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单词 grovel
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grovel
grɒvəl ˈgrɑvəl ˈgrʌvəl
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense grovels, present participle grovelling, past tense , past participle grovelled
in AM, use 美国英语用 groveling, groveled
1 VERB 卑躬屈膝;奴颜婢膝 If you say that someone grovels, you think they are behaving too respectfully towards another person, for example because they are frightened or because they want something. 卑躬屈膝;奴颜婢膝 [disapproval]
  • I don't grovel to anybody. [V + to/before]

    我对谁都不会卑躬屈膝。

  • Speakers have been shouted down, classes disrupted, teachers made to grovel. [VERB]

    发言人的声音被叫嚷声盖住了,课堂一片混乱,老师们不得不好言相劝。

  • ...a letter of grovelling apology. [VERB-ing]

    一封低声下气的致歉信

SYN humble yourself, creep, crawl, flatter
2 VERB (为找东西等)爬行,匍匐 If you grovel, you crawl on the ground, for example in order to find something. (为找东西等)爬行,匍匐 [Also VERB]
  • We grovelled around the club on our knees. [VERB prep./adv.]

    我们趴在俱乐部的地上四处找。

SYN crawl, crouch, go on hands and knees, go on all fours
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