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bow bow ★☆☆☆☆1. BENDING OR SUBMITTING 弯曲或顺从2. PART OF A SHIP 船的部分3. OBJECTS 物体Part-11[VERB	动词]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.   [V to n]  [V]  [usu sing]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。He bowed slightly before taking her bag.他微微欠身，然后接过了她的包。Bow is also a noun.I gave a theatrical bow and waved.我夸张地鞠了个躬，然后挥手致意。2[VERB	动词]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.   [V n]  [V-ed]The Colonel bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving...这位上校低头轻声做感恩祈祷。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	动词]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.   [V to n]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。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	被动动词]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.   [be V-ed]  [be V-ed P]...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To be bowed down means the same as to be bowed .be bowed down同be bowedI am bowed down by my sins.我为自己的罪孽感到不安。5[PHRASE	短语](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.   [V inflects]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	短语]（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.   [V and N inflect]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 down bow out Part-21[N-COUNT	可数名词]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. 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。...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...spray from the ship's bows.船头溅起的浪花Part-31[N-COUNT	可数名词]（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. Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow.再用一段丝带，系个蝴蝶结。2[N-COUNT	可数名词]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. Some of the raiders were armed with bows and arrows.其中一些袭击者身背弓箭。3[N-COUNT	可数名词]（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；  bow1 verbbow2 nounbow3 nounbow4 verbbowbow1 /baʊ/ ●●○ verb  Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[intransitive] to bend the top part of your body forward in order to show respect for someone important, or as a way of thanking an audience:  She bowed and left the stage. Corbett entered the room, bowing respectfully. The servant bowed low and handed his master the sealed note.bow before/to He bowed before the king.2bow your head to bend your neck so that you are looking at the ground, especially because you want to show respect for God, or because you are embarrassed or upset:  She bowed her head and prayed. Phil stood, his head bowed in shame.3[intransitive, transitive] to bend your body over something, especially in order to see it more closelybow over Teague sat at his desk, bowed over a book.4[intransitive, transitive] to bend, or to make something bend:  The trees bowed in the wind. His back was bowed under the weight of the heavy bag.5bow and scrape to show too much respect to someone in authority – used to show disapprovalbow down phrasal verb1to bend your body forward, especially when you are already kneeling, in order to show respectbow down before/to etc Maria bowed down before the statue. Come, let us bow down in worship.2bow down to somebody literary to let someone give you orders or tell you what to do – used to show disapprovalbow out phrasal verb1to stop taking part in an activity, job etc, especially one that you have been doing for a long timebow out of Reeves thinks it is time for him to bow out of politics.2to not do something that you have promised or agreed to dobow out of You’re not trying to bow out of this, are you?bow to somebody/something phrasal verb to finally agree to do something, even though you do not want to do it:  Congress may bow to public pressure and lift the arms embargo. Myers finally bowed to the inevitable (=accepted something he could not change) and withdrew from the campaign.bow1 verbbow2 nounbow3 nounbow4 verbbowbow2 /baʊ/ ●●○ noun  Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1[countable] the act of bending the top part of your body forward to show respect for someone when you meet them, or as a way of thanking an audiencetake/give a bow (=bow to the audience at the end of a performance) The music ended and the girl took a bow. He gave a final bow just as the curtains came down. This is done with a formal bow to the king or queen.2 (also bows [plural]) [countable] the front part of a ship → stern, yachtbow1 verbbow2 nounbow3 nounbow4 verbbowbow3 /bəʊ/ noun [countable]  Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1bow (1)a weapon used for shooting arrows, made of a long thin piece of wood held in a curve by a tight string:  a bow and arrow2a knot of cloth or string, with a curved part on either side and two loose ends, worn in the hair as decoration or for tying shoelaces:  Ella wore a bow in her hair.in a bow long chestnut hair tied back in a bow3a long thin piece of wood with a tight string fastened along it, used to play musical instruments such as the violin or cello → have more than one string to your bowat string1(8)bow1 verbbow2 nounbow3 nounbow4 verbbowbow4 /bəʊ/ verb  Verb Table Examples word sets Collocations Phrases  [intransitive, transitive] to play a piece of music on a musical instrument with a bow3

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         NAmE                boʊ        /                              noun                ,                  verb                                    ☞see also                                            bow                                1                            bow      bows      bowed      bowing                            noun            _bow2.jpg      _bow2.jpg                    1              a weapon used for shooting arrows, consisting of a long curved piece of wood with a tight string joining its ends          弓                            ◆        He was armed with a          bow and arrow.                他佩带着弓箭。                    2              a knot with two          loopsand two loose ends which is used for decoration on clothes, in hair, etc. or for tying shoes          蝴蝶结                            ◆        to tie your shoelaces in a bow        把鞋带打成蝴蝶结                    ◆        Her hair was tied back in a neat bow.        