The bishop essayed to make him a bow.是什么意思？

The bishop essayed to make him a bow.

主教试图朝他行个礼.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

bishop

n. （基督教某些教派管辖大教区的）主教，（国际象棋的）象，香甜葡萄酒；

例句
He resigned from his post as Bishop when the scandal broke.
丑闻传开后他辞去了主教职务。

essayed

vt. 尝试（essay的过去式与过去分词形式）；

例句
Sinclair essayed a smile but it could hardly have been rated as a success.
辛克莱想试着微笑一下，但根本没有笑出来。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

make

vt. 做，制造，生产，制定，使成为，使产生；vi. 开始，尝试，行进，增大；n. 制造，生产量，性格，形状，样式；

例句
I can't abide people who can't make up their minds...
我受不了优柔寡断的人。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

bow

n. 弓，鞠躬，船头，艏；

例句
...the Bow Brook which forms the western boundary of the wood...
构成了这片树林西部边界的鲍溪