bown. 1 yoke for oxen牛轭。
△As.3.3.85 (79): “Asthe ox hath his bow，”就像牛有轭。
bown. 2 weapon for shooting arrows,implement forplaying violin 弓，琴弓。
bow-case,n. long,thin case for a fiddler’s bows（小提琴手的）弓套。
△1H.Ⅳ.2.4. 277 (246): “you tailor’syard,you sheath,you bow-case,you vile standingtuck—”(All these epithets refer to Hal’s thinness.)你这把裁缝的直尺，你这只剑鞘，你这个弓套，你这把倒插的破剑。bow-hand,n. the hand holding the bow.i.e.the lefthand持弓的手，（即）左手。
△L.L.L.4.1.137(133):“Wide o’the bow-hand!”i.e. too far to the left.太偏左了。
bowvt.
1. cause to bend,bend down使弯曲，使弯下。
△Shr.2.1.151 (150): “bowed her hand to teach her finger-ing”，按着她的手教她指法。
△Mac.3.1.90 (89):“Whoseheavy hand hath bowed you to the grave，”他的铁手已经把你们压到坟墓边沿。
△2H.Ⅳ.3.1.73: “But that ne-cessity so bowed the state/That I and greatness werecompelled to kiss，”i.e. England’s plight underRichard’s misrule compelled me to ascend the throne.但是国家形势的紧急需要迫使我只好登上大位。
2. bend,twist,falsify篡改，歪曲，伪造。
△H.Ⅴ.1.2.13:“And God forbid,my dear and faithful lord,/That youshould fashion,wrest or bow your reading，”我的亲爱的忠诚的大主教，上帝不许你伪造、歪曲、篡改原文，随意解释。
～ vi.
1. bend,yield低头，屈服。
△1H.Ⅵ.4.5.29:“But if Ibow,they’ll say it was for fear.”但是如果我屈服了，人家就要说是因为胆小。
2. stoop屈从。
△Lr.1.1.149(147): “Think’st thouthat duty shall have dread to speak/ When power toflattery bows?”难道你以为“权势”屈从于“谄媚”，“责任”就吓得不敢开口了吗？
～vb.
bow to: apply to,point to,indicate适用于，表明是，指示。
△Tw.2.5. 155(140):“and yet. to crush this a lit-tle,it would bow to me，”但是稍微勉强一点，它也就可以适合于我了。 bow(1)[bau]n. 弓，弓形，船首，舰首，前端
◇ bow the ball 投球
‖ bow anchor 船首锚，主锚
bow and arrow 弓箭
bow arm 前手，执弓臂
bow back 弓背
bow belly 弓腹
bow case 弓袋，弓箱
bow chaser 舰首炮
bow crutch 船首柱支架
bow design 弓的设计
bowfishing arrow 射鱼用的箭
bow grip 握弓（法）bow hand 握弓手
bow-hand recoil 执弓臂所受反冲
bow-hand torque 执弓臂扭动
bowhunting blind 射猎阴遮处
bow length 弓长
bow limb 弓臂
bow luster 弓用光漆
bow maker 制弓者
bow man 头桨手
bow manufacturer 制弓者
bow notch 弓扣
bow oar 头桨，头（前）桨手
bow out 认输，退出比赛
bow rack 弓架
bow reel弓上绕鱼线的卷盘
bow sling 弓带
bow sock 猎弓翼伪装套
bow stave 制弓用的木头
bow stay 船头支索
bow step 弓步
bow strength 弓力
bow string 弓弦
bow tip 弓梢
bow-tip protector 弓梢垫
bow wave 弓形波，舷首浪
bow weight 弓的拉力
bow window 弦高
bow’s poundage 弓的磅数
bower n.大锚，主锚，船首锚
bower anchor主锚
bow-legged adj. 弓形腿的，罗圈腿的
bowlegged player 罗圈形腿队员，O型腿队员
bowser n. 加油车
bow(2)[bau]n. 弓，弓形，鞠躬，蝴蝶结 v. 鞠躬，成弓形，用弓拉，用弓奏乐
◇ bow down 鞠躬，服从
bow one’s thanks 鞠躬致谢
bow to 接受，同意
pull the long bow夸大其词
‖ bow and scrape 打躬作揖
bow hair 弓毛
bow hand 持弓的手
bow instrument 弓弦乐器
bow strings 弓形乐器
bow teller 指挥谢幕者
bowed adj. 弓形的
bowed stringed 弓弦乐器
bowing n.（演奏）弓法 bow-backed adj.驼背的
bowman n. 弓手
bow-off 一幕戏的结束，一出戏的最后一场演出
bow-pen n. 圆规
bowpot n. 花瓶 bow-string n. 弓弦
bow-wave n. 弓形波 bow-window n.弓形窗 |