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
- 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。 - But if you Chinese dont wanna kowtow to us, we will treat you like how we treat Jap pigs.
如果中国人不愿意对我们美国人磕头，我们将象对待日本猪那样对待你们。 - According to the local custom, he had to kowtow three times.
按照乡俗，他得叩三个头。 - 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。 - Be polite, but don't kowtow to him.
要有礼貌，但不要对他卑躬屈节。 - He need not and must not kowtow.
但他不必也不应该卑躬屈膝。 - We're not going to kowtow to each other.
我们也不会对谁卑躬屈膝。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。