Nghĩa là gì: bow 
bow /bou/
bow /bou/- danh từ
- cái cung
- ro draw (bend) the bow: giương cung
- vĩ (viôlông)
- cầu vồng
- cái nơ con bướm
- cốt yên ngựa ((cũng) saddke)
- (điện học) cần lấy điện (xe điện...)
- (kiến trúc) vòm
- to draw the long bow
- (nghĩa bóng) nói ngoa; cường điệu, nói phóng đại
- to have two strings to one's bow
- có phương sách dự phòng
- cái cung
- ngoại động từ
- (âm nhạc) kéo vĩ (viôlông)
- (âm nhạc) kéo vĩ (viôlông)
- danh từ
- sự chào, sự cúi chào, sự cúi đầu
- to make one's bow: cúi đầu chào
- to return a bow: chào lại
- sự chào, sự cúi chào, sự cúi đầu
- động từ
- cúi (đầu, mình); khòm, khom (lưng); quỳ (gối)
- cúi đầu, cúi chào, cúi mình, khòm lưng quỳ gối
- to bow under the weight of years: còng lưng vì tuổi già
- nhượng bộ, đầu hàng, chịu khuất phục, luồn cúi
- to bow to the inevitable: chịu khuất phục trước điều không thể tránh khỏi
- never to bow to the enemy: không bao giờ đầu hàng kẻ thù
- to bow down
- cúi đầu, cúi mình, cong xuống
- to be bowed down by care: còng lưng đi vì lo nghĩ
- uốn cong, bẻ cong; bẻ gãy
- to bow in
- gật đầu bảo ra; chào mời ai
- to bow oneself out
- chào để đi ra
- bowing acquaintance
- (xem) accquaintance
- danh từ
- mũi tàu
- người chèo mũi
Bow Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
bend your elbow
bow out
bowl me over
chasing rainbows
elbow grease
elbow room
life is just a bowl of cherries
over the rainbow
rub elbows
rub elbows or shoulders with someone
rub elbows/shoulders
take a bow
arse over elbow
asses and elbows
bend elbow
bow-wow
2. an ugly woman
3. a gun
bowfin
elbow
2. see
at one's elbow
Having our own kitchen has one advantage；everything is at our elbow．有一间我们自己的厨房就有好处，每样东西都近在手边。
He always keeps an encyclopedia at his elbow for reference．他手边总是放着一本百科全书，以备参考。
bow down
The apple tree is bowed down with the weight of its fruit．果实累累，压弯了苹果树。
2．cause sb．to suffer 使…遭受；使…受折磨
On hearing of her father's death she was bowed down with grief．接到父亲去世的噩耗，她悲痛万分。
He was bowed down with troubles．他困难重重，精神不振。
3．admit defeat；give way；make sb．yield to 认输；低头；使某人屈服
He has always refused to bow down to tyranny，wealth or power．他从来没有向暴政、财富或权力低过头。
bow to
All the people in the court bowed to the queen when she entered．女王进来时，宫中所有的人都向她鞠躬致意。
2．obey；comply with；be defeated in a contest 服从；屈从；败于
I will bow to the decision of the committee though I disagree with it．我虽然不同意委员会作出的决定，但我还是会服从的。
He bowed to his opponents in the semifinals．他在半决赛中败于对手。
have two strings to one's bow
You've made sure in both directions．It's always good to have two strings to one's bow．你已经在两个方面都落实了。有两手准备总是好的。
up to the elbows
They are up to the elbows in work；let's not disturb them．他们工作很忙，我们还是不要打扰他们吧。
use some elbow grease
Idiom(s): use some elbow greaseTheme: EFFORT
use some effort. (Slang. As if lubricating one's elbow would make one more efficient. Note the variations in the examples.)
• Come on, Bill. You can do it. Just use some elbow grease.
• I tried elbow grease, but it doesn't help get the job done.
elbow sb out
Idiom(s): elbow sb out (of sth)Theme: REMOVAL
to force or pressure someone out of something, such as an office, post, or status.
• The old head of the company was elbowed out of office by a young vice president.
• They tried to elbow me out, but I held on to what was mine.
bowl sb over
Idiom(s): bowl sb overTheme: SURPRISE
to surprise or overwhelm someone.
• The news bowled me over.
