tie a bow
collocation打蝴蝶结
She tied a bow on the gift box.
她在礼品盒上打了一个蝴蝶结。
弓
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弓
A weapon made of a curved piece of flexible material with a string stretched between its ends, used for shooting arrows.
She tied her shoelaces in a neat bow.
她把鞋带系成了一个整齐的蝴蝶结。
一种由弯曲的木材或其他柔性材料制成的武器,两端由弦连接,用于射箭。
A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
通常表示尊重的姿势,通过低头或弯腰；敬礼。
A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence
船的前部。
The front of a boat or ship.
一个有两个环和松散末端的结；用于系鞋带
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
The musician drew the bow across the violin strings.
音乐家将弓拉过小提琴的琴弦。
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The ship's bow cut through the waves.
船头破浪前行。
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he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line
他把船头对准了终点线。
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打蝴蝶结
She tied a bow on the gift box.
她在礼品盒上打了一个蝴蝶结。
领结
He wore a black bow tie to the party.
他戴了一个黑色领结去参加派对。
小提琴弓
The musician tightened the horsehair on his violin bow.
音乐家拉紧了他小提琴弓上的马尾。
船头
The waves crashed against the ship's bow.
海浪拍打着船头。
弓和箭
He aimed the bow and arrow at the target.
他用弓和箭瞄准了目标。
拉弓
The archer drew the bow and released the arrow.
弓箭手拉弓射出了箭。
夸大其词
He's drawing the long bow when he says he can run a marathon in under two hours.
他说自己能在两小时内跑完马拉松，这是夸大其词。
另有准备；有备用方案
She's a talented singer, but she also has another string to her bow as a songwriter.
她是一位才华横溢的歌手，但她还有另一项技能，即作词作曲。
还有我的弓。
In The Lord of the Rings, Legolas pledges his bow to the fellowship.
在《指环王》中，莱戈拉斯将他的弓献给了护戒小队。
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想象一把弓，弯曲的弓身就像蝴蝶结的两环，射箭时弓弦拉紧也像系鞋带的蝴蝶结收紧。
此义项（蝴蝶结）常用于日常生活中的结扣，如鞋带或礼品包装，语域中性。
The noun 'bow' has two pronunciations: /boʊ/ (ribbon or instrument) and /baʊ/ (weapon or front of ship). Words 1-3 rhyme with /baʊ/; words 4-6 rhyme with /boʊ/. All share spelling 'ow' but differ in sound.
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