鲍河(加拿大艾伯塔省西南部河流)\nbow1\n[bəu]\nn.\n弯曲物，弓形物，弧状物；弯曲(或弓形)部分\n曲线；弯，弯曲\n弓\n弓手，弓箭手，射箭手(= bowman1)\n(小提琴等弦乐器的)弓，琴弓\n(小提琴等的)拉弓，运弓，(琴弓的)一拉\n蝴蝶结，蝴蝶结领结，蝶形领结(= bowtie)；环形装饰结\n[美国英语]眼镜框；眼镜脚\n[美国英语]\n(剪刀等的)金属环状柄\n(钥匙的)把柄\n(怀表上系表链的)金属环\n(桶、壶等的)圆形拎环\n【建筑学】凸肚窗，圆肚窗(= bow window)\n= saddlebow\n= bow trolley\n(彩)虹(=rainbow)\n[方言] = oxbow\nadj.\n弓形的；弯曲的\nvt.\n把…弯成弓形；使弯曲；使弯成弓形(或弦形)：\nThe branches were bowed down with the weight of the snow.\n树枝被沉重的积雪压弯了。\n【音乐】用弓拉(小提琴等弦乐器)：\nHe tried to bow his fiddle but always missed.\n他试着用弓拉小提琴，但总是拉偏了。\nvi.\n弯成弓形；弯曲：\nHis legs bow inward.\n他的两条腿向里弯曲。\n【音乐】用弓拉琴等弦乐器：\nHe hadn't learned to bow smoothly yet.\n他还没学会流畅地拉琴。\n短语:\nA bow long bent at last waxes weak. (或 A bow long bent grows weak.)\n[谚语]常拉满弓弓无力。(比喻指)久张必弛，久习则惯。\nbend the bow of Ulysses\n执行非常艰巨的任务[来自神话]\nbend the (或a) long bow\n= pull the (或a) long bow\ndraw a bow at venture\n乱猜，瞎碰，企图侥幸[来自《圣经》]\n突然袭击\n无目的地评论\nDraw not your bow till your arrow is fixed.\n[谚语]箭没搭好别拉弓。(或：三思而后行。)\ndraw the (或 a) long bow\n= pull the (或 a) long bow\nhave two strings (或 many strings 或 more than one string) to one's bow\n见 string\npull the (或 a) long bow\n[口语] 夸大其词，夸口，吹牛，说大话\nshoot in another's bow\n不干本行，干别人的行业\nbow2\n[bau]\nvi.\n鞠躬(表示赞同、问候)：\nto\nbow before a king\n向国王鞠躬致敬\nto bow politely to one's guests\n向宾客彬彬有礼地行礼\n点头，弯腰，躬身，屈膝，下跪(以示尊敬、同意、招呼、礼拜等)，点头表示同意，首肯，俯首赞成：\nThe prince\nbowed and kissed her hand.\n王子弯腰吻她的手。\nThey were bowing as the king and queen walking in.\n当国王和王后进来时他们屈膝致敬。\n欠身；俯身：\nHe bowed to the Queen before speaking.\n他说话之前向女王欠身。\n(对权威)服从，屈从，屈服；让步，认输；在比赛中遭到失败：\nYou'll have to bow to the inevitable.\n你将不得不向不可避免的事态低头。\nShe expects me to bow down to her and do everything she tells me.\n她期待我服从她，做她所告诉我的一切事情。\n[方言、古语](向下)弯曲，成曲线：\nThe pines bowed low in the storm.\n在风暴中松树低垂。\nvt.\n低头，点头(以示尊敬、祈祷、羞愧等)，点(头)致意；欠(身)；屈(膝)；使鞠躬，使欠身：\nThe king bowed his head to the crowd.\n国王点头向群众致意。\nHe bowed his head in shame and sadness.\n他羞愧和悲伤得低下了头。\nShe knelt down and bowed her head in prayer.\n她下跪并低头祈祷。\n鞠躬(或欠身、俯首、低头)表示(同意、感谢等)：\nto bow one's thank\n点头致谢\n以鞠躬(或点头等)方式引领，鞠躬引领(宾客等)，毕恭毕敬地送(客)，(常与in或out连用)：\nThe guests were bowed in by the usher.\n引座员恭敬地引宾客入内。\nThey were bowed out by the footman.\n他们由男仆毕恭毕敬地送出去。\n使屈服，使让步，使顺从：\nWe can never bow the neck to the invaders.\n我们决不能向侵略者低头。\n压弯，压倒，压垮；使俯下，使弯腰(down):\nAge had bowed his head.\n他因年迈而垂头。\nHer back was bowed with age.\n她因年老而驼背。\n[方言、古语]使弯曲，使成曲线\nn.\n鞠躬，点头，首肯；低头；欠身，弯腰(表示尊敬、问候等)\n短语:\nBetter bow than break.\n[谚语]宁可委曲求全，也不可毁了自己。\nbow and scrape\n打躬作揖，奴颜婢膝，点头哈腰；过分恭敬；奉承，巴结\nbow down in the house of Rimmon\n为求一致而牺牲自己的原则；为保全面子而做明知故犯的事情[源出《圣经》列王纪下第5章第18节。里蒙(Rimmon)系统辖风暴的巴比伦之神]\nbow to necessity\n屈服于需要；做不得不做的事\nmake a bow\n鞠躬\nmake one's bow\n(尤指点头致意地)走进，进入\n正式进入；开始(经历等)；(政治家、演员等)初次在公众前露面，首次登台演出，首次公开出现；向听众(或观众)行礼\n鞠躬而退，退离舞台，退场，正式引退(如退出舞台或社会生活)\nscrape a bow\n打躬作揖，深施一礼\ntake a bow\n鞠躬答礼；答谢，谢幕(演出结束时)站起来(或走上台或鞠躬)以接受观众的鼓掌(或赞词等)\nbow3\n[bau]\nn.\n[常作复数]【船舶学】船头，船首，艏，舰首；飞艇的前缘部分\n【航空学】机头(飞机的前缘部分)\n【船舶学】船头的一侧；艏的两侧 b)船头部分的外侧面 c)船首方向(左右45度范围之内)\n(舢板的)头桨，前桨；头桨手(= bow oar)\nadj.\n船首的，(船等)头部的，近船首的\n在前部的\n短语:\na shot across the bows\n警告[见 shot²]\nbe down by the bow\n【航海学】船头沉入水中；在沉没中\nbe up in the bows\n[口语]被激怒的\nbows on\n(船等)头向前；船头转向目标\nbows under\n(船等)头部没入水中；困难地行进\nby the bows\n【航海学】船头沉入水中，在沉没中[亦作 be down by the bows]\nin bows\n(前桨手)起桨开船\n准备靠岸(或靠近大船)\non the bow\n【航海学】在船头前方左右45°范围内

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