1. take a bow : 鞠躬, 答谢；
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弯曲或顺从（BENDING OR SUBMITTING）
1. 鞠躬，欠身（打招呼或表示恭敬）
When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
2. 低（头）；俯（首）
If you bow your head, you bend it downwards so that you are looking towards the ground, for example because you want to show respect or because you are thinking deeply about something.
3. 向（压力或他人的意愿）让步；屈从于；屈服于
If you bow to pressure or to someone's wishes, you agree to do what they want you to do.
4. 使沮丧；使不安；使无望
If you are bowed by something, you are made unhappy and anxious by it, and lose hope.
5. (为形势所迫）低头，屈服
If someone bows to the inevitable and does something that they do not want to do, they do it, because circumstances force them to do it.
6. （演员或表演者向观众）鞠躬致意
If an actor or entertainer takes a bow, he or she shows appreciation of an audience's applause by bowing to them.
1. a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
2. a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands
used in playing certain stringed instruments
3. a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow
4. front part of a vessel or aircraft
e.g. he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line
5. a knot with two loops and loose ends
used to tie shoelaces
Synonym: bowknot
6. a decorative interlacing of ribbons
7. an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
Synonym: curtain call
8. bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
9. something curved in shape
Synonym: arc