DailyEnglish Marathon英语马拉松

bowed

/baʊd/· verb

军事政治B2

bowed
Flashcard · tap to flip ↻

Chinese meaning

屈服；顺从（压力）

低dī头tóu屈qū服fú、顶dǐng不bú住zhù而ér让ràng步bù

In this story →

泽zé连lián斯sī基jī迫pò于yú民mín意yì压yā力lì而ér妥tuǒ协xié撤chè换huàn将jiàng领lǐng

Example

Ukraine pushed on with its fight against Russia's invasion under new military leadership Wednesday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bowed to public pressure and fired his commander-in-chief.

周三，乌克兰在新的军事领导层带领下继续抗击俄罗斯的入侵，此前总统泽连斯基迫于公众压力，解除了总司令的职务。

Source: NPR · 21 Jul 2026

Background ✎

泽zé连lián斯sī基jī迫pò于yú舆yú论lùn压yā力lì撤chè换huàn乌wū军jūn总zǒng司sī令lìng，乌wū克kè兰lán在zài新xīn军jūn事shì领lǐng导dǎo层céng下xià继jì续xù对duì俄é作zuò战zhàn。

Roots · etymology

源自古英语 būgan（弯曲、屈身）

  • bow（弯腰、鞠躬）+ -ed

Collocations

  • bow to pressure / bow to public opinion / bowed to demands

Watch

bowed explainer clip

▶ Watch this word in the full episode (2:31)Watch the full 2026-07-23 →

Episodes featuring this word

News stories featuring this word