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　

TEM8

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.
  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。

英英释义

noun

• a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
  Synonym:kotow

verb

• try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
  1. He is always kowtowing to his boss
  Synonym:fawntoadytrucklebootlickkotowsuck up
• bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  Synonym:scrapegenuflect

双语例句

• Tomorrow I'll have Papa make you kneel three times and kowtow nine times before photographs of my grandparents as a penalty.
  明天我教爸爸罚你对祖父祖母的照片三跪九叩首。
• Fourth Master Liu was gratified by the number of people who came to kowtow and congratulate him, and his elation increased with the arrival of many old friends to wish him a happy birthday.
  刘四爷很满意有这么多人来给他磕头祝寿。更足以自傲的是许多老朋友也赶着来贺喜。
• He could not kneel and kowtow to the emperor since that would reveal the emperor's identity so he bent his fingers to knock on the table to express his gratitude and respect to the emperor.
  由于这会暴露皇帝的身份，因此他不能跪下来向皇帝叩头，于是他弯起手指在桌上敲了几个，以表示自己对皇帝的谢意和敬意。
• But if you Chinese dont wanna kowtow to us, we will treat you like how we treat Jap pigs.
  如果中国人不愿意对我们美国人磕头，我们将象对待日本猪那样对待你们。
• Small straight teeth casting ladle available high safety revolving shaft, a brake control vertical torque, doesn't exist kowtow phenomenon.
  小型直齿浇包可用较高的安全转轴，一个制动器控制竖直力矩，根本不存在磕头现象。
• The Kiwi kowtow appears to have worked quite well but British attempts to curry favour are met with a very different response.
  英国式磕头作揖似乎很管用，但英国博取欢心的努力遭遇了迥然不同的反应。
• During the long journey, they wore wooden kneepad to protect their knees, kowtow every three steps until them arrived in Lhasa.
  在漫长的旅途中，他们带着木制的护膝，就这样三步一叩地来到他们心中的圣地。
• 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；
• Sheldon: I'm taking a sabbatical because I won't kowtow to mediocre minds.
  我在休假，因为我不愿向平庸之流屈服。
• Slowly, Grandmother Chen raised her head and looked around, whereupon the "acolyte" tugged at Xiangzi to make him kowtow.
  慢慢的，陈二奶奶抬起头来，点着头看了看大家；童儿扯了扯祥子，教他赶紧磕头。