Định nghĩa của từ bow1

bow1verb

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/baʊ//baʊ/

Word OriginOld English būgan ‘bend, stoop’, of Germanic origin; related to German biegen, also to bow2. Bow of a boat/​ship is late Middle English: from Low German boog, Dutch boeg, ‘shoulder or ship's bow’; related to bough.

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to move your head or the top half of your body forwards and downwards as a sign of respect or to say hello or goodbye

Ví dụ:
  • He bowed low to the assembled crowd.
  • The people all bowed down before the emperor.
Ví dụ bổ sung:
  • He swept off his hat and bowed deeply to the queen.
  • The emperor's subjects bowed down before him.
  • The pianist stood up and bowed to the audience.

to move your head forwards and downwards

Ví dụ:
  • She bowed her head in shame.
  • They stood in silence with their heads bowed.

to bend or make something bend

Ví dụ:
  • The pines bowed in the wind.
  • Their backs were bowed under the weight of their packs.

Thành ngữ

bow and scrape
(disapproving)to be too polite to an important person in order to gain their approval
  • She was beginning to tire of all their bowing and scraping.