bow1 /baʊ/ ●●○ verb → bough1 [intransitiveI]BEND 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 鞠躬 She bowed and left the stage. 她鞠了一躬,离开了舞台。
Corbett entered the room, bowing respectfully. 科比特走进房间,恭敬地鞠了一躬。
The servant bowed low and handed his master the sealed note. 仆人深深一鞠躬,把那个封好的短笺递给了主人。
bow before/to He bowed before the king. 他向国王躬身行礼。
→5 see picture at 见图 bend1 2 bow 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 低头 She bowed her head and prayed. 她低头祈祷。
Phil stood, his head bowed in shame. 菲尔站在那里,羞愧地低着头。
3 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]BEND to bend your body over something, especially in order to see it more closely 〔尤指为靠近些看〕俯(身),欠(身)bow over Teague sat at his desk, bowed over a book. 蒂格坐在桌子旁边,欠着身子看书。
4 BEND[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to bend, or to make something bend (使)弯曲 The trees bowed in the wind. 树木被风吹弯了腰。
His back was bowed under the weight of the heavy bag. 沉重的包压得他背都弯了。
5. bow and scrape OBEYto show too much respect to someone in authority – used to show disapproval 点头哈腰,卑躬屈膝〔含贬义〕bow and scrape• The Oistrakhs bow and scrape in evening dress, on Emi-tape. 6 bow down phrasal verbphr v a) BENDto bend your body forward, especially when you are already kneeling, in order to show respect (跪)拜 before/to etc Maria bowed down before the statue. 玛丽亚拜倒在塑像前。
Come, let us bow down in worship. 来吧,让我们来跪地敬拜。
b) bow down to somebody literaryOBEY to let someone give you orders or tell you what to do – used to show disapproval 向某人屈服;屈从于某人〔含贬义〕 bow before/to etc• The women and children now catch up their master, and each group in turn bows down before Esau.• But still, because he does not bow down before his own popularity, he retains a certain distance.• And bowed down to resume his strange rump-in-the-air and face-in-the-sea posture.• Thou hast made a graven image and Jeroboam-like wouldst have everyone else bow down before thy calf.• Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. bow down to somebody• And bowed down to resume his strange rump-in-the-air and face-in-the-sea posture.• Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you.
7 bow out phrasal verbphr v a) STOP DOING somethingto stop taking part in an activity, job etc, especially one that you have been doing for a long time (从…)退出,退场;辞职 of Reeves thinks it is time for him to bow out of politics. 里夫斯认为他应该退出政坛了。
b) DOto not do something that you have promised or agreed to do 食言 of You’re not trying to bow out of this, are you? 这事你不会说话不算数吧?
bow of• But another clone wannabe bowed out of the game Tuesday.
8 bow to somebody/something phrasal verbphr v AGREEto finally agree to do something, even though you do not want to do it 向…让步,屈服于 Congress may bow to public pressure and lift the arms embargo. 国会也许会屈服于公众的压力,解除武器禁运。
Myers finally bowed to the inevitable (=accepted something he could not change) and withdrew from the campaign. 迈尔斯最后迫于无奈,退出了这场竞选。
bowed to the inevitable• I sighed and bowed to the inevitable.• He finally bowed to the inevitable after 61 minutes, when he was visibly hobbling around.• The Government bowed to the inevitable after other countries threatened to outvote it.• Last week Chen's company bowed to the inevitable and closed its doors.