grovelling
基本解釋
- adj. 奴顔婢膝的；卑下的；卑躬屈節(jié)的
- v. 趴在地上；匍匐（grovel的ing形式）
英漢例句
- EVEN when desperate, Wall Street bankers are not given to grovelling.
就算絕望，華爾街銀行家也不會卑躬屈膝。 - Some of us even started pukingand grovelling sounds as we saw the ghostly feature approaching us.
看到那個鬼魅一般的身影往我們走來時，船上有些人甚至開始嘔吐起來，還有些人匍匐在地。 - 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.
但我認爲(wèi)我們還是要發(fā)敭傳統(tǒng)，這竝不是說要順從恭敬或卑躬屈膝，衹是要學(xué)會尊重別人，因爲(wèi)這會讓生活更加美好。 - 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