英语词汇“bow”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

bow1

/bəʊ

noun

1A knot tied with two loops and two loose ends, used especially for tying shoelaces and decorative ribbons: a girl with long hair tied back in a bow...

Tie the red ribbon in a bow and stitch in place through the center knot, referring to the photo for placement.
He looks very jaunty, hands on hips, his cap pushed back on his head and his cap ribbon tied in a bow.
After your child completes several cards, stack and lace them together through the eyelets on the left edge to form a book, tying the ribbon ends in a bow.

1.1A decorative ribbon tied in a bow.Purchase Christmas cards, wrapping paper, tissue, bows, ribbon and decorations for next year while they are on sale now....

Don't buy expensive ribbons and bows to decorate your packages, if you hunt around you can find the cheap stuff that will be just as pretty!
Montgomery also will put up as many as six Christmas trees and decorate them with bows, ornaments and small photo frames.

2A weapon for shooting arrows, typically made of a curved piece of wood joined at both ends by a taut string.They had walked and driven for hours to get there, carrying the only weapons they possessed - bows and arrows, spears and machetes....

The catalogue, includes an assortment of weapons: bows and arrows, swords and spears.
Swords, spears, bows and arrows and many other weapons were being made in full force.

Synonyms

longbow, crossbow, recurve

3A long, partially curved rod with horsehair stretched along its length, used for playing the violin and other stringed instruments.When the electric is used, it's played with a violin bow, which results in a sound I'm sure we could use to communicate with whales....

Rosin can be used as a plasticizer, in the manufacture of varnishes and printing inks, and also to treat bows for stringed instruments.
The stealer of the show was definitely Peers when he played his guitar like an upside-down guitar with a violin bow.

3.1A single passage of a bow over the strings of an instrument.She claims to have used a lighter bow for Schubert than Brahms....

Rapid bowing, slow bows and staccato to bowing are reviewed, and exercises for each are prescribed.
Bow every note slowly while concentrating on bow placement and technique.

4A curved stroke forming part of a letter (e.g. b, p).The scribe's standard capital "D" is formed of two strokes, a vertical stroke forming the back that curves a bit to the left at the top, and the right stroke forming the bow....

In particular, the bow of the letter a is particularly sharp and pointed.
The letter D develops gradually the uncial form ... by lengthening the upper stroke of the bow.

5A metal ring forming the handle of a key or pair of scissors.At least the finger bow provided at the movable scissors blade is made ... of a resilient synthetic material or similar material....

Its obvious that bow scissors are suitable for delicate work.
It has long been known to manufacture scissors with finger and thumb bows either of the same size or with the finger bow larger than the thumb bow.

5.1North American A side piece or lens frame of a pair of glasses.The lenses don't meet the corners of the frame where the bows attach....

This hearing aid device has a body that can be attached to an eyeglasses bow has a channel therein for acceptance of a flexible eyeglasses bow end piece.
A pair of eyeglasses includes an elongated lens unit, a pair of connectors, and a pair of elongated bows.

verb [with object]

Play (a stringed instrument or music) using a bow: the techniques by which the pieces were bowed (as noun bowing) the mind can concentrate on finger action without worrying about bowing...

Equally, it is not string players who are expected to bow a saw or a cymbal.
I could see they were impressed with my first piece as I bowed the last note.
He took the recorded testimonies of Holocaust survivors and scored them as computer samples against the striking bowed chords of a string quartet.

Phrases

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

have many strings to one's bow

Origin

Old English boga 'bend, bow, arch', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boog and German Bogen, also to bow².

The bow of a ship has nothing to do with a person bowing in respect or a support bowing under pressure. The nautical bow (early 17th century) is in fact related to bough (Old English), the limb of a tree. Its immediate source, in the later Middle Ages, was German or Dutch. The phrase a shot across the bows, ‘a warning statement or gesture’, has its origins in the world of naval warfare, where it is one which is not intended to hit, but to make ships stop or alter their course. See also buxom. The archer's bow and the act of bending, both Old English, are related and come from Germanic roots. The archer's bow got its name from the shape, which also appears in Old English rainbow and elbow (Old English). The first part of the latter gives us the old measurement the ell, a variable measure, originally the distance from elbow to fingertip, which comes from the Indo-European root that also gives us ulna (mid 16th century) for the bone that runs from elbow to wrist.

