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bow /baʊ/ ► SEE ALLbow downbow outbow out of sthbow to sth●ˌbow ˈdown1. (to/before sb/sth) to move your head or the top part of your body forwards or downwards as a sign of respect 点头，欠身（以示敬意）；鞠躬◆He refused to bow down before the king.
他拒绝向国王鞠躬。2. (to sb/sth) to do what sb tells you to do without trying to resist 听命于人；听任摆布◆We refuse to just bow down and let the government do whatever it wants.
我们拒绝任人摆布，让政府为所欲为。[v + adv]●ˌbow ˈout●ˌbow ˈout of sthto stop doing an activity or a job that you have been doing successfully, often for a long time 退出，告别（成功的事业等）◆After thirty years in politics, he feels it is time to bow out.
由于已从政三十年，他觉得是引退的时候了。◆Smith will bow out of professional football at the end of the season.
本赛季末史密斯将告别职业足球。[v + adv] [v + adv + prep]●ˈbow to sthto agree unwillingly to do sth or to accept sth that sb else wants you to 勉强同意做（或接受）；屈从于◆The government eventually bowed to public pressure.
政府最终向公众压力低头了。OBJ pressure, the inevitable
SYN give in (to sb/sth) [v + prep] |