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grovel

美 [ˈɡrɑːvl]英 [ˈɡrɒvl]
  • vi.卑躬屈膝;爬行,匍匐(尤指找东西);奴颜婢膝;俯首帖耳

派生词: grovelling adj. 过去式: grovelled 现在分词: grovelling 过去分词: grovelled 第三人称单数: grovels

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verb

【不规则形式】-ll- NAmE -l-
1

卑躬屈膝;俯首帖耳;奴颜婢膝
to behave in a very humble way towards sb who is more important than you or who can give you sth you want

2

爬行,匍匐(尤指找东西)
to move along the ground on your hands and knees, especially because you are looking for sth

3


a grovelling letter of apology

一封低声下气的道歉信

grovel

频次

  • 2
    VERB 卑躬屈膝;奴颜婢膝
    If you say that someone grovels, you think they are behaving too respectfully towards another person, for example because they are frightened or because they want something.

    I don't grovel to anybody...

    我对谁都不会卑躬屈膝。

  • 3
    VERB (为找东西等)爬行,匍匐
    If you grovel, you crawl on the ground, for example in order to find something.

    We grovelled around the club on our knees.

    我们趴在俱乐部的地上四处找。

verb

1
show submission or fear
Synonym: fawn crawl creep cringe cower

数据来源:WordNet

  1. I don 't grovel to anybody

    我对谁都不会卑躬屈膝。

  2. After struggling for months , it dawned on me that I needed to grovel .

    在苦苦挣扎了几个月后,我终于顿悟到自己应该在她面前卑躬屈膝才是。

  3. Speakers have been shouted down , classes disrupted , teachers made to grovel .

    发言人的声音被叫嚷声盖住了,课堂一片混乱,老师们不得不好言相劝。

  4. We grovelled around the club on our knees .

    我们趴在俱乐部的地上四处找。

  5. Can a policeman possibly enjoy grovelling in the dirty side of human behaivour ?

    一个警察成天和人类行为的丑恶面打交道,能感到津津有味吗

  6. He said he would never grovel before a conqueror .

    他说他永远不会在征服者脚下摇尾乞怜。

  7. They are going to make you grovel .

    他们将使你变得奴颜婢膝。

  8. Were I such they would grovel at my feet .

    倘若我真是暴君,他们就会俯伏在我的脚下了。

  9. " Maybe if I really grovel , he will pass me . "

    如果我真的去说说好话,也许他(老师)会让我及格

  10. The French will grovel to anyone with strength .

    法国人会对强者趋炎附势。

  11. Squash those thoughts at once , and get grovelling .

    马上丢掉这些想法,夹起尾巴做人。

  12. The dog grovelled before his master when he saw the whip .

    那狗看到鞭子,便匍匐在主人面前。

  13. Unless we start fully funding our educational system and stop attacking teachers , we will all be grovelling to China .

    除非我们开始全力支持本国的教育系统,不在攻击教师。否则我们将要向中国卑躬屈膝。

  14. Don 't grovel on the ground there : up , this moment ! '

    不要在那边地上趴着:起来,立刻起来!

  15. Batman will grovel at the feet of his greatest enemy !

    蝙蝠侠就只能对他最大的对手俯首称臣了

  16. I 'm not that kind of person who is always grovelling to the boss . I just do my job .

    我不是那种竭力讨好上司的人,我只是做自己的工作。

  17. He saw himself grovelling on the floor , screaming for mercy through broken teeth .

    他仿佛看到自己匍伏在地上,从打掉了牙的牙缝里大声呼救求饶。

  18. I propelled myself straight into his office and grovelled .

    我强迫自己走进他的办公室,低声下气地认错。

  19. The power of the state prompts firms to spend more time grovelling to politicians than grappling with original thoughts .

    比起处理独到的思想,国家权力迫使企业花费更多的时间去讨政府官员的欢心。

  20. You may fancy a glimpse of the abyss where I grovelled !

    你可以想象我沉沦的深渊是什么样子!

  21. He received a letter of grovelling apology .

    一封奴颜婢膝认错的信。

  22. It is even worse than going up a chimney - that doesn 't require grovelling at the feet of another person .

    它甚至比扫烟囱还要低贱,后者不需要卑躬屈膝地匍匐在别人脚下。

  23. Since they speak straightforwardly and selflessly and never appear to grovel or fawn .

    因为他们说话正直无私,容色也不阿谀谄媚。

  24. But if you expect me to grovel or apologize ,

    但如果你希望我屈就道歉

  25. Those who wish a favour of the emperor have to grovel on hand and knee before him .

    凡希望受到皇帝恩宠的人都要拜倒在他面前。

  26. The difference is that when they do , you can usually have them grovelling , because they know that you can take your business elsewhere .

    不同点在于,当他们这么做时,你通常可以让他们表现得低声下气,因为他们知道,你可以把业务转移到别处。

  27. Sellers withdrew the offending products and grovelled .

    卖家召回存在质量问题的生肉并且表示歉意。

  28. I wasn 't going to grovel , and the fact that you even went there makes it clear you have no idea who you 're dealing with .

    我没想过求你。而事实上你这么做反而让我觉得你根本不知道你是在跟谁对着干。

  29. To gawk and grovel and stare at Prince Ali !

    目瞪口呆,卑躬屈膝,并盯著阿里王子看!

  30. I will apologize to him but I won 't grovel .

    我会向他道歉,但我不会卑躬屈膝。