| 释义 |
bow down
1. weigh down; cause sth. to bend 压弯
* The apple tree is bowed down with the weight of its fruit. 果实累累，压弯了苹果树。
2. cause sb. to suffer 使…遭受；使…受折磨
* On hearing of her father's death she was bowed down with grief. 接到父亲去世的噩耗，她悲痛万分。
* He was bowed down with troubles. 他困难重重，精神不振。
3. admit defeat; give way; make sb. yield to 认输；低头；使某人屈服
* He has always refused to bow down to tyranny, wealth or power. 他从来没有向暴政、财富或权力低过头。 |