| 词汇 | bow to somebody/something |
| 释义 | bow to somebody/somethingbow to somebody/something phrasal verbphr v AGREEto finally agree to do something, even though you do not want to do it 向…让步，屈服于 Congress may bow to public pressure and lift the arms embargo. 国会也许会屈服于公众的压力，解除武器禁运。 Myers finally bowed to the inevitable (=accepted something he could not change) and withdrew from the campaign. 迈尔斯最后迫于无奈，退出了这场竞选。 Examples from the Corpus bowed to the inevitable• I sighed and bowed to the inevitable.• He finally bowed to the inevitable after 61 minutes, when he was visibly hobbling around.• The Government bowed to the inevitable after other countries threatened to outvote it.• Last week Chen's company bowed to the inevitable and closed its doors. → bow to somebody/something at bow1(5) |
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