kowtowed

英 [ˌkaʊˈtaʊd]

美 [ˌkaʊˈtaʊd]

v.  叩头; 磕头; 卑躬屈膝; 唯命是从
kowtow的过去分词和过去式

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.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• At the time, I kowtowed with my forehead on the icy soil, and tears running down, I eventually admitted the painful fact of mother's eternal departed.
  这时，我将前额叩伏在冰冷的泥土上，泪水滚滚而出，我终于接受了痛失母亲这个事实。
• In ancient times officials kowtowed to the emperor when they met with him.
  古代，大臣见到皇帝要磕头。
• Then he kowtowed to the monk, to show his reverence and gratitude.
  他向僧人叩拜，表达自己的敬意和感激。
• The newspaper also criticized Germany and the Netherlands for having "preemptively kowtowed to beijing" by ruling out the possibility of building diesel-powered submarines for the ROC navy.
  那一份报纸也指责德国和荷兰“对北京预先采取的行动卑躬屈膝”，因为德国和荷兰已经使得为roc海军建造柴油动力的潜水艇成为不可能的事。
• So this old man was no ordinary person. I knelt down respectfully and kowtowed. I became his apprentice.
  原来老头不是简单的人物，我这才老老实实的跪下去，磕了头，真做了他的徒弟。
• But unlike some of those that might have kowtowed to him, Drucker was a guru with charm who never set out to diminish others.
  但与那些热情追捧他的大师不同在于，他虽魅力四射，却从不遮掩群星的光芒。
• They went down on their knees and kowtowed.
  他们跪下并磕了头。
• Kneeling down solemnly, Yun Jiang kowtowed twice and left, with head rising and chest lifting.
  云将跪下来恭恭敬敬地磕了两个响头，神情肃然，抬头挺胸地走了。
• He kowtowed to the regime.
  他对那政权卑躬屈膝。
• He kowtowed many times in great reverence before Hong Meng and raised the old questions again.
  云将在鸿蒙面前恭恭敬敬地叩了无数个响头，又将老问题重新提了一遍。