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
- 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。