cringings

The manager's cringing before the regional director embarrassed everyone in the meeting.

经理在区域总监面前卑躬屈膝的样子让会议上的每个人都很尴尬。

用法提示：cringing 在此为名词，指因畏惧或讨好而做出的卑躬屈膝的举止。

She was annoyed by her own cringing whenever the teacher asked her a question.

她讨厌自己每次在老师提问时畏畏缩缩的样子。

用法提示：cringing 为名词，表示畏缩、胆怯的表现。

Much to his disgust, his cringings had become a habit in front of his in-laws.

令他自己都厌恶的是，在岳父母面前卑躬屈膝已经成了他的习惯。

用法提示：cringings 为 cringing 的复数形式，表示多次或习惯性的讨好行为。