grovel
- 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
verb
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
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
a grovelling letter of apology
一封低声下气的道歉信
grovel
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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。
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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。
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I don 't grovel to anybody
我对谁都不会卑躬屈膝。
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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。
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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。
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We grovelled around the club on our knees .
我们趴在俱乐部的地上四处找。
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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
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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。
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They are going to make you grovel .
他们将使你变得奴颜婢膝。
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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。
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" 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
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The French will grovel to anyone with strength .
法国人会对强者趋炎附势。
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Squash those thoughts at once , and get grovelling .
马上丢掉这些想法,夹起尾巴做人。
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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。
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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。
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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!
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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
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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!
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He received a letter of grovelling apology .
一封奴颜婢膝认错的信。
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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。
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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。
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But if you expect me to grovel or apologize ,
但如果你希望我屈就道歉
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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!
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I will apologize to him but I won 't grovel .
我会向他道歉,但我不会卑躬屈膝。