1act of bowing鞠躬ADJECTIVE | VERB + BOW | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤deep, low深深的一鞠躬▸➤little, slight, small微微鞠躬▸➤formal, stiff正式的鞠躬;拘謹的鞠躬VERB + BOW➤give, make鞠躬◇He gave a formal bow and left the room.他正式地鞠了個躬就離開了房間。➤take (used about a performer用於指表演者)鞠躬謝幕◇The song ended and Albert took a bow.一曲結束,艾伯特鞠躬謝幕。◇The boss takes his final bow (= is retiring) today. (figurative) 老闆今天退休。PREPOSITION➤bow to對⋯鞠躬◇He made a deep bow to the king.他向國王深鞠一躬。bow1
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2front part of a ship船首ADJECTIVE | VERB + BOW | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤port, starboard船頭左舷/右舷◇There's a small boat on the port bow.船頭左舷處有一艘小船。VERB + BOW➤cross從船首前穿過◇A whale crossed our bows. (BrE) 一條鯨從我們的船頭前穿過。◇A whale crossed our bow. (NAmE) 一條鯨從我們的船頭前穿過。PREPOSITION➤across the, our, etc. bow, across the, our, etc. bows (BrE) 從船頭前穿過◇They fired a shot across our bow / bows.他們開了一槍,子彈掠過我們的船頭。➤in the bow, in the bows (BrE) 在船頭◇We left two men in the bow to receive the cargo.我們留了兩個人在船頭接收貨物。➤off the, our, etc. bow船頭外◇100 yards off our bow離我們船頭 100 碼➤on the, our, etc. bow在船頭上◇The ship's name was printed on her bow.這艘船的名字印在船頭上。➤over the, our, etc. bow, over the, our, etc. bows (both BrE) 船頭上方◇There were huge waves breaking over the bows.巨浪拍打着船頭。bow2
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ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤deeply, low深深地鞠躬◇He swept off his hat and bowed deeply.他摘下帽子,深深地鞠了一躬。➤slightly微微鞠躬➤quickly迅速鞠躬▸➤politely, respectfully禮貌地/恭敬地鞠躬➤gracefully優雅地鞠躬▸➤down鞠躬PREPOSITION➤before在⋯前鞠躬◇The Emperor's subjects bowed down before him.臣民在皇帝面前躬身行禮。➤to給⋯鞠躬◇The pianist stood up and bowed to the audience.鋼琴家站起來向觀眾鞠躬。bow3
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1knot with two loops蝴蝶結ADJECTIVE | VERB + BOWADJECTIVE➤neat整齊的蝴蝶結▸➤double雙蝴蝶結VERB + BOW➤tie (sth into)(用某物)打蝴蝶結◇Can you tie a bow?你會打蝴蝶結嗎?◇She tied the ribbon into a neat bow.她用絲帶打了一個整齊的蝴蝶結。bow3
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2weapon for shooting arrows(射箭用的)弓VERB + BOW | PHRASESVERB + BOW➤be armed with, carry, have, hold佩帶弓;攜帶弓▸➤aim, draw, raise用弓瞄準;拉弓;舉起弓◇She drew and aimed her bow.她拉開弓瞄準。➤shoot拉弓射箭▸➤lower放下弓PHRASES➤a bow and arrow一副弓箭