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
- Be polite, but don't kowtow to him.
要有礼貌，但不要对他卑躬屈节。 - They are there to govern, not to kowtow to vested interests.
他们的职责是管治，而不是向既得利益屈服。 - Can you imagine that I was give her a kowtow to beg her to spare me?
你能想象吗？我跪下给她磕头乞求她放过我？ - 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。 - According to the local custom, he had to kowtow three times.
按照乡俗，他得叩三个头。 - They are, it is said, less likely to enforce the OECD rules or to kowtow to foreigners.
据说香港和澳门不能执行OECD法规或者屈服于外国。 - Maria: That is to say, those who are more liberal regard Kowtow as feudal.
也就是说，那些更开放的父母认为磕头是封建的。 - 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。 - 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。 - Tomorrow I'll have Papa make you kneel three times and kowtow nine times before photographs of my grandparents as a penalty.
明天我教爸爸罚你对祖父祖母的照片三跪九叩首。