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bow1 /baʊ/ ●ˌbow and ˈscrape (disapproving) be too polite to sb important in order to gain their approval 卑躬屈膝;点头哈腰◆I will not bow and scrape to him just to get a salary increase. 我不会为了要加薪而对他低三下四。bow2BrE /bəʊ/ NAmE /boʊ/ ●have another string/more strings to your bow (BrE) something else that you can use or do if the thing you are using or doing fails 另有办法;有几手准备◆If I don’t succeed as an actor, I’ve got another string to my bow because I’m a trained music teacher. 要是当不成演员,我还有另一条路可走,因为我还是个训练有素的音乐教师。 |