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　

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

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。

verb