bowstring

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈbəʊ.stɹɪŋ/    美 /ˈboʊ.stɹɪŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The string of an archer's bow.
    — For an instant he glanced along the polished shaft, drawing the bowstring far back, that the arrow might pierce through the heart for which it was aimed.
  2. The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders. historical
动词 v.
  1. To strangle with a bowstring. transitive
    — When the day broke […] it was high time for her to get up and be bowstrung—a thing very little more pleasant than hanging, only a trifle more genteel.

词形变化

bowstrings plural bowstrings present,singular,third-person bowstringing participle,present bowstrung participle,past bowstrung past bowstringed participle,past bowstringed past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English bow
English string
English bowstring
From bow + string.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English bow
English string
English bowstring
From bow + string.
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