| 词汇 | bow |
| 释义 | bow 1. noun the elbow. Elbows used to establish position are a key part of the anatomy in basketball US, 1980.► on the bowgratis; scrounging. From an earlier, related sense (without paying) UK, 1938 2. verb to perform an act of oral sex. From the conventional sense (bending at the waist) JAMAICA, 1995 bow down 1. bow down to bend forward from your waist, especially when you are already kneeling, in order to show respect+ before Maria bowed down before the statue in the church.2. bow down if you bow down to a much more powerful person, country, organization etc, you do what they order you to do, or let them do what they want, especially because you are afraid of them+ to Thatcher refused to bow down to the unions. bow out bow out to give up an important position or job, so that someone can take your place, or to stop taking part in an event or competition: Mitterand stayed on until the presidential election, when he bowed out and left the stage to Chirac.+ of Alan Macmanus bowed out of the tournament, after losing to Jimmy White. bow to 1. bow to sth/sb to agree to do what someone else wants you to do, especially when this is not what you wantbow to pressure The president reluctantly bowed to pressure from his advisers, and agreed to delay the proposed tax cuts.bow to sb's demands/wishes In the end the government was forced to bow to demands from environmental groups for a ban on growing GMOs.bow to sb's authority/wisdom (=agree to do what someone wants because they are more important or know more than you) In those days women were still expected to bow to masculine authority. The customers tried the new model and liked it, so the company bowed to their wisdom.2. bow to the inevitable especially BrE to accept that something is going to happen and cannot be avoided, instead of trying to stop it happening: When the recession hit, Chen's company bowed to the inevitable and closed its doors.
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