首页英语词典bowbow的意思

bow

英 [baʊ] 美[baʊ]

英英释义同义词辨析词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

近义词kneel bend

n. 弓；鞠躬；船首
vi. 鞠躬；弯腰
vt. 鞠躬；弯腰
adj. 弯曲的
n. (Bow)人名；(东南亚国家华语)茂；(英)鲍

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词态变化

复数: bows;第三人称单数: bows;过去式: bowed;过去分词: bowed;现在分词: bowing;

中文词源

bow 鞠躬，弓

来自PIE *bheug, 弯。

英英释意

1. a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

2. a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument

3. front part of a vessel or aircraft;: "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

4. curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows

5. something curved in shape

6. bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame

7. an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

8. a decorative interlacing of ribbons

9. a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

英文词源

bow: bow: There are three distinct words bow in English, although two of them, ‘arrow-shooter’ [OE] and ‘bend the body’ [OE], are ultimately related. Bow for arrows comes from Old English boga, which also meant more generally ‘arch’; its source was Germanic *bugon, a derivative of *bug-, the short stem of *beugan. This *beugan was also the source of Old English bōgan, antecedent of modern English bow ‘bend the body’, while the short stem lies additionally behind bright [OE] and bout [16]. Buxom, which originally meant ‘flexible’ and ‘obedient’, derived from bow ‘bend the body’.

The other bow ‘front of a boat’ [15] was probably borrowed from Dutch boeg, a word related to English bough.
=> bight, bout, buxom; bough
bow (v.): Old English bugan "to bend, to bow down, to bend the body in condescension," also "to turn back" (class II strong verb; past tense beag, past participle bogen), from Proto-Germanic *bugon (cognates: Dutch buigen, Middle Low German bugen, Old High German biogan, German biegen, Gothic biugan "to bend," Old Norse boginn "bent"), from *beugen, from PIE root *bheug- (3) "to bend," with derivatives referring to bent, pliable, or curved objects (cognates: Sanskrit bhujati "bends, thrusts aside;" Old High German boug, Old English beag "a ring"). The noun in this sense is first recorded 1650s. Related: Bowed; bowing. Bow out "withdraw" is from 1942.
bow (n.1): weapon for shooting arrows, Old English boga "archery bow, arch, rainbow," from Proto-Germanic *bugon (cognates: Old Norse bogi, Old Frisian boga, Dutch boog, German Bogen "bow;" see bow (v.)). The sense of "a looped knot" is from 1540s. The musician's bow (1570s) formerly was curved like the archer's. Bowlegged is attested from 1550s.
bow (n.2): "front of a ship," mid-14c., from Old Norse bogr or Middle Dutch boech "bow of a ship," literally "shoulder (of an animal)," the connecting notion being "the shoulders of the ship." See bough.

同义词辨析

curve, bend, bow, crook, twist

这些动词都含"弯，弯曲"之意。

curve：指变成曲线或弧线状的动作或状态。

bend：普通用词，指把某物变成曲线或角形。用于人时，指头部或身躯弯下。

bow：指把头部或上身弯向前方的动作，也指社交中的礼节性动作。

crook：指不规则的弯曲，也指按照规则或模型弯曲某物。

twist：指通过转动、拧或扭使某物成弯曲状。

考试真题

In graph 1, we see that the x-axis shows grades that students earned, and the y-axis shows bow many students earned each grade.

词组搭配

bow out

To remove oneself; withdraw.

自动退出；下台

have (或 add) another string to one's bow

(Brit.)have a further resource that one can make use of

(英)后备方案；第二手准备

have many strings to one's bow

(Brit.)have a wide range of resources that one can make use of

(英)有两手准备

make one's bow

make one's first formal appearance in a particular role

初次在公众前露面；首次亮相

the midfielder only made his England bow nine months ago.
这个中场队员九个月前首次在英国亮相。

take a bow

(of an actor or entertainer) acknowledge applause after a performance by bowing

鞠躬答礼，答谢；谢幕

on the bow

(Nautical)within 45° of the point directly ahead

(航海)在船头前方45°范围内

a (warning) shot across the bows

a statement or gesture intended to frighten someone into changing their course of action

（意在恐吓某人使其改变行动步骤或方针的言语或姿态式的）警告

supporters are firing a warning shot across the President's bows.
支持者们向总统发出警告。

(bow out)withdraw or retire from an activity, role, or commitment

退出（活动，职业）

many artists are forced to &B{bow out of} the profession at a relatively early age.
许多艺术家在相当早的时候就被迫退出演艺圈。

bow and scrape

To behave obsequiously.

行为谄媚地

实用场景例句

They stood in silence with their heads bowed.: 他们默默地垂头而立。

The pines bowed in the wind.: 松树被风吹弯了。

She bowed her head in shame.: 她羞愧地低下了头。

The people all bowed down before the Emperor.: 所有人都给皇帝鞠躬。

He bowed low to the assembled crowd.: 他向集结的人群深深地鞠了一躬。

He bowed low to the assembled crowd.: 他向集结的人群深深地鞠了一躬。

The people all bowed down before the Emperor.: 所有人都给皇帝鞠躬。

She bowed her head in shame.: 她羞愧地低下了头。

They stood in silence with their heads bowed.: 他们默默地垂头而立。

The pines bowed in the wind.: 松树被风吹弯了。

Their backs were bowed under the weight of their packs.: 沉重的背包压弯了他们的脊背。

She has finally decided it's time to bow out of international tennis.: 她最终认定是退出世界网坛的时候了。

They finally bowed to pressure from the public.: 他们终于在公众的压力下让步了。

She bowed to the inevitable (= accepted a situation in which she had no choice) and resigned.: 她迫于无奈，只得辞职。

He was armed with a bow and arrow .: 他佩带着弓箭。

to tie your shoelaces in a bow: 把鞋带打成蝴蝶结

Her hair was tied back in a neat bow.: 她的头发扎在脑后打了个整齐的蝴蝶结。

...their determination not to be bowed in the face of the allied attacks.: 他们绝不在联合攻击面前丧失斗志的坚定决心

He bowed to the inevitable and announced that he was willing to resume diplomatic relations.: 迫于形势他只好宣称愿意恢复外交关系。

They ran to the center of the tent to take their bows.: 他们跑到帐篷中央鞠躬致意。

The waves were about five feet now, and the bow of the boat was leaping up and down.: 那时浪高大约有5英尺，船头在上下颠簸。

...the sight of that magnificent ship lit up from bow to stern.: 那艘豪华轮船从头到尾全被照亮的景象

Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow.: 再用一段丝带，系个蝴蝶结。

Some of the raiders were armed with bows and arrows.: 其中一些袭击者身背弓箭。

Parliament has bowed to the demand for a referendum next year.: 议会在人们的要求下已同意在明年举行全民公投。

Some shops are bowing to consumer pressure and stocking organically grown vegetables...: 一些商店迫于顾客的压力，开始供应有机蔬菜。

She stood still, head bowed, hands clasped in front of her.: 她一动不动地站着，低着头，双手紧扣在胸前。

The Colonel bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving...: 这位上校低头轻声做感恩祈祷。

They bowed low to Louis and hastened out of his way...: 他们向路易斯深深鞠躬，并忙不迭地给他让道。

He bowed slightly before taking her bag.: 他微微欠身，然后接过了她的包。

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