Rhymes

bow2

/baʊ

verb [no object]

1Bend the head or upper part of the body as a sign of respect, greeting, or shame: he turned and bowed to his father [with object]: she knelt and bowed her head councillors stood with heads bowed...

The man climbed off his horse, and bowed to Dominic in respect.
Drake's head rose from its resting place, I bowed to show my respect to my own creator.
Haman was furious with Mordecai, because Mordecai refused to bow down before him to show his respect.

Synonyms

incline the body, incline the head, make an obeisance, make a bow, nod, curtsy, drop a curtsy, bob, salaam, genuflect, bend the knee, kowtow

1.1 [with object] Express (thanks, agreement, or other sentiments) by bending one’s head respectfully: he looked at Hector before bowing grave thanks...

Just email me and rant and rave and I'll get back to you, bowing thanks for putting me on your favorites list!
In his small webbed hands he held Spitz's helmet which Pax gently accepted bowing his thanks.
I bowed agreement, but ventured to make a suggestion.

2Bend with age or under pressure: the roof trusses bowed as the wind fought to rip the roof free [with object]: the creepers were bowed down with flowers...

I did put out a quiver-tip, which rocked back and forth like a blade of grass bowing and stooping before the wind.
Pensioners, although they appear bowed by the more strenuous life they once went through, find time for a humorous chat on a bench in front of St Mary's Church.
If your walls are bowed, bumpy or imperfect, you might be able to achieve a better finish by stripping them bare.

2.1Submit to pressure or demands: the government has bowed to pressure from farmers to increase compensation...

Only a day earlier, she had reluctantly bowed to pressure from senior Congress Party members to accept the job.
But last week Britain, too, bowed to the pressure.
Despite giving my backing to his campaign against New Years Eve parties as usual I bowed to peer-group pressure and went out on the night itself.

Synonyms

give in, give way, yield, submit, surrender, succumb, capitulate, assent, defer, kowtow, truckle, adhere, conform;

acquiesce in, concur with, comply with, act in accordance with, cooperate with, accept, heed, observe

3chiefly North American (Of a new film or product) be premiered or launched: the trailer bowed in theaters nationwide on December 23 the Pentium III bowed in early 1999...

The same can be said of other models bowing next year.

noun

An act of bending the head or upper body as a sign of respect or greeting: the man gave a little bow...

Then she smiled nicely, took a little bow, blew a kiss, and gave just the briefest, politest, friendliest pump of a fist.
I stood there for a while before wandering over to the fountain, where a Hispanic guy was taking mock bows for his friends.
Chris gave her a mock bow, before taking her empty bottle.

Synonyms

inclination, obeisance, nod, curtsy, bob, salaam, salutation;

Indian namaskar

Chinese, historical kowtow

archaic reverence

Phrases

bow and scrape

make one's bow

take a bow

Phrasal verbs

bow out

Origin

Old English būgan 'bend, stoop', of Germanic origin; related to German biegen, also to bow¹.

bow3

/baʊ

(also bows)

noun

The front end of a ship: water sprayed high over her bows...

The former, as prime contractor, builds the aft and central superstructure, the latter the ship's bow and distinctive pyramidal main mast.
The ceiling lights lit in a sequence from the aft deck to the bow of the ship and the floor lighting blinked twice before staying on.
Without the support of the bowsprit, the long spar that extends forward from the bow of the ship, there was no support for the masts.

Synonyms

prow, front, forepart, stem, rostrum, ram, nose, head, bowsprit, cutwater

informal sharp end

rare fore-end, stem-post, beak, beakhead

Phrases

on the bow

a (warning) shot across the bows

Origin

Late Middle English: from Low German boog, Dutch boeg, 'shoulder or ship's bow'; related to bough.

