| 单词 | kowtow |
| 释义 | kowtow verb[I] disapprovinguk/ˌkaʊˈtaʊ/us/ˌkaʊˈtaʊ/to show too muchrespectto someone inauthority, always doing what you are told andchangingwhat you do inordertopleasethem 卑躬屈膝，唯命是从Showing respect and admiration
kowtow| American Dictionarykowtow verb[I] disapprovingus/ˈkɑʊˌtɑʊ/to show too muchrespectorobedience: People say he kowtowed to theestablishmentto getelected. Examplesofkowtowkowtow Whykowtowto those awful older buildings instead of knocking them down to start again with a neat, clean field? From theCambridge English Corpus Most importantly, this would be an admission of failure which would amount to kowtowing to the financial sector. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It is not kowtowing to any momentary spasm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, one cannotkowtowto both arguments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Do we create some kind of licensing system for journalists which prevents them from working until theykowtowto the courts? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a dependency economy kowtowing to successive governments for hand-outs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not acceptable that the interests of our businessmen and consumers are treated as if we constantly have tokowtow. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English However, we have found that his policy allows him to bully and lecture the weak while kowtowing obsequiously to the strong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It cannotkowtowto the political authorities of any one state. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is bad for the clergy, it is not dignified that the clergy should have tokowtowto the bishops as they have to do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thekowtowremains alive as part of a formal induction ceremony in certain traditional trades that involve apprenticeship or discipleship. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In extreme cases, thekowtowcan be used to express profound gratitude, apology, or to beg for forgiveness. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The household then kneels three times and kowtows nine times to pay obeisance and wish him a long life. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For example, some, but not all, people would choose tokowtowbefore the grave of an ancestor, or while making traditional offerings to an ancestor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During a wedding, some couples maykowtowto their respective parents, though the standing bow is today more common. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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