kowtow

英['kau'tau]美['kau'tau]

v. 叩头;恭服;磕头;阿谀;奉承

同：	[n.] kotow [v.] fawn, genuflect, kotow, scrape

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。收藏
To kowtow again and again
跪倒爬起收藏
"Under pressure from all sides, Jin Rong bowed to Qin Zhong. But Baoyu would not be satisfied with anything less than a full kowtow."
"金荣强不得,只得与秦钟作了揖.宝玉还不依,偏定要磕头."收藏
"In fact, there's no need for you to come yourself the day after tomorrow. You can kowtow to me now, if that will make you feel better."
"你后日也不必来,你要心中不安,你今日就给我磕了头去."收藏
Shed tears of blood and kowtow on the ground
泣血稽颡收藏

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a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
[同] kotow, kowtow

bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
[同] genuflect, kowtow, scrape
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
- He is always kowtowing to his boss
[同] fawn, kotow, kowtow, bootlick, suck up, toady, truckle

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