单词 | bow 2 |
释义 | bow2[bau]vi.1.■鞠躬(表示赞同、问候):to bow before a king向国王鞠躬致敬to bow politely to one's guests向宾客彬彬有礼地行礼2.■点头,弯腰,躬身,屈膝,下跪(以示尊敬、同意、招呼、礼拜等),点头表示同意,首肯,俯首赞成:The prince bowed and kissed her hand.王子弯腰吻她的手。They were bowing as the king and queen walking in.当国王和王后进来时他们屈膝致敬。3.■欠身;俯身:He bowed to the Queen before speaking.他说话之前向女王欠身。4.■(对权威)服从,屈从,屈服;让步,认输;在比赛中遭到失败:You'll have to bow to the inevitable.你将不得不向不可避免的事态低头。She expects me to bow down to her and do everything she tells me.她期待我服从她,做她所告诉我的一切事情。5.■[方言、古语](向下)弯曲,成曲线:The pines bowed low in the storm.在风暴中松树低垂。vt.1.■低头,点头(以示尊敬、祈祷、羞愧等),点(头)致意;欠(身);屈(膝);使鞠躬,使欠身:The king bowed his head to the crowd.国王点头向群众致意。He bowed his head in shame and sadness.他羞愧和悲伤得低下了头。2.■鞠躬(或欠身、俯首、低头)表示(同意、感谢等):to bow one's thank点头致谢3.■以鞠躬(或点头等)方式引领,鞠躬引领(宾客等),毕恭毕敬地送(客),(常与in或out连用):The guests were bowed in by the usher.引座员恭敬地引宾客入内。They were bowed out by the footman.他们由男仆毕恭毕敬地送出去。4.■使屈服,使让步,使顺从:We can never bow the neck to the invaders.我们决不能向侵略者低头。5.■压弯,压倒,压垮;使俯下,使弯腰(down):Age had bowed his head.他因年迈而垂头。Her back was bowed with age.她因年老而驼背。6.■[方言、古语]使弯曲,使成曲线n.1.■鞠躬,点头,首肯;低头;欠身,弯腰(表示尊敬、问候等)Better bow than break.[谚语]宁可委曲求全,也不可毁了自己。bow and scrape打躬作揖,奴颜婢膝,点头哈腰;过分恭敬;奉承,巴结bow down in the house of Rimmon为求一致而牺牲自己的原则;为保全面子而做明知故犯的事情[源出《圣经》列王纪下第5章第18节。里蒙(Rimmon)系统辖风暴的巴比伦之神]bow to necessity屈服于需要;做不得不做的事make a bow鞠躬make one's bow(尤指点头致意地)走进,进入正式进入;开始(经历等);(政治家、演员等)初次在公众前露面,首次登台演出,首次公开出现;向听众(或观众)行礼鞠躬而退,退离舞台,退场,正式引退(如退出舞台或社会生活)scrape a bow打躬作揖,深施一礼take a bow鞠躬答礼;答谢,谢幕(演出结束时)站起来(或走上台或鞠躬)以接受观众的鼓掌(或赞词等) |
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