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bow tie

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Clothes & fashion
bow tie /ˌbəʊ ˈtaɪ $ ˈboʊ taɪ/ noun [countable]  waiter.jpg DCa short piece of cloth tied in the shape of a bow that men sometimes wear around their neck 蝶形领结
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bow tieA fat man in a bow tie tapped the register.That night, another of my presents was a bow tie.I t was a collar and bow tie and the front of a shirt.The referee patrols the bandaged ropes, dapper in his black bow tie.She sat silently in her blue suit and little bow tie.He was painted by Modigliani and Picarbia in a white shirt and tiny bow tie.
bow tie nounChinese
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bow tie
bow tie /ˌbəʊ ˈtaɪ $ ˈboʊ taɪ/ noun [countable]

a short piece of cloth tied in the shape of a bow that men sometimes wear around their neck


bow tieBrE /ˌbəʊ ˈtaɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌboʊ ˈtaɪ/ 🔊 noun
a man's tie that is tied in the shape of a bow2 (2) and that does not hang down 蝶形领结