vail
verb[IorT]
old useuk/veɪl/us/veɪl/to take offyourhator otherheadcoveringas amarkofrespectto someone:
脱下(帽子等)(表示敬意)Crownedheadsvailed before thestatueof Beethoven, doinghomageto theroyaltyofgenius.在贝多芬的雕像前人们纷纷脱帽,向这位天才中的天才表示敬意。
toletaflagtouchtheground, as amarkofrespect, forexamplewhen someone hasdied:
(在某人去世时)降下旗帜至地面(表示敬意)When theflagis vailed on RemembranceSunday, it is notconsideredas adesecration.在阵亡将士纪念日降下国旗,垂至地面,并不是一种亵渎行为。
Physical gestures of respect
- bow
- chest bump
- curtsy
- dap
- dapsomeoneup
- doff
- doffyourhat tosomeone/somethingidiom
- elbow bump
- fistbump
- genuflect
- handshake
- high five
- prostrate
- prostration
- salaam
- salute