bowest
[ba?]
鮑河(加拿大艾伯塔省西南部河流)
bow1
[b?u]
n.
彎曲物,弓形物,弧狀物;彎曲(或弓形)部分
曲線;彎,彎曲
弓
弓手,弓箭手,射箭手(= bowman1)
(小提琴等弦樂器的)弓,琴弓
(小提琴等的)拉弓,運(yùn)弓,(琴弓的)一拉
蝴蝶結(jié),蝴蝶結(jié)領(lǐng)結(jié),蝶形領(lǐng)結(jié)(= bowtie);環(huán)形裝飾結(jié)
[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)]眼鏡框;眼鏡腳
[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)]
(剪刀等的)金屬環(huán)狀柄
(鑰匙的)把柄
(懷表上系表鏈的)金屬環(huán)
(桶、壺等的)圓形拎環(huán)
【建筑學(xué)】凸肚窗,圓肚窗(= bow window)
= saddlebow
= bow trolley
(彩)虹(=rainbow)
[方言] = oxbow
adj.
弓形的;彎曲的
vt.
把…彎成弓形;使彎曲;使彎成弓形(或弦形):
The branches were bowed down with the weight of the snow.
樹枝被沉重的積雪壓彎了。
【音樂】用弓拉(小提琴等弦樂器):
He tried to bow his fiddle but always missed.
他試著用弓拉小提琴,但總是拉偏了。
vi.
彎成弓形;彎曲:
His legs bow inward.
他的兩條腿向里彎曲。
【音樂】用弓拉琴等弦樂器:
He hadn't learned to bow smoothly yet.
他還沒學(xué)會(huì)流暢地拉琴。
短語(yǔ):
A bow long bent at last waxes weak. (或 A bow long bent grows weak.)
[諺語(yǔ)]常拉滿弓弓無(wú)力。(比喻指)久張必弛,久習(xí)則慣。
bend the bow of Ulysses
執(zhí)行非常艱巨的任務(wù)[來(lái)自神話]
bend the (或a) long bow
= pull the (或a) long bow
draw a bow at venture
亂猜,瞎碰,企圖僥幸[來(lái)自《圣經(jīng)》]
突然襲擊
無(wú)目的地評(píng)論
Draw not your bow till your arrow is fixed.
[諺語(yǔ)]箭沒搭好別拉弓。(或:三思而后行。)
draw the (或 a) long bow
= pull the (或 a) long bow
have two strings (或 many strings 或 more than one string) to one's bow
見 string
pull the (或 a) long bow
[口語(yǔ)] 夸大其詞,夸口,吹牛,說(shuō)大話
shoot in another's bow
不干本行,干別人的行業(yè)
bow2
[bau]
vi.
鞠躬(表示贊同、問(wèn)候):
to
bow before a king
向國(guó)王鞠躬致敬
to bow politely to one's guests
向賓客彬彬有禮地行禮
點(diǎn)頭,彎腰,躬身,屈膝,下跪(以示尊敬、同意、招呼、禮拜等),點(diǎn)頭表示同意,首肯,俯首贊成:
The prince
bowed and kissed her hand.
王子彎腰吻她的手。
They were bowing as the king and queen walking in.
當(dāng)國(guó)王和王后進(jìn)來(lái)時(shí)他們屈膝致敬。
欠身;俯身:
He bowed to the Queen before speaking.
他說(shuō)話之前向女王欠身。
(對(duì)權(quán)威)服從,屈從,屈服;讓步,認(rèn)輸;在比賽中遭到失敗:
You'll have to bow to the inevitable.
你將不得不向不可避免的事態(tài)低頭。
She expects me to bow down to her and do everything she tells me.
她期待我服從她,做她所告訴我的一切事情。
[方言、古語(yǔ)](向下)彎曲,成曲線:
The pines bowed low in the storm.
在風(fēng)暴中松樹低垂。
vt.
