kowtow
英 [ˌkaʊˈtaʊ]
美 [ˌkaʊˈtaʊ]
v. 叩头; 磕头; 卑躬屈膝; 唯命是从
现在分词:kowtowing 过去式:kowtowed 第三人称单数:kowtows 过去分词:kowtowed
BNC.35359 / COCA.27978
牛津词典
verb
- 叩头;磕头;卑躬屈膝;唯命是从
to show sb in authority too much respect and be too willing to obey them
柯林斯词典
- VERB 叩头;磕头;卑躬屈膝;唯命是从
If you say that someonekowtows tosomeone else, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to obey or be polite to someone in authority.- See how stupidly they kow-tow to persons higher in the hierarchy.
瞧他们对上级唯命是从的样子是多么愚蠢啊。
- See how stupidly they kow-tow to persons higher in the hierarchy.
英英释义
noun
- a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
verb
- try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
- He is always kowtowing to his boss
- bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
双语例句
- Yet when Carrefour and other French companies suffered a boycott by angry Chinese consumers, France sent over three different envoys in effect to kowtow to the Chinese.
但是,当家乐福(carrefour)和其它法国企业遭到愤怒的中国消费者抵制后,法国派出三名不同的外交使节,实际上让他们向中方叩头。 - Be polite, but don't kowtow to him.
要有礼貌,但不要对他卑躬屈节。 - All the servants had to kowtow to the emperor when he entered the room.
皇帝进房间时,所有的仆人都得向他叩首。 - He need not and must not kowtow.
但他不必也不应该卑躬屈膝。 - During the long journey, they wore wooden kneepad to protect their knees, kowtow every three steps until them arrived in Lhasa.
在漫长的旅途中,他们带着木制的护膝,就这样三步一叩地来到他们心中的圣地。 - Slowly, Grandmother Chen raised her head and looked around, whereupon the "acolyte" tugged at Xiangzi to make him kowtow.
慢慢的,陈二奶奶抬起头来,点着头看了看大家;童儿扯了扯祥子,教他赶紧磕头。 - I remembered watching people kowtow in front of the Potala Palace.
他说:我记得纪录片里人们在布达拉宫前叩首的场景。 - Have you seen the people when they make a long kowtow? Their faces and hands are all dirty, but their hearts are clean.
见过磕长头的人吗?他们的脸和手都很脏,可是心灵却很干净。 - When the head of the giant software corporation refused to kowtow to the swami, he was promptly transformed into a little bug.
当这个软件巨头公司的老板拒绝象神像叩首时,他马上被变作了一只小虫子。 - Do I have to kneel down and kowtow to him?
你还让我跪下来给他磕个头吗?