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grovel/ˈɡrɒv(ə)l, ˈɡrʌv-/v. intr. (grovelled, grovelling; US [美] groveled, groveling) 1 behave obsequiously in seeking favour or forgiveness 奴颜献媚，讨好奉承 2 lie prone in abject humility 卑躬屈膝 □ groveller n.□ grovelling adj.□ grovellingly adv.[back-formation from obsolete adverb grovelling from gruf ‘face down’, in the phrase on grufe translating Old Norse ɑˊ grúfu, later taken as pres. part.] |