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
- No, I don't kowtow to no mattress company.
不，我才不会向床垫公司卑躬屈膝呢。 - 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。 - Straight teeth casting ladle is two controllers, divide control pouring torque and vertical torque, exchange space is adjustable, not kowtow phenomenon;
直齿浇包是两个制动器，分别控制倾倒力矩和竖直力矩，交换间隙可调，没有磕头现象； - Slowly, Grandmother Chen raised her head and looked around, whereupon the "acolyte" tugged at Xiangzi to make him kowtow.
慢慢的，陈二奶奶抬起头来，点着头看了看大家；童儿扯了扯祥子，教他赶紧磕头。 - They are, it is said, less likely to enforce the OECD rules or to kowtow to foreigners.
据说香港和澳门不能执行OECD法规或者屈服于外国。 - Tomorrow I'll have Papa make you kneel three times and kowtow nine times before photographs of my grandparents as a penalty.
明天我教爸爸罚你对祖父祖母的照片三跪九叩首。 - 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。 - 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。 - Have you seen the people when they make a long kowtow? Their faces and hands are all dirty, but their hearts are clean.
见过磕长头的人吗？他们的脸和手都很脏，可是心灵却很干净。 - Can you imagine that I was give her a kowtow to beg her to spare me?
你能想象吗？我跪下给她磕头乞求她放过我？