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bow

/bəʊ/ /boʊ/ /baʊ/

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弓，弓箭

A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.

Examples :

"The hunter carefully aimed the bow and released the arrow. "

猎人小心地瞄准弓，然后放出了箭。

weapon sport military

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弧形，弯曲。

A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).

Examples :

"The river had a graceful bow in the middle of the park. "

这条河流在公园中央有一个优美的弧形弯曲。

nature geography

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琴弓

A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.

Examples :

"The violinist carefully tuned her bow before starting to practice. "

小提琴家在开始练习前，仔细地调整了她的琴弓。

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弓

A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.

Examples :

"My grandfather plays a beautiful bow in the evenings. "

我的爷爷晚上会弹奏一种叫做“弓”的乐器，声音很美妙。

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蝴蝶结

A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.

Examples :

"The gift-wrapping instructions showed how to tie a bow around the present. "

礼品包装说明书展示了如何在礼物上系一个蝴蝶结。

appearance style wear item

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弓形，弧形

Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.

Examples :

"The rainbow was a beautiful bow across the sky after the storm. "

暴雨过后，彩虹像一道美丽的弓形横跨天空。

nature appearance

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轭，牛轭.

The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.

Examples :

"The farmer carefully placed the thick wooden bow around the ox's neck before attaching it to the yoke. "

农夫小心地把粗重的木制牛轭套在牛的脖子上，然后把它固定在轭上。

agriculture animal machine utensil

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眼镜腿，镜脚。

Either of the arms of a pair of spectacles, running from the side of the lens to behind the wearer's ear.

Examples :

"The glasses' bows were broken, so she couldn't wear them to school. "

眼镜的镜脚断了，所以她没法戴着它们去上学了。

appearance body part wear

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帽弓

Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.

Examples :

"The tailor used a specialized bow to shape the fur for the new winter hats. "

裁缝用一种特殊的帽弓来给新的冬帽定型。

utensil machine

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测高弓，海弓。

A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.

Examples :

"The captain used the old bow to calculate the sun's height above the horizon. "

船长使用老式测高弓来计算太阳在地平线上的高度。

nautical technology astronomy device science

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弓形木，鞍弓。

(saddlery) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully measured the bow of the saddletree before attaching the leather straps. "

木匠在安装皮带之前，仔细测量了鞍子木架前部的弓形木（鞍弓）。

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钥匙柄，钥匙头

The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.

Examples :

"The key's bow is smooth and easy to turn. "

钥匙的钥匙柄很光滑，容易转动。

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拉，用弓拉奏

To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.

Examples :

"The musician bowed his violin expertly."

那位音乐家熟练地用弓拉着他的小提琴。

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弯曲，弯折

To become bent or curved.

Examples :

"The shelf bowed under the weight of the books."

书架在书的重压下弯曲了。

action appearance

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弯曲，弯折。

To make something bend or curve.

Examples :

"The gardener carefully bowed the tall sunflower stems to keep them from breaking in the wind. "

园丁小心地把高高的向日葵杆弯折，以防它们被风吹断。

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屈服，弯曲，顺从。

To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.

Examples :

"The teacher bowed her authority over the class when she spoke firmly about the upcoming test. "

老师用严厉的语气谈论即将到来的考试，以此来展现她对班级的绝对权威，让学生们不得不听从。

attitude action

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上映，首映。

Examples :

"Cronenberg’s "Cosmopolis" bows in Cannes this week."

克罗南伯格的《大都会》本周将在戛纳电影节首映。

entertainment media culture

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鞠躬，弯腰。

A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence

Examples :

"He made a polite bow as he entered the room."

他走进房间时，很有礼貌地鞠了一躬。

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鞠躬，弯腰。

To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.

Examples :

"That singer always bows towards her audience for some reason."

那个歌手不知为何总是向观众鞠躬。

culture ritual action tradition society

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出道，首次亮相。

Examples :

"The new student will bow to the school on Monday. "

这位新生将于周一在学校首次亮相。

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屈服，顺从。

To defer (to something).

Examples :

"I bow to your better judgement in the matter."

我在这件事上听从你的更高明判断。

attitude action

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鞠躬示意，点头示意

To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.

Examples :

"The teacher bowed to the class, indicating it was time to start the lesson. "

老师向全班鞠躬示意，表示该开始上课了。

action communication direction sign

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船头，艏部。

The front of a boat or ship.

Examples :

"The captain steered the boat, keeping the bow pointed towards the harbor entrance. "

船长掌舵，让船头始终对准港口入口。

nautical part vehicle

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船首划手，头桨手

The rower that sits in the seat closest to the bow of the boat.

Examples :

"The bow in the rowboat is responsible for steering the boat. "

在赛艇上，头桨手负责控制船的方向。

nautical sport sailing position

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树枝，弓形枝。

A firm branch of a tree.

Examples :

"When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall."

树枝断裂时，摇篮就会掉下来。(Shùzhī duànliè shí, yáolán jiù huì diào xiàlái.)

nature plant part

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绞架, 断头台.

Examples :

"The prisoner was led to the bow, and the crowd gathered to witness the execution. "

囚犯被押往绞架，人群聚集在一起见证这场处决。