bowl

they are applauding you 谢幕；鞠躬答谢一more at shot n.

bow² /bau; NAmE bou/ noun, verb — see also bow¹

■ noun 1 a weapon used for shooting arrows, consisting of a long curved piece of wood with a tight string joining its ends』弓：He was armed with a bow and arrow.他佩带着弓箭。2a knot with two loops and two loose ends which is used for decoration on clothes, in hair, etc. or for tying shoes 蝴蝶结：to tie your shoelaces in a bow 把—带打成蝴蝶结◊ Her hair was tied bacfc in a neat bow.她的头发&在脑后打了个整齐的蝴蝶 结。一picture o knot 3 a long thin piece of wood with thin string stretched along it, used for playing musical instruments such as the violin 琴弓 一 picture 〇 page R8 see string n.

■ verb [V, VN] to use a bow to play a musical instrument that has strings用琴弓拉奏（弦乐器）

bowd-ler-ize [BrE also -ise) /'baudlaraiz/ verb [VN] (usually disapproving) to remove the parts of a book, play, etc. that you think are likely to shock or offend people删改（认为书或戏剧等中有伤风化或有冒犯性的部 分）；鲍德勒化 B33 expurgate imumJi Named after Dr Thomas Bowdler, who in 1818 produced a version of Shakespeare from which he had taken out all the material which he considered not suitable for family use.源自托马斯•鲍德勒博士（ Dr Thomas Bowdler >的 名字。他于1818年出版了莎士比亚戏剧的改写本，删掉 了他认为不适合家庭阅读的内容。 bowel /'baual/ noun 1 [C, usually pi.] the tube along which food passes after it has been through the stomach, especially the end where waste is collected before it is passed out of the body 肠：医} to empty/move/open your bowels (= to pass solid waste out of the body)解大便◊ boweZ ccmcer/cancer 〇/ the boweZ 肠癌 2 the bowels of.sth [pi.] (//纪ra〇/) the part that is deepest inside sth _内部最深处：A rumb〖e came from the bowels of the earth (= deep underground). 从地下深处传来隆隆的响声。

'bowel movement (also movement) noun (medical E) an act of emptying waste material from the bowels; the waste material that is emptied 解大便；赛便 bower /'baua(r)/ noun {literary) a pleasant place in the shade under trees or climbing plants in a wood or garden/yard树荫处；阴凉处

bower-bird /'bau8b3：d; NAmE 'bau8rb3：rd/ noun a bird found in Australia, the male of which decorates a place with shells, feathers, etc. to attract females 凉亭鸟，。造 园鸟 < 见于澳大利亚，雄鸟构筑凉亭状物求偶） bow-fin /'baufin; NAmE 'bou-/ noun (pi bow-fin or bow- fins) an American fish with a large head that can survive for a long time out of water 弓鑛鱼（产于美 洲，产大，if旱）

bow-ie knife /'baui naif; NAmE 'boui/ noun a large heavy knife witfi a long blade，used in hunting 长刃猎刀 bowl CNr /beul; NAmE boul/ noun, verb

■ noun

► CONTAINER 容器 1 [C] (especially in compounds 尤用于 构成复合词）a deep round dish with a wide open top, used especially for holding food or liquid 碗；红；盆： asalad^uit/sugar，etc. bowZ色拉碗、水果盆、糖钵等

◊ a ivas/iing-up bovvi 洗碗碟盆

► AMOUNT M： 2 [C] (also bowlful /-ful/) the amount contained in a bowl —碗，一鉢，一会：（沾量 > :a bowZ qf soup —碗汤

► SHAPE 形状 3 [C] the part of some objects that is shaped like a bowl物体的碗:k部分：the bovW 〇/ a spoon勺手头

◊ a toiZet/Iavatory bowl 马桶一picture o cutlery

► THEATRE 剧场 4 [C] (espec/fl//y AM/r?£) (in names 构成名称) a large round theatre without a roof, used for conceits, etc. outdoors 露天圆形剧场：the ffoHywood Bowi 好莱 坞露天剧场

► BALL 球 5 [C] a heavy wooden ball that is used in the games of bowls and bowling (草地滚球戏和保龄球运

动中用的）木球

GAME 6 bowls [U] (NAmE also 'lawn bowling a game played on an area of very smooth grass, in which