BOW DOWN

а. склонять(ся) The apple tree was bowed down with the weight of its fruit. б. заставлять кого-л. страдать Aunt Helen spent years bowed down with grief after the death of her husband. в. ограничивать свободу кого-л. строгим политическим контролем The people of Russia before 1917 were bowed down by the cruelty of the ruling powers. г. признать поражение We shall never bow down to our enemies.