bow
名詞
定義 bow 名詞
movement(動作)
- Countable(可數名詞)
The act of bending the head or body forward, typically to show respect or gratitude to an audience or performer.
鞠躬；欠身；點頭致意
The audience cheered loudly, and she returned to the stage to take another bow.
觀眾大聲歡呼，她回到舞台上再次鞠躬。
After the performance concluded, the actors gave the audience a deep bow.
表演結束後，演員們向觀眾深深鞠躬。
He gave a slight bow to express his thanks.
他微微鞠躬表達感謝。
structure(結構)
- Countable(可數名詞)
The forward part of a ship.
船首；艦首
動詞
定義 bow 動詞
- Transitive(及物動詞)Intransitive(不及物動詞)
To bend the head or body forward as a gesture of respect, gratitude, or acknowledgment.
（使）鞠躬；（使）欠身；點頭致意
They bowed before the Queen.
他們在女王面前鞠躬。
We bowed our heads during the prayer.
我們在祈禱時低下了頭。
He bowed deeply before the king, begging for mercy.
他在國王面前深深鞠躬，乞求寬恕。
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.
他總是對老闆卑躬屈膝，希望能得到他的青睞。
- 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，警告將會采取更強硬的行動。
• The manager fired a warning shot across the team's bow, stating that there would be personnel changes if the project was delayed.
經理對團隊發出警告，表示如果項目延遲，將會進行人事變動。
片語動詞 bow
- bow out
to resign from a position or discontinue an activity, generally following an extended period.
離職；退出
• After years of hard work, he decided to bow out officially.
經過多年的辛勤工作，他決定正式退出。
- bow down to someone
to demonstrate deference and acknowledge another person's superior authority
屈服；聽從；服從於…
• We had to bow down to the authority of the successful businessman.
我們不得不屈服於那位成功商人的權威。
- bow to someone/something
to comply with someone else's wishes, often reluctantly
向…妥協，向…讓步
• Even though he disagreed, we ultimately bowed to the manager's demands.
儘管他不同意，我們最終還是向經理的要求妥協了。