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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 

TEM8

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.
        1. 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。

      英英释义

      noun

      • a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
          Synonym:kotow

        verb

        双语例句

        • He need not and must not kowtow.
          但他不必也不应该卑躬屈膝。
        • 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。
        • From sneakers to skin cream, Chinese consumer goods companies are no longer willing to kowtow to the foreigners who taught them branding.
          从运动鞋到护肤霜,中国消费品公司不再愿意向教会了自己品牌概念的外资企业低头。
        • Fourth Master Liu was gratified by the number of people who came to kowtow and congratulate him, and his elation increased with the arrival of many old friends to wish him a happy birthday.
          刘四爷很满意有这么多人来给他磕头祝寿。更足以自傲的是许多老朋友也赶着来贺喜。
        • I'm not going to kowtow to a mere nobody like him.
          我不想给他这样的无名小卒磕头。
        • 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。
        • Kowtow, please back, needless talk doesn't say, small Wan Zhen hurriedly Semitic bird! Emperor's six palaces? Have no interest!
          叩首,请退,废话不说,小婉蓁赶紧闪人鸟!皇六殿吗?没兴趣!
        • 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。
        • Sheldon: I'm taking a sabbatical because I won't kowtow to mediocre minds.
          我在休假,因为我不愿向平庸之流屈服。