kowtow是什么意思？

kowtow

英[ˌkaʊˈtaʊ] 美[kaʊˈtaʊ, ˈkaʊˌtaʊ]

• vi. 叩头，顺从，惟命是从，（对…）卑躬屈膝；

第三人称单数：kowtows;

过去式：kowtowed;

过去分词：kowtowed;

现在分词：kowtowing;

例句

• Be polite, but don’t kowtow to him. 对他要有礼貌, 但不要卑躬屈膝。
• 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.
• Be polite, but don't kowtow to him. 对他要有礼貌, 但不要卑躬屈膝.
• I refuse to kowtow to anyone. 我决不屈从任何人.
• The person of Home Chen hellcat kowtow, beg her a heart. 陈家的人都围著巫婆磕头, 求她发发慈悲.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  叩头;磕头；卑躬屈膝；唯命是从
  If you say that someone kowtows to someone else, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to obey or be polite to someone in authority.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• vi.
  (对…)卑躬屈膝，俯首帖耳
  Be polite, but don’t kowtow to him. 对他要有礼貌, 但不要卑躬屈膝。 I refuse to kowtow to anyone. 我决不屈从任何人。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
• Verb
  1. bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  2. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering;
  "He is always kowtowing to his boss"