He whined and grovelled and apologized.他一边哭诉一边低声下气地道歉。

They respect my position but they don't grovel before me.他们尊重我的地位, 但不会在我面前卑躬屈膝。

I don't grovel to anybody.我对谁都不会俯首帖耳。

She fell to her knees, grovelling in the sawdust on the floor.她跪下来, 在地板的木屑上匍匐前行。

We grovelled around the club on our knees.我们在俱乐部用膝盖四处爬行。

He was grovelling under his desk for a pencil.他在书桌下爬着寻找铅笔。