她的头发扎在脑后打了个整齐的蝴蝶结。                    3              a long thin piece of wood with thin string stretched along it, used for playing musical instruments such as the          violin          琴弓                            IDIOMsee                                    string                                   n.                                  verb                    [intransitive        ,     transitive      ]              bow(sth)              to use a        bowto play a musical instrument that has strings        用琴弓拉奏弦乐器                        bow              /        bəʊ                ;          NAmE                boʊ        /                        bow      1                    /        baʊ                ;          NAmE                baʊ                /                              verb                ,                  noun                                    ☞see also                                            bow                                2                            bow      bows      bowed      bowing                            verb            _bow1_comp.jpg      _bow1.jpg                    1              [intransitive        ]                    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          鞠躬；点头                            bow(to/before sb/sth)                    ◆        He bowed low to the assembled crowd.        他向集结的人群深深地鞠了一躬。                    bowdown (to/before sb/sth)                    ◆        The people all bowed down before the Emperor.        全体给皇帝鞠躬。                    2              [transitive        ]            ~ your head              to move your head forwards and downwards          低头；垂首                            ◆        She bowed her head in shame.        她羞愧地低下了头。                    ◆        They stood in silence with their heads bowed.        他们默默地垂头而立。                    3              [intransitive            ,       transitive        ]                    to bend or make sth bend          （使）弯曲                    (+ adv./prep.)              ◆        The pines bowed in the wind.        松树被风吹弯了。                    bowsth (+ adv./prep.)                    ◆        Their backs were bowed under the weight of their packs.        沉重的背包压弯了他们的脊背。                    IDIOM              ˌbow and ˈscrape                              (              disapproving)                        to be too polite to an important person in order to gain their approval              卑躬屈膝；点头哈腰                                                          PHRASAL VERBS                    ˌbow ˈdown to sb/sth                              (              disapproving)                        to allow sb to tell you what to do              屈从于人；听任摆布                                                  ˌbow ˈout (of sth)                              to stop taking part in an activity, especially one in which you have been successful in the past              退出，告别（尤指一度成功的事业）                                            ◆            She has finally decided it's time to bow out of international tennis.            她最终认定是退出世界网坛的时候了。                                      ˈbow to sth                              to agree unwillingly to do sth because other people want you to              勉强同意做（某事）；屈从于                                            ◆            They finally bowed to pressure from the public.            他们终于在公众的压力下让步了。                                ◆            She              bowed to the inevitable              (= accepted a situation in which she had no choice)and resigned.                        她迫于无奈，只得辞职。                                                    noun                    1              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          鞠躬；弯腰行礼                            2              (        alsobows                  [plural          ]                )                    the front part of a boat or ship          船头；艏                            ☞compare                                            stern                                           n.                            IDIOM              take a/your ˈbow                              (of a performer            演员            )                                to              bowto the audience as they are              applaudingyou              谢幕；鞠躬答谢                                                  ☞more at                                    shot                                   n.                        bow              /        baʊ                ;          NAmE                baʊ                /             www.ankiedu.club

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Collins	bow ★☆☆☆☆ 1. BENDING OR SUBMITTING 弯曲或顺从 2. PART OF A SHIP 船的部分 3. OBJECTS 物体 Part-1 1 [VERB 动词]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. [V to n] [V] [usu sing] 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。 He bowed slightly before taking her bag. 他微微欠身，然后接过了她的包。 Bow is also a noun. I gave a theatrical bow and waved. 我夸张地鞠了个躬，然后挥手致意。 2 [VERB 动词]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. [V n] [V-ed] The Colonel bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving... 这位上校低头轻声做感恩祈祷。 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 动词]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. [V to n] 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。 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 被动动词]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. [be V-ed] [be V-ed P] ...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 To be bowed down means the same as to be bowed .be bowed down同be bowed I am bowed down by my sins. 我为自己的罪孽感到不安。 5 [PHRASE 短语](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. [V inflects] 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 短语]（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. [V and N inflect] 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 down bow out Part-2 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. 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。 ...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 ...spray from the ship's bows. 船头溅起的浪花 Part-3 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（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. Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow. 再用一段丝带，系个蝴蝶结。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. Some of the raiders were armed with bows and arrows. 其中一些袭击者身背弓箭。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（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 ；
