grovel before

• • 趴在…之前，匍匐在…面前；向…摇尾乞怜：

    The dog groveled before his master when he saw the whip.

    狗看到主人的鞭子就匍匐在主人面前。

  • 卑躬屈节，奴颜婢膝：

    A man apologizes when he’s wrong, but he will grovel before no one.

    一个人犯了错该向人道歉，但不应该卑躬屈节。