bow

1 عمومی:: دماغه، تعظ‌یم‌، خم‌ شدن‌، پاپیون، (با down) مط‌یع‌ شدن‌، تعظ‌یم‌كردن‌، آرشه

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: noun tied ribbon: The waves crashed over the bow of the ship. noun curtsy: He gave a bow to the Queen. verb bend at waist: The Japanese bow when they meet. noun bend: There was a bow in the pipe. verb submit: I will bow to your demands.

Simple Definitions

2 general:: bow out to leave a job or stop doing an activity, usually after a long time • She'll be bowing out at the end of the month, after presenting the programme for eight years., bow down to sb mainly UK to agree to obey someone • He expects me to bow down to him and do everything he tells me., bow to sb/sth to do what someone else wants you to do, usually unwillingly • Eventually the government was forced to bow to public pressure and reform the tax.

Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs

3 general:: In addition to the idioms beginning with BOW, Also see TAKE A BOW; TWO STRINGS TO ONE'S BOW.

American Heritage Idioms