bow

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Lạy, cúi chào

BrE /bəʊ/ AmE /boʊ/

noun / verb en → vi

past bowed pp bowed ing bowing

1 CEREMONY [intransitive] B1

Lạy, cúi chào

a bend of the head or body as a sign of respect, greeting, etc.

  • bow to somebody

Collocations bow in respect · bow deeply

  • She bowed to the king.

    Cô ấy cúi chào vua.

2 MUSICAL INSTRUMENT [countable] B1

Đàn cung, đàn violin

a musical instrument with strings that you play by pulling a bow across them

  • play the bow

Collocations violin bow · cello bow

  • He plays the violin with a bow.

    Anh ấy chơi đàn violin bằng cây cung.

3 KNOT [countable] B1

Nút dây, nút thắt

a knot that you make in a piece of string or rope by tying it around something

  • tie a bow

Collocations bow tie · ribbon bow

  • She tied a bow on the package.

    Cô ấy thắt một nút dây trên gói quà.

4 SPORT [countable] B2

Cung tên, gậy cung

a curved stick used in sports such as archery and curling

  • use a bow

Collocations archery bow · curling broom (bow)

  • He practices with his archery bow.

    Anh ấy tập luyện với cây cung bắn tên của mình.

5 SHIP [countable] B2

Đầu tàu, mũi thuyền

the front part of a ship or boat

  • at the bow

Collocations bow wave · bow thruster

  • The ship's bow cut through the waves.

    Mũi tàu cắt qua những đợt sóng.

6 VERB - CEREMONY [intransitive] B1

Lạy, cúi chào

to bend your head or body as a sign of respect, greeting, etc.

  • bow to somebody

Collocations bow in respect · bow deeply

  • She bowed to the king.

    Cô ấy cúi chào vua.

7 VERB - KNOT [transitive] B1

Thắt nút dây, thắt nơ

to make a knot in something by tying it around another thing

  • bow something

Collocations tie a bow · untie a bow

  • She bowed the ribbon around the package.

    Cô ấy thắt một nút dây quanh gói quà.

8 VERB - SPORT [transitive] B2

Sử dụng cung tên, kéo dây đàn

to use a bow to shoot an arrow or play a stringed instrument

  • bow something

Collocations shoot an arrow with a bow · play the violin with a bow

  • He bowed the string to play the note.

    Anh ấy kéo dây đàn để chơi nốt nhạc.