obeisance

英 [əʊˈbeɪsns]

美 [oʊˈbiːsns]

n.  景仰; 尊敬; 忠顺; 顺从; 鞠躬示敬; 颔首行礼

复数：obeisances　

GRE

BNC.33321 / COCA.30658

牛津词典

noun

• 景仰；尊敬；忠顺；顺从
  respect for sb/sth or willingness to obey sb
• 鞠躬示敬；颔首行礼
  the act of bending your head or the upper part of your body in order to show respect for sb/sth

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 敬意；尊敬；敬重
  Obeisance tosomeone or something is great respect shown for them.
  1. While he was still young and strong all paid obeisance to him.
     他年轻力壮时所有人都对他毕恭毕敬。
• N-VAR 敬礼；（尤指）鞠躬
  Anobeisanceis a physical gesture, especially a bow, that you make in order to show your respect for someone or something.
  1. One by one they came forward, mumbled grudging words of welcome, made awkward obeisances.
     他们挨个儿走上前去，勉强地咕哝出几句欢迎词，生硬地鞠躬致礼。

英英释义

noun

• the act of obeying
  Synonym:obedience
• bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
  Synonym:bowbowing

双语例句

• One by one they came forward, mumbled grudging words of welcome, made awkward obeisances.
  他们挨个儿走上前去，勉强地咕哝出几句欢迎词，生硬地鞠躬致礼。
• He was asked afterwards why he could not make just one small gesture of obeisance.
  随后，红卫兵问他，为什么他不做哪怕是一个很小的屈服动作。
• By doing obeisance we are learning obedience.
  借着与主的联合，我们学习顺服。
• The daughter did to do obeisance to the movement of hall, father understood: Somebody marriage.
  女儿就做了一个拜堂的动作，父亲明白了：有人结婚了。
• Three times it made obeisance before him, then it spoke.
  它对着他鞠了三躬，开始说话了。
• The message to companies: Know your place and pay obeisance.
  传达给外国公司的讯息就是：知道你自己的位置，不要太放肆。
• I have dreamed another dream and the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
  约瑟说：“我梦见太阳，月亮和十一个星，向我下拜”。
• Inside this enticement clever trick is authorized the human who does obeisance to be authorized to comply with.
  这个诱惑里面的诡计就是有权被拜的人就有权被遵从。
• And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
  于是他们低头下拜。
• In old China, the people lived under the despotism of the dead and had to pay obeisance to their ancestors.
  在旧中国，人民生活在死人的专制之下。他们必须尊崇祖宗。