bow
名詞
定義 bow 名詞
movement(动作)
- Countable(可数名词)
The act of bending the head or body forward, typically to show respect or gratitude to an audience or performer.
鞠躬；欠身；点头致意
The audience cheered loudly, and she returned to the stage to take another bow.
观众大声欢呼，她回到舞台上再次鞠躬。
After the performance concluded, the actors gave the audience a deep bow.
表演结束后，演员们向观众深深鞠躬。
He gave a slight bow to express his thanks.
他微微鞠躬表达感谢。
structure(结构)
- Countable(可数名词)
The forward part of a ship.
船首；舰首
動詞
定義 bow 動詞
- Transitive(及物动词)Intransitive(不及物动词)
To bend the head or body forward as a gesture of respect, gratitude, or acknowledgment.
（使）鞠躬；（使）欠身；点头致意
They bowed before the Queen.
他们在女王面前鞠躬。
We bowed our heads during the prayer.
我们在祈祷时低下了头。
He bowed deeply before the king, begging for mercy.
他在国王面前深深鞠躬，乞求宽恕。
成語
- bow and scrape
To behave in a servile manner by being excessively polite or attentive to someone.
屈膝奉迴
• He's always bowing and scraping to the boss, hoping to get in his good graces.
他总是对老板卑躬屈膝，希望能得到他的青睐。
- fire a (warning) shot across someone's bow
To issue a warning to someone, indicating that strong actions will be taken if their behavior does not change.
警告某人，警告将会采取更强硬的行动。
• The manager fired a warning shot across the team's bow, stating that there would be personnel changes if the project was delayed.
经理对团队发出警告，表示如果项目延迟，将会进行人事变动。
片語動詞 bow
- bow out
to resign from a position or discontinue an activity, generally following an extended period.
离职；退出
• After years of hard work, he decided to bow out officially.
经过多年的辛勤工作，他决定正式退出。
- bow down to someone
to demonstrate deference and acknowledge another person's superior authority
屈服；听从；服从于…
• We had to bow down to the authority of the successful businessman.
我们不得不屈服于那位成功商人的权威。
- bow to someone/something
to comply with someone else's wishes, often reluctantly
向…妥协，向…让步
• Even though he disagreed, we ultimately bowed to the manager's demands.
尽管他不同意，我们最终还是向经理的要求妥协了。