bow1
noun/baʊ/
Слово англійською: bow
Переклад bow українською: уклі́н, лук, бант, дуга, каблук, краватка, смичок
Детальний опис
- the act of bending your head or the upper part of your body forward in order to say hello or goodbye to somebody or to show respect
- She gave a slight bow of her head in greeting.
- The messenger made a formal bow and left the room.
- (also bows [plural])the front part of a boat or ship
- A huge whale crossed our bows.
- We left two men in the bow to receive the cargo.
- There's a small boat on the port bow.
Word OriginOld English būgan ‘bend, stoop’, of Germanic origin; related to German biegen, also to bow2. Bow of a boat/ship is late Middle English: from Low German boog, Dutch boeg, ‘shoulder or ship's bow’; related to bough.
Idioms
a shot across the/somebody’s bows
- something that you say or do as a warning to somebody about what might happen if they do not change, etc.
take a/your bow
- (of a performer) to bow to the audience as they are applauding you
- She came back on stage to take another bow.
- The song ended and Albert took a bow.
- (figurative) The boss takes his final bow today.
- (figurative) The team's chairman takes his final bow at this match.