bow
- IPA[bəʊ]
英式
- a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends, used especially for tying shoelaces and decorative ribbons;a decorative ribbon tied in a bow.
- play (a stringed instrument or music) using a bow
noun: bow, plural noun: bows
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends, used especially for tying shoelaces and decorative ribbons a girl with long hair tied back in a bow 同義詞
- ▪ a decorative ribbon tied in a bow. 同義詞
- 2. a weapon for shooting arrows, typically made of a curved piece of wood joined at both ends by a taut string. 同義詞
- 3. a long, partially curved rod with horsehair stretched along its length, used for playing the violin and other stringed instruments.
- ▪ a single passage of a bow over the strings of an instrument.
- 4. a curved stroke forming part of a letter (e.g. b, p).
- 5. a metal ring forming the handle of a key or pair of scissors.
- ▪ North American a side piece or lens frame of a pair of glasses.
動詞
- 1. play (a stringed instrument or music) using a bow the techniques by which the pieces were bowed