| 词汇 | kowtow |
| 释义 | kowtow verb[ I ] uk /ˌkaʊˈtaʊ/ us /ˌkaʊˈtaʊ/ to show respect by going down into a position where your knees are on the floor and then bending your body forward so that your head touches the ground, in a way used especially in the past in China : As part of the wedding ceremony, we kowtowed to my parents and to my fiancé's parents. They kowtowed before the grave and offered their respects to the dead. The visitors knelt to kowtow nine times before the emperor. Compare bowverb(BEND) prostrateyourself disapproving to show too much respect to someone in authority, always doing what you are told and changing what you do in order to please them: 卑躬屈膝，唯命是从 He has never kowtowed to the mainstream, but has remained true to his convictions. They were accused of kowtowing to a corrupt government. Physical gestures of respect bow bow down bow your head chest bump curtsy curtsy to someone dap dap someone up doff elbow bump fistbump genuflect handshake high five prostrate prostration salaam salute take a bow vail You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Showing respect and admiration kowtow noun[ C ] uk /ˌkaʊˈtaʊ/ us /ˌkaʊˈtaʊ/ the action of going down into a position where your knees are on the floor and then bending your body forward so that your head touches the ground, used to show respect especially in the past in China : Kowtows were made to the images of the ancestors. The emperor waived the requirement for the ambassadors to perform a ceremonial kowtow. Compare bownoun(BEND) disapproving an action that shows too much respect to someone in authority and tries to please them too much: This policy would be a kowtow to the most reactionary elements of the party. They said that appeasement would be an ignoble kowtow to a bloody dictatorship. Physical gestures of respect bow bow down bow your head chest bump curtsy curtsy to someone dap dap someone up doff elbow bump fistbump genuflect handshake high five prostrate prostration salaam salute take a bow vail You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Showing respect and admiration kowtow | American Dictionarykowtow verb[ I ] disapprovingus/ˈkɑʊˌtɑʊ/ to show too much respect or obedience: People say he kowtowed to the establishment to get elected. Examples of kowtowkowtow Why kowtow to those awful older buildings instead of knocking them down to start again with a neat, clean field? Most importantly, this would be an admission of failure which would amount to kowtowing to the financial sector. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It is not kowtowing to any momentary spasm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, one cannot kowtow to both arguments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do we create some kind of licensing system for journalists which prevents them from working until they kowtow to the courts? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a dependency economy kowtowing to successive governments for hand-outs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not acceptable that the interests of our businessmen and consumers are treated as if we constantly have to kowtow. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English However, we have found that his policy allows him to bully and lecture the weak while kowtowing obsequiously to the strong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It cannot kowtow to the political authorities of any one state. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is bad for the clergy, it is not dignified that the clergy should have to kowtow to the bishops as they have to do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The kowtow remains alive as part of a formal induction ceremony in certain traditional trades that involve apprenticeship or discipleship. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In extreme cases, the kowtow can be used to express profound gratitude, apology, or to beg for forgiveness. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The household then kneels three times and kowtows nine times to pay obeisance and wish him a long life. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. For example, some, but not all, people would choose to kowtow before the grave of an ancestor, or while making traditional offerings to an ancestor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. During a wedding, some couples may kowtow to their respective parents, though the standing bow is today more common. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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