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

• Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you.
  愿你作你弟兄的主；你母亲的儿子向你跪拜。
• Now I come to Thy holy temple, Bow down at Thy throne of grace;
  我今来到主的圣殿，俯伏施恩宝座前；
• He could not bow down to such wrong opinions.
  他不能听从这种错误的意见。
• I'm not going to bow down to such wrong opinions.
  我不打算听从这种错误的意见。
• Look, here she comes now, bow down and stare in wonder.
  看吧，她来了。目光纯净，气质不凡。
• Not forced to bow down to a conqueror.
  没有被迫向征服者屈服。
• Even if we have a little bit of wisdom left, when we bow down to an image, our wisdom is gone.
  即使有剩下来任何一点智慧的话，当我们一拜下去时，也消失了。
• I'll bow down and call you master.
  我今天跪下拜你为师。
• 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！
• The leaves will bow down when you walk by.
  当你走过时，树叶弯下身。