| 单词 | bowing |
| 释义 | bowing (once / 719 pages) 1nadj 2n WORD FAMILY bowing: bowings+/bow: bowed, bower, bowing, bows/bowed: unbowed/bower: bowered, bowering, bowers, bowery USAGE EXAMPLESPointing one’s feet at another person is considered to be extremely disrespectful, while bowing at someone’s feet is a mark of veneration. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) Local officials, bowing to pressure from frustrated property owners, said they would allow people back into most parts of the city Friday morning. Time(Dec 02, 2016) Stumpf resigned on Oct 12, bowing to pressure following a $190 million settlement the bank reached with regulators in September. Reuters(Nov 29, 2016) 1 1n bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting Syn|Hypo|Hyper bow, obeisance genuflection, genuflexion the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence kotow, kowtowa former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission scrape, scrapinga deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility) salaama deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation reverence an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy) gesture, motionthe use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals 2adj showing an excessively deferential manner 2Syn bowed submissive inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination n managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument the violinist's bowing was excellent Hypo|Hyper spiccato, spiccato bowing bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings playing the act of playing a musical instrument |
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