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　

TEM8

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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
  Synonym:kotow

verb

• try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
  1. He is always kowtowing to his boss
  Synonym:fawntoadytrucklebootlickkotowsuck up
• bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  Synonym:scrapegenuflect

双语例句

• 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。
• Do I have to kneel down and kowtow to him?
  你还让我跪下来给他磕个头吗？
• 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。
• Can you imagine that I was give her a kowtow to beg her to spare me?
  你能想象吗？我跪下给她磕头乞求她放过我？
• 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。
• 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。
• Tomorrow I'll have Papa make you kneel three times and kowtow nine times before photographs of my grandparents as a penalty.
  明天我教爸爸罚你对祖父祖母的照片三跪九叩首。