1、bow英[baʊ , bəʊ]美[baʊ , boʊ]，n.弓; 鞠躬; 船头; 艏; 弯腰行礼;v.鞠躬; 点头; 低(头); 垂(首); (使)弯曲;n.弓; 蝴蝶结; 琴弓;v.用琴弓拉奏(弦乐器)。

2、[例句]The mast, which was a solid spruce spar, bent like a bow, and for a moment I thought we were going to lose it.坚固的云杉木做成的桅杆已经弯得像一把弓，那一刻我觉得它马上就要断了。