Oxford	bow 2 / bəʊ ; NAmE boʊ / noun , verb ☞see also bow 1 bow bows bowed bowing noun _bow2.jpg _bow2.jpg 1 a weapon used for shooting arrows, consisting of a long curved piece of wood with a tight string joining its ends 弓 ◆ He was armed with a bow and arrow. 他佩带着弓箭。 2 a knot with two loopsand two loose ends which is used for decoration on clothes, in hair, etc. or for tying shoes 蝴蝶结 ◆ to tie your shoelaces in a bow 把鞋带打成蝴蝶结 ◆ Her hair was tied back in a neat bow. 她的头发扎在脑后打了个整齐的蝴蝶结。 3 a long thin piece of wood with thin string stretched along it, used for playing musical instruments such as the violin 琴弓 IDIOMsee string n. verb [intransitive , transitive ] bow(sth) to use a bowto play a musical instrument that has strings 用琴弓拉奏弦乐器 bow / bəʊ ; NAmE boʊ / bow 1 / baʊ ; NAmE baʊ / verb , noun ☞see also bow 2 bow bows bowed bowing verb _bow1_comp.jpg _bow1.jpg 1 [intransitive ] 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 鞠躬；点头 bow(to/before sb/sth) ◆ He bowed low to the assembled crowd. 他向集结的人群深深地鞠了一躬。 bowdown (to/before sb/sth) ◆ The people all bowed down before the Emperor. 全体给皇帝鞠躬。 2 [transitive ] ~ your head to move your head forwards and downwards 低头；垂首 ◆ She bowed her head in shame. 她羞愧地低下了头。 ◆ They stood in silence with their heads bowed. 他们默默地垂头而立。 3 [intransitive , transitive ] to bend or make sth bend （使）弯曲 (+ adv./prep.) ◆ The pines bowed in the wind. 松树被风吹弯了。 bowsth (+ adv./prep.) ◆ Their backs were bowed under the weight of their packs. 沉重的背包压弯了他们的脊背。 IDIOM ˌbow and ˈscrape ( disapproving) to be too polite to an important person in order to gain their approval 卑躬屈膝；点头哈腰 PHRASAL VERBS ˌbow ˈdown to sb/sth ( disapproving) to allow sb to tell you what to do 屈从于人；听任摆布 ˌbow ˈout (of sth) to stop taking part in an activity, especially one in which you have been successful in the past 退出，告别（尤指一度成功的事业） ◆ She has finally decided it's time to bow out of international tennis. 她最终认定是退出世界网坛的时候了。 ˈbow to sth to agree unwillingly to do sth because other people want you to 勉强同意做（某事）；屈从于 ◆ They finally bowed to pressure from the public. 他们终于在公众的压力下让步了。 ◆ She bowed to the inevitable (= accepted a situation in which she had no choice)and resigned. 她迫于无奈，只得辞职。 noun 1 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 鞠躬；弯腰行礼 2 ( alsobows [plural ] ) the front part of a boat or ship 船头；艏 ☞compare stern n. IDIOM take a/your ˈbow (of a performer 演员 ) to bowto the audience as they are applaudingyou 谢幕；鞠躬答谢 ☞more at shot n. bow / baʊ ; NAmE baʊ /
LDC	bow1 verb bow2 noun bow3 noun bow4 verb bowbow1 /baʊ/ ●●○ verb Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[intransitive] to bend the top part of your body forward in order to show respect for someone important, or as a way of thanking an audience: She bowed and left the stage. Corbett entered the room, bowing respectfully. The servant bowed low and handed his master the sealed note.bow before/to He bowed before the king.2bow your head to bend your neck so that you are looking at the ground, especially because you want to show respect for God, or because you are embarrassed or upset: She bowed her head and prayed. Phil stood, his head bowed in shame.3[intransitive, transitive] to bend your body over something, especially in order to see it more closelybow over Teague sat at his desk, bowed over a book.4[intransitive, transitive] to bend, or to make something bend: The trees bowed in the wind. His back was bowed under the weight of the heavy bag.5bow and scrape to show too much respect to someone in authority – used to show disapprovalbow down phrasal verb1to bend your body forward, especially when you are already kneeling, in order to show respectbow down before/to etc Maria bowed down before the statue. Come, let us bow down in worship.2bow down to somebody literary to let someone give you orders or tell you what to do – used to show disapprovalbow out phrasal verb1to stop taking part in an activity, job etc, especially one that you have been doing for a long timebow out of Reeves thinks it is time for him to bow out of politics.2to not do something that you have promised or agreed to dobow out of You’re not trying to bow out of this, are you?bow to phrasal verb to finally agree to do something, even though you do not want to do it: Congress may bow to public pressure and lift the arms embargo. Myers finally bowed to the inevitable (=accepted something he could not change) and withdrew from the campaign. bow1 verb bow2 noun bow3 noun bow4 verb bowbow2 /baʊ/ ●●○ noun Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1[countable] the act of bending the top part of your body forward to show respect for someone when you meet them, or as a way of thanking an audiencetake/give a bow (=bow to the audience at the end of a performance) The music ended and the girl took a bow. He gave a final bow just as the curtains came down. This is done with a formal bow to the king or queen.2 (also bows [plural]) [countable] the front part of a ship → stern, yacht bow1 verb bow2 noun bow3 noun bow4 verb bowbow3 /bəʊ/ noun [countable] Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1bow (1)a weapon used for shooting arrows, made of a long thin piece of wood held in a curve by a tight string: a bow and arrow2a knot of cloth or string, with a curved part on either side and two loose ends, worn in the hair as decoration or for tying shoelaces: Ella wore a bow in her hair.in a bow long chestnut hair tied back in a bow3a long thin piece of wood with a tight string fastened along it, used to play musical instruments such as the violin or cello → have more than one string to your bow at string1(8) bow1 verb bow2 noun bow3 noun bow4 verb bowbow4 /bəʊ/ verb Verb Table Examples word sets Collocations Phrases [intransitive, transitive] to play a piece of music on a musical instrument with a bow3
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Bow Bowed Head Bend Show Part Respect Body