| 词汇 | kowtowing |
| 释义 | kowtowing present participle ofkowtow 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 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 someone up doff elbow bump fistbump genuflect high five kowtow prostrate prostration salaam salute vail You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Showing respect and admiration Examples of kowtowingkowtowing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. 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 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 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 He made it known that he wouldn't forgive any kowtowing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I am not entitled to all this kowtowing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Kowtowing is a powerful gesture reserved mainly for honoring the dead or offering deep respect at a temple. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Kowtowing, or kneeling and bowing so deeply that ones forehead is touching the floor, is practiced during worship at temples. 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. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
| 随便看 |
反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。