bow

お辞儀する

敬意や観客への感謝を示すため、頭や上半身を前に曲げる。

やさしい英語で： To bend your head or upper body forward to show respect or thank an audience.

• He bowed politely.
• The dancers bowed after their final performance.
• Should we bow when we meet the king?

使い方： bow to someone (The actor bowed to the audience.); bow before someone (The visitors bowed before the queen.)

よく使う表現： bow to someone, bow before someone, bow politely

屈する、折れる

抵抗をやめて、相手の要求を受け入れる。

やさしい英語で： To stop resisting and accept what someone demands.

• We will not bow to threats.
• The council bowed to demands for a new crossing.
• Why did they bow to pressure so quickly?

使い方： bow to something (The company bowed to public pressure.)

類義語： give in, yield, submit

反対語： resist

よく使う表現： bow to pressure, bow to demands, bow to threats

たわむ、曲がる

重い物に押されるなどして、弓なりに曲がる。

やさしい英語で： To become curved, often because something heavy presses on it.

• The old shelf began to bow.
• The wooden door bowed in the damp air.
• Will these thin boards bow under pressure?

使い方： bow under something (The boards bowed under the weight of the boxes.)

類義語： bend, curve

反対語： straighten

よく使う表現： bow under weight, bow outward, bow inwards

曲げる、たわませる

物を曲げて、弓なりの形にする。

やさしい英語で： To make something curved by bending it.

• He bowed the thin strip of wood.
• The force bowed the metal frame outward.
• She bowed her head over the letter.

使い方： bow something (The strong wind bowed the young trees.)

類義語： bend, curve

反対語： straighten

よく使う表現： bow the wood, bow something outward, bow your head

従う、一目置く

相手のほうがよく分かっていると思い、その意見や判断を受け入れる。

やさしい英語で： To accept another person's opinion or decision because you believe they know better.

• I bow to your greater experience.
• She bowed to the doctor's judgment.
• We should bow to their expertise on this issue.

使い方： bow to someone's judgment (On this question, I bow to your judgment.)

類義語： defer

よく使う表現： bow to someone, bow to experience, bow to expertise

弓で弾く

毛を張った弓を弦にこすり、弦楽器を演奏する。

やさしい英語で： To play a stringed instrument by moving a stick with stretched hair across its strings.

• She bowed the violin softly.
• The players bowed their instruments together.
• This passage should be bowed rather than plucked.

よく使う表現： bow a violin, bow the strings, bow a note

蝶結び、リボン

輪が二つある結び方。靴ひもを結んだり、贈り物を飾ったりする。

やさしい英語で： A knot with two loops, often used to tie shoes or decorate gifts.

• She tied the ribbon in a bow.
• The gift had a red bow on top.
• Can you tie your shoelaces in bows?

よく使う表現： tie a bow, ribbon bow, bow tie

弓

張った弦が付いた、矢を飛ばすための曲がった武器。

やさしい英語で： A curved weapon with a tight string, used to shoot arrows.

• He shot an arrow from his bow.
• She learned to use a bow at camp.
• The hunters carried wooden bows.

よく使う表現： bow and arrow, draw a bow, hunting bow