kowtow
- vi.磕头;叩头;卑躬屈膝;唯命是从
- n.磕头
过去式: kowtowed 现在分词: kowtowing 过去分词: kowtowed 第三人称单数: kowtows
noun
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- a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
- Synonym: kotow
verb
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- try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
- He is always kowtowing to his boss
- Synonym: fawn toady truckle bootlick kotow suck up
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- bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
- Synonym: scrape genuflect
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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。
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I 'm not going to kowtow to a mere nobody like him .
我不想给他这样的无名小卒磕头。
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According to the local custom , he had to kowtow three times .
按照乡俗,他得叩三个头。
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They went down on their knees and kowtowed .
他们跪下并磕了头。
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The thief kowtowed and thanked him repeatedly .
小偷不停地磕头致谢。
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Much ashamed upon hearing this , the thief hiding on the beam promptly2 jumped down to the ground , kowtowed and begged for forgiveness .
躲在梁上的小偷听了,很惭愧,连忙翻身落地,磕头求饶。
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Some countries , however , indicated their unhappiness at the kowtowing to China .
一些国家则因为屈从于中国表达了不满。
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He need not and must not kowtow .
但他不必也不应该卑躬屈膝。
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To drop the case would risk looking as if he were kowtowing to Berlin .
如果放弃,德古赫特将冒着被扣上“向德国人卑躬屈膝”帽子的风险。
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Song Yu quickly kowtowed and said : " Yes , it may be so .
宋玉连忙磕头说:“是的,也许会有吧。
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In ancient times officials kowtowed to the emperor when they met with him .
古代,大臣见到皇帝要磕头。
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He kowtowed many times in great reverence before Hong Meng and raised the old questions again .
云将在鸿蒙面前恭恭敬敬地叩了无数个响头,又将老问题重新提了一遍。
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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。
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The child must kneel down to adult kowtows , thanks adult they the small generation .
孩子必须跪下来到成人叩头,感谢成人他们小世代。
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And they would not kowtow to anyone , whether rate-checker , foreman , boss or government .
然而他们不会屈服于任何人,无论对方是评级员、工头、老板还是政府。
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No , I don 't kowtow to no mattress company .
不,我才不会向床垫公司卑躬屈膝呢。
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Numerous devout men and women are kowtowing and praying .
许多善男信女在磕头祈祷。
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We 're not going to kowtow to each other .
我们也不会对谁卑躬屈膝。
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All the servants had to kowtow to the emperor when he entered the room .
皇帝进房间时,所有的仆人都得向他叩首。
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When life kowtows to you , you will bite it , even you know it 's just lure .
当生活向你磕头,即明知是诱饵,你也会咬住。
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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。
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ADAPTING a novel for the stage requires courage , vision and a spirit that refuses to kowtow to the original author .
将一本小说搬上舞台需要勇气、见识以及拒绝向原作者卑躬屈膝的精神。
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Can you imagine that I was give her a kowtow to beg her to spare me ?
你能想象吗?我跪下给她磕头乞求她放过我?
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For four thousand years the Chinese people have been kowtowing before their ancestral tombs , seeking an answer to life in the past .
四千年以来,中国人民一直是向祖先坟墓磕头膜拜,寻求过去生活的答案。
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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。
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Maria : That is to say , those who are more liberal regard Kowtow as feudal .
也就是说,那些更开放的父母认为磕头是封建的。
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Then he kowtowed to the monk , to show his reverence and gratitude .
他向僧人叩拜,表达自己的敬意和感激。
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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。
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Kneeling down solemnly , Yun Jiang kowtowed twice and left , with head rising and chest lifting .
云将跪下来恭恭敬敬地磕了两个响头,神情肃然,抬头挺胸地走了。
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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;