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be kneeling
动词用法：be + kneeling 构成现在进行时，表示“正跪着”。
She is kneeling on the floor.
她正跪在地板上。
跪；跪下
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跪；跪下
the action of supporting yourself on your knees
She is kneeling on the floor.
她正跪在地板上。
某人下跪的动作
The act by which someone kneels.
Kneeling on the hard floor for a long time hurts your knees.
在坚硬的地板上长时间跪着会伤害你的膝盖。
She practices kneeling every morning as part of her yoga routine.
她每天早晨练习跪姿，作为瑜伽常规动作的一部分。
He got a cramp from kneeling in the same position for too long.
他由于长时间保持同一姿势跪着而抽筋了。
动词用法：be + kneeling 构成现在进行时，表示“正跪着”。
She is kneeling on the floor.
她正跪在地板上。
名词用法：kneeling 作动名词，在句中充当主语。
Kneeling on hard ground hurts my knees.
跪在硬地面上让我的膝盖疼。
名词用法：物主代词修饰动名词 kneeling，表示动作的归属。
His kneeling surprised everyone.
他的下跪让所有人都感到意外。
Not this
He is kneel on the floor.
Use this
He is kneeling on the floor.
be 动词后接现在分词构成进行时，不能用动词原形；kneel 的现在分词是 kneeling。
Not this
She was kneeling at the ground.
Use this
She was kneeling on the ground.
表示“跪在某表面上”时，kneel 后接介词 on 而不是 at；at 只表示地点或时间点，不表示接触的平面。
Not this
Kneel is not allowed here.
Use this
Kneeling is not allowed here.
动词原形不能作主语，需用动名词 kneeling 作主语表示“跪这个动作”。
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跪下
He was kneeling down to examine the footprint.
他跪下来仔细查看脚印。
跪姿
The yoga class practiced a kneeling position for balance.
瑜伽课上他们练习跪姿以保持平衡。
跪拜祈祷
The community gathered for a kneeling prayer at sunrise.
社区成员在日出时聚集进行跪拜祈祷。
跪像
The museum displayed an ancient kneeling figure from the tomb.
博物馆展出了一尊来自古墓的古代跪像。
跪拜在……的祭坛前（喻盲目崇拜或追随）
Many young people today are kneeling at the altar of celebrity culture.
如今许多年轻人都跪拜在名人文化的祭坛前。
拜倒在某人脚下（喻极度崇拜或顺从）
He has investors kneeling at his feet after closing the deal.
他做成这笔交易后，投资者们纷纷拜倒在他脚下。
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kneeling 由 kneel(跪) 加 -ing 构成，kneel 里藏着 knee(膝盖)——跪时膝盖着地。
语域：neutral 常见场景：prayer、exercise、everyday activity “kneeling”作名词时通常指“跪”的动作或“跪姿”，语气比较中性，多用于描述动作姿势的场合，如祈祷、锻炼或日常活动；正式文章里也会使用。
These words all rhyme with 'kneeling' /ˈniːlɪŋ/ (iːlɪŋ). Be careful: 'knelling' /ˈnɛlɪŋ/ looks similar but has a different vowel, so it does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.