| 释义 |
bow¹ /bəʊ/ n. | a. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 弯曲；弧状物
the bow of one's lips 嘴唇的弧形曲线
the bow of P 字母P的一弯
2. 弓；弓形物
The arrow was still held in the bow. 箭仍扣在弓上。
The rainbow is a bow. 虹为弓形。
3. 虹
a bow in the cloud 云中彩虹
4. 弦乐器的弓，琴弓；(琴弓的)一拉
a violin bow 小提琴的弓
5. 蝴蝶结；环状装饰结；蝶形领结 (= bowtie)
tie one's shoelaces in a bow 把鞋带打成蝴蝶结
She wore a peignoir held together at the throat by a bow of ribbon. 她穿了一件宽大的浴衣，颈前由一个缎带蝴蝶结拢住。
6. 〈美〉眼镜脚；眼镜框
7. 〈美〉(钥匙、剪刀等的)金属环状柄；(壶、桶等的)圆形拎环
8. 【建】圆肚窗，凸肚窗 (= bow window)
9. 弓箭手 (= bowman¹)
10. = oxbow
11. = saddlebow
II a.
弯曲的；弓形的
bow legs 弓形腿(或膝内翻)
III ❶ vt.
1. 使弯曲；把…弯成弓形
branches bowed by the weight of the snow 被雪压弯了的树枝
bow the mouth to say something 一撅嘴要说点什么
2. 用弓拉(琴等)
bow a difficult passage 拉一段难奏的乐曲
❷ vi.
1. 弯曲；弯成弓形
The wall bows inward. 墙向内曲。
2. 用弓拉琴
He bows admirably. 他的琴拉得妙极了。
[< OE boga arch, bow] phr. another string to one's bow 见 string
draw a bow at a venture 1. 突然袭击
2. 无目的地评论
3. 瞎碰，企图侥幸
Draw not your bow till your arrow is fixed. 〈谚〉箭没搭好别拉弓。(或：三思而后行。)
have two strings (或 many strings 或 more than one string) to one's bow 见 string |