the act of bending your head or the upper part of your body forward in order to say hello or goodbye to somebody or to show respect
Ví dụ:
- She gave a slight bow of her head in greeting.
- The messenger made a formal bow and left the room.
Ví dụ bổ sung:
- He gave a small bow and left the room.
- He made a deep bow to the king.
- He gave her a deep bow.
the front part of a boat or ship
Ví dụ:
- A huge whale crossed our bows.
- We left two men in the bow to receive the cargo.
- There's a small boat on the port bow.
Ví dụ bổ sung:
- The ship's name was printed on her bow.
- There were huge waves breaking over the bows.
- They fired a shot across our bow/bows.
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