grovel

英 [ˈɡrɒvl]

美 [ˈɡrɑːvl]

v.  卑躬屈膝; 俯首帖耳; 奴颜婢膝; 爬行，匍匐(尤指找东西)

现在分词：grovelling　过去式：grovelled　第三人称单数：grovels　过去分词：grovelled　

GRETEM8

BNC.21873 / COCA.24523

牛津词典

verb

• 卑躬屈膝；俯首帖耳；奴颜婢膝
  to behave in a very humble way towards sb who is more important than you or who can give you sth you want
• 爬行，匍匐（尤指找东西）
  to move along the ground on your hands and knees, especially because you are looking for sth

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 groveling, groveled


• VERB 卑躬屈膝；奴颜婢膝
  If you say that someonegrovels, you think they are behaving too respectfully towards another person, for example because they are frightened or because they want something.
  1. I don't grovel to anybody...
     我对谁都不会卑躬屈膝。
  2. Speakers have been shouted down, classes disrupted, teachers made to grovel.
     发言人的声音被叫嚷声盖住了，课堂一片混乱，老师们不得不好言相劝。
  3. ...a letter of grovelling apology.
     一封低声下气的致歉信
• VERB （为找东西等）爬行，匍匐
  If yougrovel, you crawl on the ground, for example in order to find something.
  1. We grovelled around the club on our knees.
     我们趴在俱乐部的地上四处找。

英英释义

verb

• show submission or fear
  Synonym:fawncrawlcreepcringecower

双语例句

• A man apologizes when he is wrong, but he will grovel to no one She does the job adequately but she's not going to set the world on fire!
  男子汉做错事时会认错，但不会对任何人卑躬屈节。她工作做得不错，但也不会有什么惊人之举！
• They are going to make you grovel.
  他们将使你变得奴颜婢膝。
• Speakers have been shouted down, classes disrupted, teachers made to grovel.
  发言人的声音被叫嚷声盖住了，课堂一片混乱，老师们不得不好言相劝。
• After struggling for months, it dawned on me that I needed to grovel.
  在苦苦挣扎了几个月后，我终于顿悟到自己应该在她面前卑躬屈膝才是。
• Those who wish a favour of the emperor have to grovel on hand and knee before him.
  凡希望受到皇帝恩宠的人都要拜倒在他面前。
• I wasn't going to grovel, and the fact that you even went there makes it clear you have no idea who you're dealing with.
  我没想过求你。而事实上你这么做反而让我觉得你根本不知道你是在跟谁对着干。
• I was the author of the profound sense of admiration, I am willing to grovel at the feet of Jack London is turning to his extraordinary talent.
  我被作者的渊博的常识所折服，我心甘情愿拜倒在杰克·伦敦的脚下仰慕他的非凡的才华。
• We grovelled around the club on our knees.
  我们趴在俱乐部的地上四处找。
• Since they speak straightforwardly and selflessly and never appear to grovel or fawn.
  因为他们说话正直无私，容色也不阿谀谄媚。
• Don't grovel on the ground there: up, this moment! '
  不要在那边地上趴着：起来，立刻起来！