸其谈，我们不能相信他。
21. He refused to bow and scrape to every customer.
    他不愿奉承每个顾客。
22. We can never bow the neck to any invaders of our country.
    我们不能向入侵者屈服。
23. He was able to shoot down a flying bird with the bow and arrow.
    他张弓搭箭能射落空中的飞鸟。
24. I'm supposed to be a scholar, but all my life I've always had to bow to the rich people.
    说起来是斯文人，一辈子见着有钱的打恭作揖。
25. He hunted with bow and arrow.
    他用弓箭打猎。
26. They refused to bow force.
    他们拒绝在暴力面前低头。
27. You'd better have two strings to your bow, just in case of emergency.
    你最好有两手准备，以防万一。
28. The sea water foams under the bow.
    海水在船首下面泛起浪花。
29. He made a very civil bow to me.
    他对我彬彬有礼地鞠了一躬。

  arc arch bow curve【导航词义：弧，弧形】

  arc n. 弧；弧线；弧形

〔辨析〕指几何学中的弧，也指弧形或弧线。

  arch n. 弓状物；拱门

〔辨析〕指弧形结构的物体。

  bow n. 弧状物；弓形物

〔辨析〕指弯曲的形状或呈弓形的物体。

  curve n. 曲线；弯曲物

〔辨析〕含义最广，指任何带有弧度的线条或曲线状物。

  bend arch bow coil curve【导航词义：弯曲】

  bend v. 使弯曲；变弯曲

〔辨析〕指通过外力的作用使某物弯曲。

  arch v. （使）拱起，使成拱形

〔辨析〕指身体某部位拱起或某物朝某方向拱起。

  bow v. （使）弯曲；鞠躬

〔辨析〕指某物在外力的作用下发生弯曲；用于人时，常表示鞠躬或由于羞愧而低头。

  coil v. （使）卷缠；（使）盘绕

〔辨析〕强调卷绕或盘绕成环形。

  curve v. （使）弯曲

〔辨析〕指某物沿曲线运动或呈曲线形。

bow down to sb/sth

1. 屈从于人；听任摆布
   to allow sb to tell you what to do
   1. He bowed low to the assembled crowd.
      他向集结的人群深深地鞠了一躬。
   2. The people all bowed down before the Emperor.
      所有人都给皇帝鞠躬。

bow out (of sth)

1. 退出，告别（尤指一度成功的事业）
   to stop taking part in an activity, especially one in which you have been successful in the past
   1. The pines bowed in the wind.
      松树被风吹弯了。
   2. Their backs were bowed under the weight of their packs.
      沉重的背包压弯了他们的脊背。

bow to sth

1. 屈从于
   to agree unwillingly to do sth because other people want you to

v.

bow and scrape

• 卑躬屈膝；点头哈腰
  to be too polite to an important person in order to gain their approval

n.

take a/your bow

• 谢幕；鞠躬答谢
  to bow to the audience as they are applauding you

a shot across the/sb's bows

• （若不改变就会有某种后果的）警告
  something that you say or do as a warning to sb about what might happen if they do not change, etc.

have another string/more strings to your bow

• 还另有一手；有两手准备
  to have more than one skill or plan that you can use if you need to

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

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
   1. he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line

   Synonym:    foreprowstem

5. a knot with two loops and loose ends

   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
   1. The government bowed to the military pressure

   Synonym:    submitdeferaccedegive in

2. bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
   1. He bowed before the King
   2. 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
   1. He bowed before the King

5. bend one's back forward from the waist on down
   1. he crouched down
   2. She bowed before the Queen
   3. The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse

   Synonym:    crouchstoopbend