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。 - 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。 - 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。 - No, I don't kowtow to no mattress company.
不，我才不会向床垫公司卑躬屈膝呢。 - 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。 - We're not going to kowtow to each other.
我们也不会对谁卑躬屈膝。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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； - He could not kneel and kowtow to the emperor since that would reveal the emperor's identity so he bent his fingers to knock on the table to express his gratitude and respect to the emperor.
由于这会暴露皇帝的身份，因此他不能跪下来向皇帝叩头，于是他弯起手指在桌上敲了几个，以表示自己对皇帝的谢意和敬意。