| 词汇 | bow |
| 释义 | bow2 | BrE baʊ, AmE baʊ | A. intransitive verb ① literal (bend forward) 鞠躬 ▸ to bow to sb/sth; 向某人/某物鞠躬 ▸ to bow and scrape 奴颜婢膝 ② figurative (give in, defer) 让步 ▸ to bow to or before sth; 屈从于某事 ▸ we must bow to their wishes 我们必须顺从他们的愿望 ▸ to bow to the inevitable 听天由命 ③ (bend) «plank, branch» 弯曲 B. transitive verb ① (bend) 低下 ‹head›; 使…弯曲 ‹branch, plank›▸ age had bowed his back 他年老背驼 ▸ to bow the knee (to sth) figurative （对某事物）卑躬屈膝 ② (show by bowing) 鞠躬表示 ▸ the chairman bowed his consent/agreement 主席点头表示同意 ▸ he bowed his acknowledgement of the applause 他鞠躬感谢人们的掌声 C. noun (with the head) 点头致意 ; (with the body) 鞠躬 ▸ to make a bow; 鞠躬 ▸ to make one's bow figurative 首次公开露面 ▸ to take a bow Theatre 谢幕 PHRASAL VERBS bow down A. intransitive verb ① (make a bow) 鞠躬 ② figurative (submit) 屈服 B. transitive verb [bow sb/sth down, bow down sb/sth] ① (bend) «weight» 压弯 ‹sapling, person›② figurative (weigh down, defeat) 压垮 ▸ a nation bowed down by the burden of debt 为债务所累的国家 bow out A. intransitive verb ① (withdraw) 退出 ▸ to bow out of sth; 退出某事 ② (retire) 退休 ③ (resign) 辞职 B. transitive verb [bow sb out, bow out sb] 鞠躬送…出门 |
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