kowtow 详细解释

kowtow

['kau'tau]

vi. 叩头
n. <汉>磕头

词形变化

动词过去式: kowtowed | 动词过去分词: kowtowed | 动词现在分词: kowtowing | 动词第三人称单数: kowtows |

词义辨析

同义参见:

kneel  

英英释义

名词 kowtow:

a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission

同义词：kotow

动词 kowtow:

bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

同义词：scrape, genuflect

try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

同义词：fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kotow, suck up

补充

kowtowkowtow英:[ˈkauˈtau] 美:[kaʊˈtaʊ, ˈkaʊˌtaʊ]vi.1.叩头, 磕头; 顺从；惟命是从Be polite, but don't kowtow to him.对他要有礼貌, 但不要卑躬屈膝。

例句

1. He performed a kowtow to the Emperor.他给皇帝叩了个头。 2. She had never been one to kowtow and repress her own opinions.她从来就不是那种卑躬屈膝、压抑自己想法的人。 3. Don't kowtow to him, he won't respect you for it.你不要屈服于他, 他不会因此而尊重你。 4. See how stupidly they kowtow to persons higher in the hierarchy.看看他们对地位比自己高的人俯首帖耳的那副蠢样子。 5. He refused to kowtow to the Emperor.他拒绝给皇帝叩头。 6. He kowtowed to the Emperor.他向皇帝叩头。 7. He's a brave man. I'm sure he will not kowtow to the enemy.他是一个勇敢的人，我相信他不会向敌人卑躬屈膝的。 8. she didn't have to kowtow to a boss.她不必对老板卑躬屈膝。 9. She refused to kowtow to their demands.她拒绝屈从于他们的要求。

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