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kowtow
  • 英语发声
  • 美语发声
  • vi. 叩头;卑躬屈膝
  • n. 叩头
  • 网络释义

    1、磕头
    由于他身上有很多的恶缘没有消掉,于是他求菩萨就不灵;如果他的恶缘越来越少了,他在观世音菩萨眼前磕头(Kowtow),一求就灵了,你说明他是一个很干净的人,菩萨一看就会帮助了,对过错?
    2、触碰
    ... 病名。指突然昏倒、手足逆冷等症〖befaint;fallintoacoma〗 磕头;触碰〖kowtow〗 短,缺〖beshortof〗 ...
    3、叩首
    kowtow(叩首), 此释义来源于网络辞典。

    短语

    KOWTOW -叩头

    Kowtow machine磕头机

    to kowtow跪叩

    Three kowtow三叩头

    Kotow Kowtow磕头;是什么意思

    kowtow w叩头

    kowtow frequently磕头如同蒜锤捣蒜那么快

    kowtow kotow跪下磕头

    Kowtow Begging For Mercy叩头求饶

    专业释义

    英英释义

    kowtow [ ,kəu'tau ]

    n.a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission

    同义词:kotow

    v.
      bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

      同义词:scrapegenuflect

      try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

      "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

      同义词:fawntoadytrucklebootlickkotowsuck up




    英汉双解大词典

    kowtow /ˌkaʊˈtaʊ/ TEM4 (alsokow-tow)

    • 1.  

      V-I(不及物动词) If you say that someone kowtows to someone else, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to obey or be polite to someone in authority. 卑躬屈膝; 唯命是从 [非正式]

      例:

      See how stupidly they kow-tow to persons higher in the hierarchy.

      瞧他们对上级唯命是从的样子是多么的愚蠢。