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bows

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noun

树枝，枝桠

A firm branch of a tree.

Examples :

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

树枝断裂之时，摇篮也会坠落。

nature plant part

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绞架，断头台

Examples :

"The historical record states that several men were hanged at the bows near the town square in 1788. "

历史记录显示，1788年有几个人在城镇广场附近的绞架上被处以绞刑。

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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 carried two bows, one for deer and one for smaller animals. "

猎人带了两把弓，一把用来射鹿，一把用来射较小的动物。

weapon military sport

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弓形，弧形。

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

Examples :

"The map showed several sharp bows in the river as it wound through the valley. "

地图显示，河流蜿蜒流过山谷时，有几处急剧的弓形弯道。

nature geography structure

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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 musician carefully tightened the horsehair on his bows before the string quartet began their performance. "

演出开始前，音乐家仔细地拧紧了琴弓上的马尾。

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弓，弓形乐器

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

Examples :

"At the children's museum, there was a display of early instruments, including several simple bows with instructions on how to pluck the string to make a sound. "

在儿童博物馆里，有一个早期乐器展览，其中包括一些简单的弓形乐器，还有说明书教你如何拨动琴弦发出声音。

music entertainment

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蝴蝶结，领结

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 :

"She tied bright pink bows on all the birthday presents. "

她给所有的生日礼物都系上了鲜艳的粉红色蝴蝶结。

appearance style material item

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弓形，弧形

Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.

Examples :

"After the rain, my daughter pointed at the sky and exclaimed, "Look, Mommy, two beautiful bows!" "

下雨过后，我女儿指着天空，兴奋地说：“妈妈，你看，两条漂亮的弧形彩虹！”

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 adjusted the bows on the oxen's necks before hitching them to the plow. "

农民在把牛套到犁上之前，小心地调整了牛脖子上的轭。

agriculture animal 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 :

"My daughter broke the bows of her glasses while playing, so now she needs a new pair. "

我的女儿玩耍的时候把眼镜腿弄断了，所以现在她需要一副新眼镜。

appearance body part wear

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弓，帽子匠弓。

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 hatter carefully used his bows to arrange the rabbit fur for the hat. "

制帽匠小心地使用他的帽子匠弓来整理制作帽子用的兔毛。

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测天弓，海象限仪

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

Examples :

"Before GPS, sailors relied on instruments like bows and sextants to navigate using the sun. "

在GPS出现之前，水手们依靠像测天弓和六分仪这样的仪器，通过太阳来导航。

nautical technology astronomy device sailing technical history

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弓架，鞍弓

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

Examples :

"The saddler carefully shaped the bows before attaching them to the rest of the saddletree. "

马鞍匠小心地塑造鞍弓的形状，然后再将它们固定到鞍子的其他部分。

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钥匙柄，钥匙圈

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

Examples :

"She held the key by its bows and carefully inserted the bit into the lock. "

她捏着钥匙柄，小心地把钥匙头插进了锁里。

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verb

拉奏，用弓演奏

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奏他的小提琴。

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verb

弯曲，弓起

To become bent or curved.

Examples :

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

书架被书压弯了。

appearance action

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verb

弯曲，弓起

To make something bend or curve.

Examples :

"The strong wind bows the tall trees in the park. "

强风把公园里的高大树木吹弯了腰。

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verb

屈服，弯曲，倾向。

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

Examples :

"The teacher bowed to the students' requests, agreeing to extend the deadline for the project. "

老师屈从了学生们的要求，同意延长项目截止日期。

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verb

上映，首映.

Examples :

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

克罗南伯格的《大都会》本周在戛纳电影节首映。

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，很有礼貌地鞠了个躬。

culture ritual tradition sign action style

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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."

那个歌手总是因为一些原因向观众鞠躬。

culture ritual action society

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verb

出道，首次亮相

Examples :

"The new singer bows on television tonight. "

今晚这位新歌手将在电视上出道亮相。

entertainment stage

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屈服，顺从。

To defer (to something).

Examples :

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

在这件事上，我听从你的更高明判断。

attitude action way

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鞠躬示意，点头致意。

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

Examples :

"The dance instructor bows them towards center stage with a graceful nod. "

舞蹈教练优雅地点头，鞠躬示意他们走向舞台中央。

direction action communication sign

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船头，艏部。

The front of a boat or ship.

Examples :

"The captain steered the boat carefully, keeping an eye on the shallows near the bows. "

船长小心地驾驶着船，密切注意着船头附近的浅滩。

nautical vehicle sailing ocean part

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艏划手，一号位划手

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

Examples :

"The coach yelled at the bows for not keeping time with the stroke. "

教练冲着艏划手（一号位划手）们大喊，因为他们没有跟上划桨的节奏。

nautical sport sailing position person