kowtow

美[ˌkaʊ'taʊ] 英[ˌkaʊ'taʊ]

vi. 叩头

n. <汉>磕头

过去式：kowtowed 过去分词：kowtowed 现在分词：kowtowing 第三人称单数：kowtows

近义词：kneel，genuflect，fawn，bow，prostrateoneself，salaam，grovel，bowandscrape，humbleoneself，genuflection，prostration，homage，obeisance，kotow，suckup，scrape，truckle，bootlick，toady，

详细释义

n.(名词)

顿首

v.(动词)

<汉>叩头，磕头
卑躬屈膝，唯命是从，顺从，俯首贴耳，恭服
拍马屁，奉承，阿谀

英英释义

Noun

a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission

Verb

bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering;
"He is always kowtowing to his boss"

例句

I'm not going to kowtow to a mere nobody like him. 我不想给他这样的无名小卒磕头。
The women kowtow outside of Jokhang temple. 大昭寺门口磕长头的女人。
Be polite, but don' t kowtow to him. 要有礼貌，但不要对他卑躬屈节。
Be polite, but don't kowtow to him. 要有礼貌，但不要对他卑躬屈节。
The ding of new century is about to kowtow noisy. 新世纪的钟声即将叩响了。
He's a brave man. I'm sure he will not kowtow to the enemy. 他是一个勇敢的人，我相信他不会向敌人卑躬屈膝的。

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