bow
- n. 弓；鞠躬；船首
- vi. 鞠躬；彎腰
- vt. 鞠躬；彎腰
- adj. 彎曲的
- n. (Bow)人名；(東南亞國(guó)家華語(yǔ))茂；(英)鮑
詞態(tài)變化
中文詞源
來(lái)自PIE *bheug, 彎。
英英釋意
- 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
英文詞源
- bow
- bow: There are three distinct words bow in English, although two of them, ‘a(chǎn)rrow-shooter’ [OE] and ‘bend the body’ [OE], are ultimately related. Bow for arrows comes from Old English boga, which also meant more generally ‘a(chǎn)rch’; 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.
同義詞辨析
curve, bend, bow, crook, twist
這些動(dòng)詞都含"彎，彎曲"之意。
curve： 指變成曲線或弧線狀的動(dòng)作或狀態(tài)。
bend： 普通用詞，指把某物變成曲線或角形。用于人時(shí)，指頭部或身軀彎下。
bow： 指把頭部或上身彎向前方的動(dòng)作，也指社交中的禮節(jié)性動(dòng)作。
crook： 指不規(guī)則的彎曲，也指按照規(guī)則或模型彎曲某物。
twist： 指通過(guò)轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)、擰或扭使某物成彎曲狀。
考試真題
- 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.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)浙江卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文
詞組搭配
bow out
To remove oneself; withdraw.
自動(dòng)退出；下臺(tái)
have (或 add) another string to one's bow
(Brit.)have a further resource that one can make use of
(英)后備方案；第二手準(zhǔn)備
have many strings to one's bow
(Brit.)have a wide range of resources that one can make use of
(英)有兩手準(zhǔn)備
take a bow
(of an actor or entertainer) acknowledge applause after a performance by bowing
鞠躬答禮，答謝；謝幕
on the bow
(Nautical)within 45° of the point directly ahead
(航海)在船頭前方45°范圍內(nèi)
a (warning) shot across the bows
a statement or gesture intended to frighten someone into changing their course of action
（意在恐嚇某人使其改變行動(dòng)步驟或方針的言語(yǔ)或姿態(tài)式的）警告
supporters are firing a warning shot across the President's bows.
支持者們向總統(tǒng)發(fā)出警告。
(bow out)withdraw or retire from an activity, role, or commitment
退出（活動(dòng)，職業(yè)）
many artists are forced to &B{bow out of} the profession at a relatively early age.
許多藝術(shù)家在相當(dāng)早的時(shí)候就被迫退出演藝圈。
bow and scrape
To behave obsequiously.
行為諂媚地
實(shí)用場(chǎng)景例句
- They stood in silence with their heads bowed.
- 他們默默地垂頭而立。
牛津詞典
- The pines bowed in the wind.
- 松樹(shù)被風(fēng)吹彎了。
牛津詞典
- She bowed her head in shame.
- 她羞愧地低下了頭。
牛津詞典
- The people all bowed down before the Emperor.
- 所有人都給皇帝鞠躬。
牛津詞典
- He bowed low to the assembled crowd.
- 他向集結(jié)的人群深深地鞠了一躬。
牛津詞典
- He bowed low to the assembled crowd.
- 他向集結(jié)的人群深深地鞠了一躬。
牛津詞典
- The people all bowed down before the Emperor.
- 所有人都給皇帝鞠躬。
牛津詞典
- She bowed her head in shame.
- 她羞愧地低下了頭。
牛津詞典
- They stood in silence with their heads bowed.
- 他們默默地垂頭而立。
牛津詞典
- The pines bowed in the wind.
- 松樹(shù)被風(fēng)吹彎了。
牛津詞典
- Their backs were bowed under the weight of their packs.
- 沉重的背包壓彎了他們的脊背。
牛津詞典
- She has finally decided it's time to bow out of international tennis.
- 她最終認(rèn)定是退出世界網(wǎng)壇的時(shí)候了。
牛津詞典
- They finally bowed to pressure from the public.
- 他們終于在公眾的壓力下讓步了。
牛津詞典
- She bowed to the inevitable (= accepted a situation in which she had no choice) and resigned.
- 她迫于無(wú)奈，只得辭職。
牛津詞典
- He was armed with a bow and arrow .
- 他佩帶著弓箭。
牛津詞典
- to tie your shoelaces in a bow
- 把鞋帶打成蝴蝶結(jié)
牛津詞典
- Her hair was tied back in a neat bow.
- 她的頭發(fā)扎在腦后打了個(gè)整齊的蝴蝶結(jié)。
牛津詞典
- ...their determination not to be bowed in the face of the allied attacks.
- 他們絕不在聯(lián)合攻擊面前喪失斗志的堅(jiān)定決心
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- He bowed to the inevitable and announced that he was willing to resume diplomatic relations.
- 迫于形勢(shì)他只好宣稱愿意恢復(fù)外交關(guān)系。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- They ran to the center of the tent to take their bows.
- 他們跑到帳篷中央鞠躬致意。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- The waves were about five feet now, and the bow of the boat was leaping up and down.
- 那時(shí)浪高大約有5英尺，船頭在上下顛簸。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- ...the sight of that magnificent ship lit up from bow to stern.
- 那艘豪華輪船從頭到尾全被照亮的景象
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow.
- 再用一段絲帶，系個(gè)蝴蝶結(jié)。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Some of the raiders were armed with bows and arrows.
- 其中一些襲擊者身背弓箭。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Parliament has bowed to the demand for a referendum next year.
- 議會(huì)在人們的要求下已同意在明年舉行全民公投。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Some shops are bowing to consumer pressure and stocking organically grown vegetables...
- 一些商店迫于顧客的壓力，開(kāi)始供應(yīng)有機(jī)蔬菜。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- She stood still, head bowed, hands clasped in front of her.
- 她一動(dòng)不動(dòng)地站著，低著頭，雙手緊扣在胸前。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- The Colonel bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving...
- 這位上校低頭輕聲做感恩祈禱。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- They bowed low to Louis and hastened out of his way...
- 他們向路易斯深深鞠躬，并忙不迭地給他讓道。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- He bowed slightly before taking her bag.
- 他微微欠身，然后接過(guò)了她的包。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典