单词	bow
释义	bow1 /bəʊ / noun 1A knot tied with two loops and two loose ends, used especially for tying shoelaces and decorative ribbons: a girl with long hair tied back in a bow... Tie the red ribbon in a bow and stitch in place through the center knot, referring to the photo for placement. He looks very jaunty, hands on hips, his cap pushed back on his head and his cap ribbon tied in a bow. After your child completes several cards, stack and lace them together through the eyelets on the left edge to form a book, tying the ribbon ends in a bow. 1.1A decorative ribbon tied in a bow.Purchase Christmas cards, wrapping paper, tissue, bows, ribbon and decorations for next year while they are on sale now.... Don't buy expensive ribbons and bows to decorate your packages, if you hunt around you can find the cheap stuff that will be just as pretty! Montgomery also will put up as many as six Christmas trees and decorate them with bows, ornaments and small photo frames. 2A weapon for shooting arrows, typically made of a curved piece of wood joined at both ends by a taut string.They had walked and driven for hours to get there, carrying the only weapons they possessed - bows and arrows, spears and machetes.... The catalogue, includes an assortment of weapons: bows and arrows, swords and spears. Swords, spears, bows and arrows and many other weapons were being made in full force. Synonyms longbow, crossbow, recurve 3A long, partially curved rod with horsehair stretched along its length, used for playing the violin and other stringed instruments.When the electric is used, it's played with a violin bow, which results in a sound I'm sure we could use to communicate with whales.... Rosin can be used as a plasticizer, in the manufacture of varnishes and printing inks, and also to treat bows for stringed instruments. The stealer of the show was definitely Peers when he played his guitar like an upside-down guitar with a violin bow. 3.1A single passage of a bow over the strings of an instrument.She claims to have used a lighter bow for Schubert than Brahms.... Rapid bowing, slow bows and staccato to bowing are reviewed, and exercises for each are prescribed. Bow every note slowly while concentrating on bow placement and technique. 4A curved stroke forming part of a letter (e.g. b, p).The scribe's standard capital "D" is formed of two strokes, a vertical stroke forming the back that curves a bit to the left at the top, and the right stroke forming the bow.... In particular, the bow of the letter a is particularly sharp and pointed. The letter D develops gradually the uncial form ... by lengthening the upper stroke of the bow. 5A metal ring forming the handle of a key or pair of scissors.At least the finger bow provided at the movable scissors blade is made ... of a resilient synthetic material or similar material.... Its obvious that bow scissors are suitable for delicate work. It has long been known to manufacture scissors with finger and thumb bows either of the same size or with the finger bow larger than the thumb bow. 5.1North American A side piece or lens frame of a pair of glasses.The lenses don't meet the corners of the frame where the bows attach.... This hearing aid device has a body that can be attached to an eyeglasses bow has a channel therein for acceptance of a flexible eyeglasses bow end piece. A pair of eyeglasses includes an elongated lens unit, a pair of connectors, and a pair of elongated bows. verb [with object] Play (a stringed instrument or music) using a bow: the techniques by which the pieces were bowed (as noun bowing) the mind can concentrate on finger action without worrying about bowing... Equally, it is not string players who are expected to bow a saw or a cymbal. I could see they were impressed with my first piece as I bowed the last note. He took the recorded testimonies of Holocaust survivors and scored them as computer samples against the striking bowed chords of a string quartet. Phrases have (or add) another string to one's bow have many strings to one's bow Origin Old English boga 'bend, bow, arch', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boog and German Bogen, also to bow². The bow of a ship has nothing to do with a person bowing in respect or a support bowing under pressure. The nautical bow (early 17th century) is in fact related to bough (Old English), the limb of a tree. Its immediate source, in the later Middle Ages, was German or Dutch. The phrase a shot across the bows, ‘a warning statement or gesture’, has its origins in the world of naval warfare, where it is one which is not intended to hit, but to make ships stop or alter their course. See also buxom. The archer's bow and the act of bending, both Old English, are related