kowtow
英 [ˌkaʊˈtaʊ]
美 [ˌkaʊˈtaʊ]
v. 叩头; 磕头; 卑躬屈膝; 唯命是从
现在分词:kowtowing 过去式:kowtowed 第三人称单数:kowtows 过去分词:kowtowed
BNC.35359 / COCA.27978
牛津词典
verb
- 叩头;磕头;卑躬屈膝;唯命是从
to show sb in authority too much respect and be too willing to obey them
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.- 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。
- See how stupidly they kow-tow to persons higher in the hierarchy.
英英释义
noun
- a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
verb
- try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
- He is always kowtowing to his boss
- bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
双语例句
- Do I have to kneel down and kowtow to him?
你还让我跪下来给他磕个头吗? - Have you seen the people when they make a long kowtow? Their faces and hands are all dirty, but their hearts are clean.
见过磕长头的人吗?他们的脸和手都很脏,可是心灵却很干净。 - All the servants had to kowtow to the emperor when he entered the room.
皇帝进房间时,所有的仆人都得向他叩首。 - I remembered watching people kowtow in front of the Potala Palace.
他说:我记得纪录片里人们在布达拉宫前叩首的场景。 - Yet when Carrefour and other French companies suffered a boycott by angry Chinese consumers, France sent over three different envoys in effect to kowtow to the Chinese.
但是,当家乐福(carrefour)和其它法国企业遭到愤怒的中国消费者抵制后,法国派出三名不同的外交使节,实际上让他们向中方叩头。 - Straight teeth casting ladle is two controllers, divide control pouring torque and vertical torque, exchange space is adjustable, not kowtow phenomenon;
直齿浇包是两个制动器,分别控制倾倒力矩和竖直力矩,交换间隙可调,没有磕头现象; - According to the local custom, he had to kowtow three times.
按照乡俗,他得叩三个头。 - He need not and must not kowtow.
但他不必也不应该卑躬屈膝。 - From sneakers to skin cream, Chinese consumer goods companies are no longer willing to kowtow to the foreigners who taught them branding.
从运动鞋到护肤霜,中国消费品公司不再愿意向教会了自己品牌概念的外资企业低头。 - They are, it is said, less likely to enforce the OECD rules or to kowtow to foreigners.
据说香港和澳门不能执行OECD法规或者屈服于外国。