低頭,點(diǎn)頭(以示尊敬、祈禱、羞愧等),點(diǎn)(頭)致意;欠(身);屈(膝);使鞠躬,使欠身:
The king bowed his head to the crowd.
國(guó)王點(diǎn)頭向群眾致意。
He bowed his head in shame and sadness.
他羞愧和悲傷得低下了頭。
She knelt down and bowed her head in prayer.
她下跪并低頭祈禱。
鞠躬(或欠身、俯首、低頭)表示(同意、感謝等):
to bow one's thank
點(diǎn)頭致謝
以鞠躬(或點(diǎn)頭等)方式引領(lǐng),鞠躬引領(lǐng)(賓客等),畢恭畢敬地送(客),(常與in或out連用):
The guests were bowed in by the usher.
引座員恭敬地引賓客入內(nèi)。
They were bowed out by the footman.
他們由男仆畢恭畢敬地送出去。
使屈服,使讓步,使順從:
We can never bow the neck to the invaders.
我們決不能向侵略者低頭。
壓彎,壓倒,壓垮;使俯下,使彎腰(down):
Age had bowed his head.
他因年邁而垂頭。
Her back was bowed with age.
她因年老而駝背。
[方言、古語(yǔ)]使彎曲,使成曲線
n.
鞠躬,點(diǎn)頭,首肯;低頭;欠身,彎腰(表示尊敬、問(wèn)候等)
短語(yǔ):
Better bow than break.
[諺語(yǔ)]寧可委曲求全,也不可毀了自己。
bow and scrape
打躬作揖,奴顏婢膝,點(diǎn)頭哈腰;過(guò)分恭敬;奉承,巴結(jié)
bow down in the house of Rimmon
為求一致而犧牲自己的原則;為保全面子而做明知故犯的事情[源出《圣經(jīng)》列王紀(jì)下第5章第18節(jié)。里蒙(Rimmon)系統(tǒng)轄風(fēng)暴的巴比倫之神]
bow to necessity
屈服于需要;做不得不做的事
make a bow
鞠躬
make one's bow
(尤指點(diǎn)頭致意地)走進(jìn),進(jìn)入
正式進(jìn)入;開始(經(jīng)歷等);(政治家、演員等)初次在公眾前露面,首次登臺(tái)演出,首次公開出現(xiàn);向聽眾(或觀眾)行禮
鞠躬而退,退離舞臺(tái),退場(chǎng),正式引退(如退出舞臺(tái)或社會(huì)生活)
scrape a bow
打躬作揖,深施一禮
take a bow
鞠躬答禮;答謝,謝幕(演出結(jié)束時(shí))站起來(lái)(或走上臺(tái)或鞠躬)以接受觀眾的鼓掌(或贊詞等)
bow3
[bau]
n.
[常作復(fù)數(shù)]【船舶學(xué)】船頭,船首,艏,艦首;飛艇的前緣部分
【航空學(xué)】機(jī)頭(飛機(jī)的前緣部分)
【船舶學(xué)】船頭的一側(cè);艏的兩側(cè) b)船頭部分的外側(cè)面 c)船首方向(左右45度范圍之內(nèi))
(舢板的)頭槳,前槳;頭槳手(= bow oar)
adj.
船首的,(船等)頭部的,近船首的
在前部的
短語(yǔ):
a shot across the bows
警告[見 shot2]
be down by the bow
【航海學(xué)】船頭沉入水中;在沉沒中
be up in the bows
[口語(yǔ)]被激怒的
bows on
(船等)頭向前;船頭轉(zhuǎn)向目標(biāo)
bows under
(船等)頭部沒入水中;困難地行進(jìn)
by the bows
【航海學(xué)】船頭沉入水中,在沉沒中[亦作 be down by the bows]
in bows
(前槳手)起槳開船
準(zhǔn)備靠岸(或靠近大船)
on the bow
【航海學(xué)】在船頭前方左右45°范圍內(nèi)