• The details of the proposed project bowled everyone over.
bow and scrape
Idiom(s): bow and scrapeTheme: HUMILITY
to be very humble and subservient.
• Please don't bow and scrape. We are all equal here.
• The salesclerk came in, bowing and scraping, and asked if he could help us.
bloody but unbowed
Idiom(s): bloody but unbowedTheme: DETERMINATION
[one's head] showing signs of a struggle, but not bowed in defeat. (Fixed order.)
• Liz emerged from the struggle, her head bloody but unbowed.
• We are bloody but unbowed and will fight to the last.
Chase rainbows
If someone chases rainbows, they try to do something that they will never achieve.Draw a long bow
If someone draws a long bow, they lie or exaggerate.More than one string to their bow
A person who has more than one string to their bow has different talents or skills to fall back on.Shot across the bow
A shot across the bow is a warning to tell someone to stop doing something or face very serious consequences.at one's elbow|elbow
adv. phr. Close beside you; nearby. The President rode in an open car with his wife at his elbow. Mary practiced for several years to become a champion swimmer and her mother was always at her elbow to help her.Antonym: BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK.
bed of roses|bed|bowl|bowl of cherries|cherry|rose
n. phr. A pleasant easy place, job, or position; an easy life. A coal miner's job is not a bed of roses. After nine months of school, summer camp seemed a bowl of cherries.Compare: IN CLOVER, LIFE OF RILEY.
bow and scrape|bow|scrape
v. To be too polite or obedient from fear or hope of gain; act like a slave. The old servant bowed and scraped before them, too obedient and eager to please.bow out|bow
v., informal 1. To give up taking part; excuse yourself from doing any more; quit. Mr. Black often quarreled with his partners, so finally he bowed out of the company. While the movie was being filmed, the star got sick and had to bow out. 2. To stop working after a long service; retire. He bowed out as train engineer after forty years of railroading.bowl over|bowl
v., informal 1. To knock down as if with a bowled ball. The taxi hit him a glancing blow and bowled him over. 2. To astonish with success or shock with misfortune; upset; stun. He was bowled over by his wife's sudden death. The young actress bowled over everybody in her first movie.elbow grease|elbow|grease
n. Exertion; effort; energy. "You'll have to use a little more elbow grease to get these windows clean," Mother said to Ed.elbow one's way into|elbow|out of
v. phr. To force entry into a place by using one's elbows. The bus was so crowded that, in order to get off in time, we had to elbow our way to the exit door.elbow room|elbow|room
n. Adequate space to move around or to work in. He doesn't require a huge office, but we must at least give him elbow room.goldfish bowl|bowl|goldfish
n., slang, informal 1. A situation in which it is not possible to keep things secret for any length of time. Washington Society is a goldfish bowl. 2. An apartment or place that provides no privacy for its occupant, e.g., an office that has too many windows. Joe's office is a goldfish bowl, that's why I didn't let him kiss me there.out at the elbows|elbow|elbows|out
adj. phr. Poorly or shabbily dressed. Roy walks around out at the elbows, but it's not because he is penniless, but more in imitation of a certain style.rub elbows|elbow|elbows|rub|rub shoulders
v. phr. To be in the same place (with others); meet and mix. City people and country people, old and young, rub elbows at the horse show. On a visit to the United Nations Building in New York, you may rub elbows with people from faraway lands.take a bow|bow|take
v. phr. To stand up or come on a stage to be clapped for or praised for success. The audience shouted for the author of the play to take a bow. The basketball team should take a bow for fine work this season.at someone's elbow
at someone's elbowImmediately beside someone, close by, as in The apprentice was constantly at the master's elbow. Why this idiom focuses on the elbow rather than the arm, shoulder, or some other body part is not known. Moreover, it can mean either that someone is so nearby as to constitute a nuisance or in order to readily provide assistance. Either can be meant in the example above. [Mid-1500s]
bend one's elbow
bend one's elbowsee crook one's elbow.
bow
bowIn addition to the idioms beginning with bow, also see take a bow; two strings to one's bow.
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- bow and scrape
- bow out
bowel
bowelmove one's bowels
to pass waste matter from the large intestine; defecate
bowery
bowerythe Bowery
street in New York City, or the surrounding district: center of cheap hotels, bars, etc.
bowl
bowlbowl over
1) to knock over with or as with something rolled
2) Informal to astonish and confuse; stagger the election results bowled them over
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