a bow and arrow
bow 指射箭用的弓，常与 arrow 连用，构成固定搭配 bow and arrow。
He hunted with a bow and arrow.
他用弓箭打猎。
鞠躬；蝴蝶结；船头；机头；琴弓；弯曲；弓形物
A weapon made of a curved piece of flexible material with a string stretched between its ends, used for shooting arrows.
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
杆或平面表面的弯曲,或线性结构如河流的弯曲(见牛轭湖)。
A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
坐在船头最近座位的划桨手。
The rower that sits in the seat closest to the bow of the boat.
一根略微弯曲的韧木条,上面有紧绷的马尾；用于演奏某些弦乐器
a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
一根拉紧马鬃(或人造替代品)的杆,用于演奏各种弦乐器。
A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
船或飞机的前部
front part of a vessel or aircraft
一种弦乐器(弦鸣乐器),由一根带有单根紧绷弦的棍子组成,通常通过拨弦演奏。
A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.
一种有两个环的结,用于系在一起两根绳子,如鞋带或围裙带,并常用作装饰,如礼品包装。
A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.
任何弯曲或弧形的东西,如彩虹。
Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
套在牛颈上的U形木件,用于将牛固定在轭上。
The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
眼镜的一侧,从镜片侧面延伸到佩戴者耳后的部分。
Either of the arms of a pair of spectacles, running from the side of the lens to behind the wearer's ear.
由弹性杆和连接两端的弦组成的工具,用于给钻头提供往复运动,或用于整理头发、毛皮等,帽匠使用。
Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
一种粗糙的象限仪,曾用于在海上测量太阳的高度。
A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
构成马鞍树前弓的两块木头。
Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddle tree.
钥匙上不插入锁孔的部分,用于转动钥匙。
The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.
剪刀的一对手柄之一。
Either of the two handles of a pair of scissors.
She tied her shoelaces in a neat bow.
她把鞋带系成了一个整齐的蝴蝶结。
用法提示：此处'bow'表示蝴蝶结，名词。
AI contextual example
The musician drew the bow across the violin strings.
音乐家将弓拉过小提琴的琴弦。
用法提示：此处'bow'表示弓（演奏乐器），名词。
AI contextual example
The ship's bow cut through the waves.
船头破浪前行。
用法提示：此处'bow'表示船头，名词。
AI contextual example
bow 指射箭用的弓，常与 arrow 连用，构成固定搭配 bow and arrow。
He hunted with a bow and arrow.
他用弓箭打猎。
take a bow 是固定说法，指演出结束后向观众鞠躬致意；此义中 bow 通常用单数。
The singer took a bow after the final song.
歌手在最后一首歌结束后鞠躬谢幕。
bow 指船或飞机的前部，常用 in the bow of... 说明位置，通常用单数。
She sat in the bow of the boat, watching the waves.
她坐在船头，望着波浪。
bow 指蝴蝶结，常用 tie a bow 表示系蝴蝶结，也可说 wear a bow。
She tied a red bow in her hair.
她在头发上系了一个红色蝴蝶结。
grammar · medium
易错句子He learned to shoot arrows with bow.
正确表达He learned to shoot arrows with a bow.
bow 表示“弓”时是可数名词，单数形式前必须有限定词。汉语“用弓”本身不含冠词，直接迁移到英语就会漏掉 a/an；此处应说 with a bow。
grammar · medium
易错句子The singer did a bow at the end of the show.
正确表达The singer took a bow at the end of the show.
表示“鞠躬（谢幕）”时，英语的固定搭配是 take a bow（或 make a bow），不用 do a bow。汉语“鞠躬”是动宾结构，直译成 do a bow 不符合英语搭配习惯。
grammar · medium
易错句子We sat at the head of the ship and watched the waves.
正确表达We sat at the bow of the ship and watched the waves.
汉语“船头”指船的前部，英语用 bow 表示，不能用 head；head 并不表示船的前端。因此“船头”应说成 the bow of the ship。
与表示船首的bow相对
curtsy 专指女性单膝微屈、常提裙的礼节动作；bow 男女通用，是低头并弯下上半身的鞠躬，动作方式和适用对象不同。
bough 读 /baʊ/，与“鞠躬”义的 bow 同音，但只指树上的粗大枝条；拼写也不同，写成 bow 就变成另一个词。
nod 只动头部，动作轻快随意，多表示同意或打招呼；bow 要低头并弯下上半身，是表示敬意的正式动作。
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
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.
The archer drew the bow and released the arrow.
弓箭手拉弓射出了箭。