grovelling

基本解释

• adj. 奴颜婢膝的；卑下的；卑躬屈节的
• v. 趴在地上；匍匐（grovel的ing形式）

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• EVEN when desperate, Wall Street bankers are not given to grovelling.
  就算绝望，华尔街银行家也不会卑躬屈膝。
• Some of us even started pukingand grovelling sounds as we saw the ghostly feature approaching us.
  看到那个鬼魅一般的身影往我们走来时，船上有些人甚至开始呕吐起来，还有些人匍匐在地。
• But I think things should go back, not to the old deference, not to grovelling, not to any of that but just to feeling respect, because I think that would make everyone's life more pleasant.
  但我认为我们还是要发扬传统，这并不是说要顺从恭敬或卑躬屈膝，只是要学会尊重别人，因为这会让生活更加美好。

权威例句

• Shame on The Economist for grovelling at the sphincter of politically correct left-wing shibboleths.
  ECONOMIST: Letters The
• University behaviour is at its worst when it comes to grovelling to celebrities.
  ECONOMIST: Lexington: Poison Ivy

词组短语

短语

• a grovelling apology 低声下气的道歉
• Moan from a Grovelling Dragon 受压迫的龙的抱怨