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

• Be polite, but don't kowtow to him.
  要有礼貌，但不要对他卑躬屈节。
• 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。
• 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。
• We're not going to kowtow to each other.
  我们也不会对谁卑躬屈膝。
• 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。
• Mr Broughton said there was no need to "kowtow to the Americans every time they wanted something done" to beef up security on US-bound flights, especially when this involved checks the US did not impose on its own domestic routes.
  布莱顿表示，没有必要在“美国人每次想要加强飞往美国的航班安检时屈从他们”，特别是当美国在国内航线上都没有实施这些安检措施的时侯。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。