grovel
英 [ˈɡrɒvl]
美 [ˈɡrɑːvl]
v. 卑躬屈膝; 俯首帖耳; 奴颜婢膝; 爬行,匍匐(尤指找东西)
现在分词:grovelling 过去式:grovelled 第三人称单数:grovels 过去分词:grovelled
BNC.21873 / COCA.24523
牛津词典
verb
- 卑躬屈膝;俯首帖耳;奴颜婢膝
to behave in a very humble way towards sb who is more important than you or who can give you sth you want - 爬行,匍匐(尤指找东西)
to move along the ground on your hands and knees, especially because you are looking for sth
柯林斯词典
- VERB 卑躬屈膝;奴颜婢膝
If you say that someonegrovels, you think they are behaving too respectfully towards another person, for example because they are frightened or because they want something.- I don't grovel to anybody...
我对谁都不会卑躬屈膝。 - Speakers have been shouted down, classes disrupted, teachers made to grovel.
发言人的声音被叫嚷声盖住了,课堂一片混乱,老师们不得不好言相劝。 - ...a letter of grovelling apology.
一封低声下气的致歉信
- I don't grovel to anybody...
- VERB (为找东西等)爬行,匍匐
If yougrovel, you crawl on the ground, for example in order to find something.- We grovelled around the club on our knees.
我们趴在俱乐部的地上四处找。
- We grovelled around the club on our knees.
in AM, use 美国英语用 groveling, groveled
英英释义
verb
双语例句
- I was the author of the profound sense of admiration, I am willing to grovel at the feet of Jack London is turning to his extraordinary talent.
我被作者的渊博的常识所折服,我心甘情愿拜倒在杰克·伦敦的脚下仰慕他的非凡的才华。 - They are going to make you grovel.
他们将使你变得奴颜婢膝。 - Since they speak straightforwardly and selflessly and never appear to grovel or fawn.
因为他们说话正直无私,容色也不阿谀谄媚。 - We grovelled around the club on our knees.
我们趴在俱乐部的地上四处找。 - I wasn't going to grovel, and the fact that you even went there makes it clear you have no idea who you're dealing with.
我没想过求你。而事实上你这么做反而让我觉得你根本不知道你是在跟谁对着干。 - I will apologize to him but I won't grovel.
我会向他道歉,但我不会卑躬屈膝。 - However, no matter how grovel a woman become the victim of the society environment, such as prostitution, male can also become the victim of the subconsciousness impulsion by alcoholism and other vices.
然而,不管一个女人将会怎样卑躬屈膝地沦为社会环境的牺牲品,比如卖淫,男人也可能同样地透过酒精中毒和其它恶行而沦为潜意识冲动的牺牲品。 - I don't grovel to anybody
我对谁都不会卑躬屈膝。 - He said he would never grovel before a conqueror.
他说他永远不会在征服者脚下摇尾乞怜。 - A man apologizes when he is wrong, but he will grovel to no one She does the job adequately but she's not going to set the world on fire!
男子汉做错事时会认错,但不会对任何人卑躬屈节。她工作做得不错,但也不会有什么惊人之举!