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
- They are there to govern, not to kowtow to vested interests.
他们的职责是管治，而不是向既得利益屈服。 - Do I have to kneel down and kowtow to him?
你还让我跪下来给他磕个头吗？ - Kowtow, please back, needless talk doesn't say, small Wan Zhen hurriedly Semitic bird! Emperor's six palaces? Have no interest!
叩首，请退，废话不说，小婉蓁赶紧闪人鸟！皇六殿吗？没兴趣！ - 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。 - No, I don't kowtow to no mattress company.
不，我才不会向床垫公司卑躬屈膝呢。 - He need not and must not kowtow.
但他不必也不应该卑躬屈膝。 - 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。 - 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。 - All the servants had to kowtow to the emperor when he entered the room.
皇帝进房间时，所有的仆人都得向他叩首。 - Photos of a huge crowd in kowtow positions, first published by Li himself on his blog, raised the question: What's wrong with this person and his tactics?
一张大群学生向其叩头的照片首先被李阳公布在自己的博客上，人们不禁要问：这个人和他的教学方法究竟出了什么毛病？