bow down

英 [baʊ daʊn]

美 [baʊ daʊn]

向…致敬; 向…示弱; 使沮丧; 使不安; 使无望

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 向…致敬；向…示弱
  If you refuse tobow down toanother person, you refuse to show them respect or to behave in a way which you think would make you seem weaker or less important than them.
  1. We should not have to bow down to anyone.
     我们不必向任何人示弱。
• See also:bow

英英释义

verb

• bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
  1. He bowed before the King
  2. She bowed her head in shame
  Synonym:bow
• get into a prostrate position, as in submission
  Synonym:prostrate

双语例句

• On a run in heavy winds, the forces on the sails tend to drive a boat's bow down, so the crew weight is moved far aft.
  对运行在强风的力量往往对帆驾驶渔船的低头弯腰，使船员重量远离船尾。
• He could not bow down to such wrong opinions.
  他不能听从这种错误的意见。
• The leaves will bow down when you walk by.
  当你走过时，树叶弯下身。
• I want to bow down before thy feet.
  我要在你脚前敬拜。
• The angels were commanded to bow down.
  众天使受命令要深深鞠躬。
• We will never bow down to an idol made out of a block of wood.
  我们不会对用木头造的偶象鞠躬。
• When the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.
  树低头时候，就是风过了。
• I'm not going to bow down to such wrong opinions.
  我不打算听从这种错误的意见。
• I can induce hatred and strife at my whim, and all will bow down before me while in my kingdom.
  我可以心血来潮地随意掀起仇恨和冲突，在我的国度中一切都将向我俯首称臣！
• We should not have to bow down to anyone.
  我们不必向任何人示弱。