| 词组 | bow to |
| 释义 | bow to 1. bow to sth/sb to agree to do what someone else wants you to do, especially when this is not what you want bow to pressure ▪ The president reluctantly bowed to pressure from his advisers, and agreed to delay the proposed tax cuts. bow to sb's demands/wishes ▪ In the end the government was forced to bow to demands from environmental groups for a ban on growing GMOs. bow to sb's authority/wisdom (=agree to do what someone wants because they are more important or know more than you) ▪ In those days women were still expected to bow to masculine authority. ▪ The customers tried the new model and liked it, so the company bowed to their wisdom. 2. bow to the inevitable especially BrE to accept that something is going to happen and cannot be avoided, instead of trying to stop it happening: ▪ When the recession hit, Chen's company bowed to the inevitable and closed its doors. |
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