词汇 | kowtow |
释义 | kowtowWord family nounkowtowkowtower kow·tow /ˌkaʊˈtaʊ/ verb [intransitiveI] informal BENDto be too eager to obey or be polite to someone in authority 顺从,唯命是从 kowtow to We will not kowtow to the government. 我们不会对政府卑躬屈膝。 Examples from the Corpus kowtow to• Members of Congress shouldn't be kowtowing to special interest groups. (1800-1900) Chinese ke tou “to hit your head”; because when you bow very low you hit your head on the floor |
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