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单词 genuflect
释义 genuflect /ˈdʒenjʊˌflekt/ vi.
1.【史】(尤指天主教徒从圣餐前经过时)跪拜

He genuflected in front of the altar.他在圣餐台前跪拜。

2.(act deferentially)卑躬屈膝;屈从

Charles Moore is said by admirers to genuflect at the very mention of marquesses.仰慕者们说查尔斯·穆尔每次听人提到侯爵都表现得毕恭毕敬。

to genuflect to sb/sth对…卑躬屈膝;屈从于…

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。

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