bows

BENDING OR SUBMITTING 弯曲或顺从

1. VERB 鞠躬，欠身（打招呼或表示恭敬）
   When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
   1. 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。
   2. He bowed slightly before taking her bag.
      他微微欠身，然后接过了她的包。
   3. Bow is also a noun.
      
   4. I gave a theatrical bow and waved.
      我夸张地鞠了个躬，然后挥手致意。
2. VERB 低（头）；俯（首）
   If you bow your head, you bend it downwards so that you are looking towards the ground, for example because you want to show respect or because you are thinking deeply about something.
   1. The Colonel bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving...
      这位上校低头轻声做感恩祈祷。
   2. 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。
3. VERB 向（压力或他人的意愿）让步；屈从于；屈服于
   If you bow to pressure or to someone's wishes, you agree to do what they want you to do.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
4. V-PASSIVE 使沮丧；使不安；使无望
   If you are bowed by something, you are made unhappy and anxious by it, and lose hope.
   1. ...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
   2. To be bowed down means the same as to be bowed .
      be bowed down同be bowed
   3. I am bowed down by my sins.
      我为自己的罪孽感到不安。
5. PHRASE (为形势所迫）低头，屈服
   If someone bows to the inevitable and does something that they do not want to do, they do it, because circumstances force them to do it.
   1. 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。
6. PHRASE （演员或表演者向观众）鞠躬致意
   If an actor or entertainer takes a bow, he or she shows appreciation of an audience's applause by bowing to them.
   1. They ran to the center of the tent to take their bows.
      他们跑到帐篷中央鞠躬致意。

PART OF A SHIP 船的部分

1. N-COUNT 船首；船头
   The front part of a ship is called the bow or the bows. The plural bows can be used to refer either to one or to more than one of these parts.
   1. 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。
   2. ...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
   3. ...spray from the ship's bows.
      船头溅起的浪花

OBJECTS 物体

1. N-COUNT （鞋带或丝带系成的）蝴蝶结
   A bow is a knot with two loops and two loose ends that is used in tying shoelaces and ribbons.
   1. Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow.
      再用一段丝带，系个蝴蝶结。
2. N-COUNT 弓
   A bow is a weapon for shooting arrows which consists of a long piece of curved wood with a string attached to both its ends.
   1. Some of the raiders were armed with bows and arrows.
      其中一些袭击者身背弓箭。
3. （小提琴等弦乐器的）弓，琴弓
   The bow of a violin or other stringed instrument is a long thin piece of wood with fibres stretched along it, which you move across the strings of the instrument in order to play it.
4. another string to your bow → see: string

1. Warriors armed with bows and arrows and spears have invaded their villages.
   佩带弓箭和长矛的武士闯入了他们的村庄。
2. They ran to the center of the tent to take their bows.
   他们跑到帐篷中央鞠躬致意。
3. Some of the raiders were armed with bows and arrows.
   其中一些袭击者身背弓箭。
4. Tie it with fabric bows that co-ordinate with other furnishings
   系上与其他装饰相配的布质蝴蝶结。
5. As a warning shot across the bows of rivals, it is already setting aggressive prices.
   作为对竞争对手的一个警告，其已报出了很有杀伤力的价格。
6. The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.
   这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。
7. Also, my friend said nobody bows to their grandparents.
   同样，我的朋友说没有人会向祖父母鞠躬。
8. Some swords, a few bows. One man had an axe.
   几支剑、两三把弓，还有个家伙带了一柄斧头。
9. The Chinese used bamboo for making household articles and weapons, such as bows and arrows.
   中国人用竹子制作各种家居用品和武器，比如竹碗、竹箭。
10. Embellishments included peacock or spiky feathers, silk flowers or sheer veils, bows or curls.
    饰物有孔雀尾羽或其他长羽毛、绢花或者面纱、蝴蝶结或卷发。
11. Often as tall as the archer, these bows have long range and power, but are unwieldy.
    通常跟弓箭手一样高，这些弓具有长射程，巨大的威力但是已经不实用了。
12. The rebels don't have any rifles. they're savages with bows and arrows.
    叛军没有任何枪支，他们是用弓箭的野蛮人。
13. Bows, crossbows, and slings bestow the bonus damage upon their ammunition.
    弓、和投石器将对伤害的加值施加于其弹药上。
14. Bows and arrows have long since been out of use.
    弓箭很早以前就没人使用了。
15. The yacht hit a rock and damaged her bows.
    游艇碰上了礁石，撞坏了船头。
16. Forget the stick-ons! Now you can make beautiful bows with this step-by-step guide!
    忘了粘贴式的礼品包装结！按照一下步骤指导，现在你就能打出漂亮的结。
17. There are men with swords and bows.
    那里有带着剑和弓箭的武士。
18. Yeah, these are all nice bows and sharp arrows.
    是啊，这些可都是精弓利箭啊。
19. Who will buy my beautiful laces, buckles, belts, bows?
    谁来买我的蕾丝花边，搭扣，腰带，蝴蝶结呀？
20. He bows his head and you experience his humbleness.
    他低下他的头而你体验了他的谦逊。
21. Men with bows and arrows slung on their backs.
    背上挎着弓箭的人们。
22. Bows, arrows, and sticks with sharp iron points were their only weapons.
    他们的武器只有弓箭和带有铁尖的棍子。
23. This made it easy for the people to shoot the deer in Gray's herd with bows and arrows.
    这使得人们很容易地用弓箭射杀格雷鹿群里的鹿。
24. As you said, colonel, they're savages with bows and arrows.
    如你所说，上校，他们是使用弓箭的野蛮人。
25. Girls with bows in their hair.
    头发上扎着蝴蝶结的女孩子们。
26. She bows her old head to a voice that speaks to her loudly, her bonesetter, her medicineman;
    她朝那个对她大声说话的嗓门低下老迈低头，他是她的接骨师和药师；
27. But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
    他们的刀必刺入自己的心；他们的弓必被折断。
28. Makers of bows and arrows are good at straightening their arrows.
    造箭的弓匠擅长于调直弓箭；
29. The heart feels rich and fulfilled as you wrap them in gay paper and bows.
    心脏感觉富有和履行当你包裹他们在快乐纸里并且鞠躬。
30. Troops comprised of Sicilian Muslims fighting for their city, equipped with bows and light armour.
    穆斯林弓箭兵来自西西里的穆斯林社区，应徵入伍保卫城市，装备复合弓和轻甲。