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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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？ - 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。 - But if you Chinese dont wanna kowtow to us, we will treat you like how we treat Jap pigs.
如果中国人不愿意对我们美国人磕头，我们将象对待日本猪那样对待你们。 - Do I have to kneel down and kowtow to him?
你还让我跪下来给他磕个头吗？ - Straight teeth casting ladle is two controllers, divide control pouring torque and vertical torque, exchange space is adjustable, not kowtow phenomenon;
直齿浇包是两个制动器，分别控制倾倒力矩和竖直力矩，交换间隙可调，没有磕头现象； - The Kiwi kowtow appears to have worked quite well but British attempts to curry favour are met with a very different response.
英国式磕头作揖似乎很管用，但英国博取欢心的努力遭遇了迥然不同的反应。 - He need not and must not kowtow.
但他不必也不应该卑躬屈膝。