bowed

英 [baʊd , bəʊd]

美 [baʊd , boʊd]

adj.  成弓形的; 弯曲的; 弯腰曲背的; 佝偻的
v.  鞠躬; 点头; 低(头); 垂(首); (使)弯曲
v.  用琴弓拉奏(弦乐器)
bow的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：bowed　过去式：bowed　

BNC.33072 / COCA.25868

柯林斯词典

Pronounced /'bəʊd/ for meaning 1, and /'baʊd/ for meaning 2. 义项1读作 /'bəʊd/，义项2读作/'baʊd/。

ADJ-GRADED 成弓形的；弯曲的
Something that isbowedis curved.
1. ...an old lady with bowed legs.
  罗圈腿的老妇人
See also:He walked aimlessly along street after street, head down and shoulders bowed.bow

adj

showing an excessively deferential manner
Synonym:bowing
of a stringed instrument
have legs that curve outward at the knees
Synonym:bandybandy-leggedbowlegbowlegged
forming or resembling an arch
1. an arched ceiling
Synonym:arcedarchedarchingarciformarcuate

We all left off eating and stood about with bowed heads
我们都停下不吃了，低着头闲站着。
He had bowed out gracefully when his successor had been appointed.
他在继任者被任命后体面地引退了。
An elderly woman walked by, her back and shoulders bowed under the bundle she was carrying.
位上了年纪的妇人走了过去，她扛的那只包裹把她的肩和背都压弯了。
The host bowed his guests in.
主人鞠躬迎接客人进屋。
She bowed her head and kissed the Archbishop's ring.
她低下头轻吻大主教的戒指。
He bowed out of world politics not with a bang but a whimper
他黯然退出了世界政坛。
He bowed his thanks.
他鞠躬致谢。
He bowed low to the assembled crowd.
他向集结的人群深深地鞠了一躬。
He walked aimlessly along street after street, head down and shoulders bowed.
他低着头、垂着肩，漫无目的地走过一条条街道。
Jim bowed himself out of the competition when he learned who his opponent was.
吉姆得知谁是他的对手后，退出了比赛。