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

• 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。
• Be polite, but don't kowtow to him.
  要有礼貌，但不要对他卑躬屈节。
• Kowtow, please back, needless talk doesn't say, small Wan Zhen hurriedly Semitic bird! Emperor's six palaces? Have no interest!
  叩首，请退，废话不说，小婉蓁赶紧闪人鸟！皇六殿吗？没兴趣！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• When the head of the giant software corporation refused to kowtow to the swami, he was promptly transformed into a little bug.
  当这个软件巨头公司的老板拒绝象神像叩首时，他马上被变作了一只小虫子。
• 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。
• They are there to govern, not to kowtow to vested interests.
  他们的职责是管治，而不是向既得利益屈服。