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bow1/bəʊ/ n. & v.●n. 1a a slip-knot with a double loop 蝴蝶结，环状装饰结 b a ribbon, shoelace, etc., tied with this 打成蝴蝶结的缎带(鞋带等) c a decoration (on clothing, or painted etc.) in the form of a bow (衣服上或彩绘的)蝴蝶结形装饰 2 a device for shooting arrows with a taut string joining the ends of a curved piece of wood etc. (由弯曲木料等制成的)弓 3a a rod with horsehair stretched along its length, used for playing the violin, cello, etc. (小提琴、大提琴等)弦乐器的弓，琴弓 b a single stroke of a bow over strings (琴弓的)一拉 4a a shallow curve or bend 弧；弯曲 b a rainbow 虹 5 = SADDLE BOW 6 a metal ring forming the handle of scissors, a key, etc. (剪刀、钥匙等的)金属环状柄 7 US the side piece of a spectacle frame [美]眼镜腿，眼镜框 8 Archery 【射箭】 = BOWMAN1 ●v. tr. (also absol. [亦含宾]) use a bow on (a violin etc.) 用弓拉(小提琴等) he bowed vigorously 他起劲地拉琴 □ have two (or many) strings to one's bow Brit. have (many) more than one resource [英]有两手(或多手)准备 [Old English boga ‘bow, arch’, from Germanic: related to BOW2] |