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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.bow/lower/hang one's head
她当时站在我床边低头凝视着我。
She was standing beside my bed staring down at me.
他痛苦地低头看着自己的盘子。
He looked miserably down at his plate.
她迅速转移目光,低头盯着自己的双手。
She quickly looked away and stared down at her hands.
synonym
- 2
v.metasubmit; yield; give in to
他在任何困难面前都不会低头。
He never bows to difficulties.
不要向压力低头。
Never bow to pressure.
政府不得不向公众的压力低头。
The government had to bow to public pressure.
Word usage
- Separable word"低" and "头" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
他一直低着头不说话。
He kept his head down and his mouth shut.
在困难面前,他从来都没有低过头。
He never yielded in the face of difficulties.
那个罪犯在罪证面前终于低下了头。
The criminal finally bowed his head in face of the evidence of his crimes.