kowtow
英 [ˌkaʊˈtaʊ]
美 [ˌkaʊˈtaʊ]
v. 叩头; 磕头; 卑躬屈膝; 唯命是从
现在分词：kowtowing 过去式：kowtowed 第三人称单数：kowtows 过去分词：kowtowed
BNC.35359 / COCA.27978
牛津词典
verb
- 叩头；磕头；卑躬屈膝；唯命是从
to show sb in authority too much respect and be too willing to obey them
柯林斯词典
- VERB 叩头;磕头；卑躬屈膝；唯命是从
If you say that someonekowtows tosomeone else, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to obey or be polite to someone in authority.- See how stupidly they kow-tow to persons higher in the hierarchy.
瞧他们对上级唯命是从的样子是多么愚蠢啊。
- See how stupidly they kow-tow to persons higher in the hierarchy.
英英释义
noun
- a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
verb
- try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
- He is always kowtowing to his boss
- bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
双语例句
- During the long journey, they wore wooden kneepad to protect their knees, kowtow every three steps until them arrived in Lhasa.
在漫长的旅途中，他们带着木制的护膝，就这样三步一叩地来到他们心中的圣地。 - All the servants had to kowtow to the emperor when he entered the room.
皇帝进房间时，所有的仆人都得向他叩首。 - They are there to govern, not to kowtow to vested interests.
他们的职责是管治，而不是向既得利益屈服。 - Sheldon: I'm taking a sabbatical because I won't kowtow to mediocre minds.
我在休假，因为我不愿向平庸之流屈服。 - But if you Chinese dont wanna kowtow to us, we will treat you like how we treat Jap pigs.
如果中国人不愿意对我们美国人磕头，我们将象对待日本猪那样对待你们。 - We're not going to kowtow to each other.
我们也不会对谁卑躬屈膝。 - According to the local custom, he had to kowtow three times.
按照乡俗，他得叩三个头。 - The Kiwi kowtow appears to have worked quite well but British attempts to curry favour are met with a very different response.
英国式磕头作揖似乎很管用，但英国博取欢心的努力遭遇了迥然不同的反应。 - 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。 - Fourth Master Liu was gratified by the number of people who came to kowtow and congratulate him, and his elation increased with the arrival of many old friends to wish him a happy birthday.
刘四爷很满意有这么多人来给他磕头祝寿。更足以自傲的是许多老朋友也赶着来贺喜。