If you genuflect, you bend one or both knees and bow, especially in church, as a sign of respect.
例句
He genuflected in front of the altar.他在祭坛前跪拜。
VERB
膜拜；过分重视
You can say that someone is genuflecting to something when they are giving it a great deal of attention and respect, especially if you think it does not deserve this.
例句
They refrained from genuflecting to the laws of political economy.他们拒不向政治经济学定律顶礼膜拜。