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

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。
He was bowed down with troubles.
他因操劳过度而精神不振。
Mr. Black often quarreled with his partners, so he finally bowed out of the company.
布莱克先生经常和同伙吵架，因此他终于退出了公司。
He bowed before the king.
他在国王面前鞠了一躬。
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。
He bowed out of world politics not with a bang but a whimper
他黯然退出了世界政坛。
She bowed her head and smiled in false modesty
她低着头，故作谦卑地笑着。
Parliament has bowed to the demand for a referendum next year.
议会在人们的要求下已同意在明年举行全民公投。
I think it's time I bowed out gracefully.
我想应该是我平静退出的时候了。
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。