Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4473
bow
弓
A weapon made of a curved piece of flexible material with a string stretched between its ends, used for shooting arrows.
- 1.
A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, 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。
- 2.
A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence
通常表示尊重的姿势,通过低头或弯腰；敬礼。
- 3.
The front of a boat or ship.
船的前部。
- 4.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
一个有两个环和松散末端的结；用于系鞋带
- 5.
A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
杆或平面表面的弯曲,或线性结构如河流的弯曲(见牛轭湖)。
- 6.
The rower that sits in the seat closest to the bow of the boat.
坐在船头最近座位的划桨手。
- 7.
a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
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
- 8.
A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
一根拉紧马鬃(或人造替代品)的杆,用于演奏各种弦乐器。
- 9.
front part of a vessel or aircraft
船或飞机的前部
- 10.
A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.
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。
- 11.
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.
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。
- 12.
Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
任何弯曲或弧形的东西,如彩虹。
- 13.
The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
套在牛颈上的U形木件,用于将牛固定在轭上。
- 14.
Either of the arms of a pair of spectacles, running from the side of the lens to behind the wearer's ear.
眼镜的一侧,从镜片侧面延伸到佩戴者耳后的部分。
- 15.
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.
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。
- 16.
A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
一种粗糙的象限仪,曾用于在海上测量太阳的高度。
- 17.
Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddle tree.
构成马鞍树前弓的两块木头。
- 18.
The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.
钥匙上不插入锁孔的部分,用于转动钥匙。
- 19.
Either of the two handles of a pair of scissors.
剪刀的一对手柄之一。
鞠躬；蝴蝶结；船头；机头；琴弓；弯曲；弓形物
In use
She tied her shoelaces in a neat bow.
The musician drew the bow across the violin strings.
The ship's bow cut through the waves.
he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line
Connections
Collocations
- tie a bow
- 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。
- bow tie
- 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。
- violin bow
- 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。
- ship's bow
- 船头
- The waves crashed against the ship's bow.海浪拍打着船头。
- bow and arrow
- 弓和箭
- He aimed the bow and arrow at the target.他用弓和箭瞄准了目标。
- draw a bow
- 拉弓
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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