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VERB
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.
例句
They bowed low to Louis and hastened out of his way...
他们向路易斯深深鞠躬，并忙不迭地给他让道。
He bowed slightly before taking her bag.
他微微欠身，然后接过了她的包。
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VERB
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.
例句
The Colonel bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving...
这位上校低头轻声做感恩祈祷。
She stood still, head bowed, hands clasped in front of her.
她一动不动地站着，低着头，双手紧扣在胸前。
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VERB
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.
例句
Some shops are bowing to consumer pressure and stocking organically grown vegetables...
一些商店迫于顾客的压力，开始供应有机蔬菜。
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。
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V-PASSIVE
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.
例句
...their determination not to be bowed in the face of the allied attacks.
他们绝不在联合攻击面前丧失斗志的坚定决心
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PHRASE
(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.
例句
He bowed to the inevitable and announced that he was willing to resume diplomatic relations.
迫于形势他只好宣称愿意恢复外交关系。
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PHRASE
（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.
例句
They ran to the center of the tent to take their bows.
他们跑到帐篷中央鞠躬致意。