| 单词 | kowtow |
| 释义 | kowtow¹ 叩头；磕头 He performed a kowtow to the Emperor.他给皇帝叩了个头。 kowtow²1.<非正式,贬>(be servile)屈服；顺从；卑躬屈膝 She had never been one to kowtow and repress her own opinions.她从来就不是那种卑躬屈膝、压抑自己想法的人。 to kowtow to sb屈服于某人 Don't kowtow to him, he won't respect you for it.你不要屈服于他, 他不会因此而尊重你。 See how stupidly they kowtow to persons higher in the hierarchy.看看他们对地位比自己高的人俯首帖耳的那副蠢样子。 2.(touch forehead to ground)叩头；磕头 He refused to kowtow to the Emperor.他拒绝给皇帝叩头。 |
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