bowingly

bowingly

• adv.bow²的变形

bow²[bau]

• vi.
  • 鞠躬(表示赞同、问候)：

    to bow before a king

    向国王鞠躬致敬

    to bow politely to one's guests

    向宾客彬彬有礼地行礼

  • 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：

    The prince bowed and kissed her hand.

    王子弯腰吻她的手。

    They were bowing as the king and queen walking in.

    当国王和王后进来时他们屈膝致敬。

  • 欠身；俯身：

    He bowed to the Queen before speaking.

    他说话之前向女王欠身。

  • (对权威)服从，屈从，屈服；让步，认输；在比赛中遭到失败：

    You'll have to bow to the inevitable.

    你将不得不向不可避免的事态低头。

    She expects me to bow down to her and do everything she tells me.

    她期待我服从她，做她所告诉我的一切事情。

  • [方言、古语](向下)弯曲，成曲线：

    The pines bowed low in the storm.

    在风暴中松树低垂。

• vt.
  • 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：

    The king bowed his head to the crowd.

    国王点头向群众致意。

    He bowed his head in shame and sadness.

    他羞愧和悲伤得低下了头。

    She knelt down and bowed her head in prayer.

    她下跪并低头祈祷。

  • 鞠躬(或欠身、俯首、低头)表示(同意、感谢等)：

    to bow one's thank

    点头致谢

  • 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)：

    The guests were bowed in by the usher.

    引座员恭敬地引宾客入内。

    They were bowed out by the footman.

    他们由男仆毕恭毕敬地送出去。

  • 使屈服，使让步，使顺从：

    We can never bow the neck to the invaders.

    我们决不能向侵略者低头。

  • 压弯，压倒，压垮；使俯下，使弯腰(down):

    Age had bowed his head.

    他因年迈而垂头。

    Her back was bowed with age.

    她因年老而驼背。

  • [方言、古语]使弯曲，使成曲线
• n.
  • 鞠躬，点头，首肯；低头；欠身，弯腰(表示尊敬、问候等)
• 短语:
  • Better bow than break. [谚语]宁可委曲求全，也不可毁了自己。
  • bow and scrape 打躬作揖，奴颜婢膝，点头哈腰；过分恭敬；奉承，巴结
  • bow down in the house of Rimmon 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]
  • bow to necessity 屈服于需要；做不得不做的事
  • make a bow 鞠躬
  • make one's bow
    • (尤指点头致意地)走进，进入
    • 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
    • 鞠躬而退，退离舞台，退场，正式引退(如退出舞台或社会生活)
  • scrape a bow 打躬作揖，深施一礼
  • take a bow 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)