bowinglyadv.bow2的變形bow2[bau]vi.鞠躬(表示贊同、問候)：to bow before a king向國王鞠躬致敬to bow politely to one's guests向賓客彬彬有禮地行禮點頭，彎腰，躬身，屈膝，下跪(以示尊敬、同意、招呼、禮拜等)，點頭表示同意，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.當國王和王后進來時他們屈膝致敬。欠身；俯身：He bowed to the Queen before speaking.他說話之前向女王欠身。(對權威)服從，屈從，屈服；讓步，認輸；在比賽中遭到失?。篩ou'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](向下)彎曲，成曲線：The pines bowed low in the storm.在風暴中松樹低垂。vt.低頭，點頭(以示尊敬、祈禱、羞愧等)，點(頭)致意；欠(身)；屈(膝)；使鞠躬，使欠身：The king bowed his head to the crowd.國王點頭向群眾致意。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點頭致謝以鞠躬(或點頭等)方式引領，鞠躬引領(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。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]使彎曲，使成曲線n.鞠躬，點頭，首肯；低頭；欠身，彎腰(表示尊敬、問候等)短語: Better bow than break. [諺語]寧可委曲求全，也不可毀了自己。 bow and scrape 打躬作揖，奴顏婢膝，點頭哈腰；過分恭敬；奉承，巴結 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)》列王紀下第5章第18節(jié)。里蒙(Rimmon)系統(tǒng)轄風暴的巴比倫之神] bow to necessity 屈服于需要；做不得不做的事 make a bow 鞠躬 make one's bow (尤指點頭致意地)走進，進入正式進入；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，退場，正式引退(如退出舞臺或社會生活) scrape a bow 打躬作揖，深施一禮 take a bow 鞠躬答禮；答謝，謝幕(演出結束時)站起來(或走上臺或鞠躬)以接受觀眾的鼓掌(或贊詞等)