kowtows

['kau'tau]

[ kowtows ]

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 |

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：kowtow, kotow

动词 kowtow:

bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

同义词：scrape, kowtow, genuflect

try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

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