and come from Germanic roots. The archer's bow got its name from the shape, which also appears in Old English rainbow and elbow (Old English). The first part of the latter gives us the old measurement the ell, a variable measure, originally the distance from elbow to fingertip, which comes from the Indo-European root that also gives us ulna (mid 16th century) for the bone that runs from elbow to wrist. Rhymes allow, avow, Bilbao, Bissau, bough, bow-wow, brow, cacao, chow, ciao, cow, dhow, Dow, endow, Foochow, Frau, Hangzhou, Hough, how, Howe, kowtow, Lao, Liao, Macao, Macau, miaow, Mindanao, mow, now, ow, Palau, plough (US plow), pow, prow, row, scow, Slough, sough, sow, Tao, thou, vow, wow, Yangshao bow2 /baʊ / verb [no object] 1Bend the head or upper part of the body as a sign of respect, greeting, or shame: he turned and bowed to* his father* [with object]: she knelt and bowed her head councillors stood with heads bowed... The man climbed off his horse, and bowed to Dominic in respect. Drake's head rose from its resting place, I bowed to show my respect to my own creator. Haman was furious with Mordecai, because Mordecai refused to bow down before him to show his respect. Synonyms incline the body, incline the head, make an obeisance, make a bow, nod, curtsy, drop a curtsy, bob, salaam, genuflect, bend the knee, kowtow 1.1 [with object] Express (thanks, agreement, or other sentiments) by bending one’s head respectfully: he looked at Hector before bowing grave thanks... Just email me and rant and rave and I'll get back to you, bowing thanks for putting me on your favorites list! In his small webbed hands he held Spitz's helmet which Pax gently accepted bowing his thanks. I bowed agreement, but ventured to make a suggestion. 2Bend with age or under pressure: the roof trusses bowed as the wind fought to rip the roof free [with object]: the creepers were bowed down with* flowers... I did put out a quiver-tip, which rocked back and forth like a blade of grass bowing and stooping before the wind. Pensioners, although they appear bowed by the more strenuous life they once went through, find time for a humorous chat on a bench in front of St Mary's Church. If your walls are bowed, bumpy or imperfect, you might be able to achieve a better finish by stripping them bare. 2.1Submit to pressure or demands: the government has bowed to pressure from farmers to increase compensation... Only a day earlier, she had reluctantly bowed to pressure from senior Congress Party members to accept the job. But last week Britain, too, bowed to the pressure. Despite giving my backing to his campaign against New Years Eve parties as usual I bowed to peer-group pressure and went out on the night itself. Synonyms give in, give way, yield, submit, surrender, succumb, capitulate, assent, defer, kowtow, truckle, adhere, conform; acquiesce in, concur with, comply with, act in accordance with, cooperate with, accept, heed, observe 3chiefly North American* (Of a new film or product) be premiered or launched: the trailer bowed in theaters nationwide on December 23 the Pentium III bowed in early 1999... The same can be said of other models bowing next year. noun An act of bending the head or upper body as a sign of respect or greeting: the man gave a little bow... Then she smiled nicely, took a little bow, blew a kiss, and gave just the briefest, politest, friendliest pump of a fist. I stood there for a while before wandering over to the fountain, where a Hispanic guy was taking mock bows for his friends. Chris gave her a mock bow, before taking her empty bottle. Synonyms inclination, obeisance, nod, curtsy, bob, salaam, salutation; Indian namaskar Chinese, historical kowtow archaic reverence Phrases bow and scrape make one's bow take a bow Phrasal verbs bow out Origin Old English būgan 'bend, stoop', of Germanic origin; related to German biegen, also to bow¹. bow3 /baʊ / (also bows) noun The front end of a ship: water sprayed high over her bows... The former, as prime contractor, builds the aft and central superstructure, the latter the ship's bow and distinctive pyramidal main mast. The ceiling lights lit in a sequence from the aft deck to the bow of the ship and the floor lighting blinked twice before staying on. Without the support of the bowsprit, the long spar that extends forward from the bow of the ship, there was no support for the masts. Synonyms prow, front, forepart, stem, rostrum, ram, nose, head, bowsprit, cutwater informal sharp end rare fore-end, stem-post, beak, beakhead Phrases on the bow a (warning) shot across the bows Origin Late Middle English: from Low German boog, Dutch boeg, 'shoulder or ship's bow'; related to bough.
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