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kowtow
/ˈkaʊˌtaʊ/
noun
叩头；磕头
核心释义
An act of kowtowing; the former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission.
- 1.
磕头的动作；叩头。
The act of kowtowing.
- 2.
叩头(旧时中国以额触地表示尊敬或屈服的礼节)
a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
磕头的动作；叩头。；叩头(旧时中国以额触地表示尊敬或屈服的礼节)；磕头
用法In use
In imperial China, a kowtow was required when meeting the emperor.
用法提示：句中kowtow作可数名词，指叩头礼节。
The foreign envoy performed a deep kowtow to show his respect.
用法提示：kowtow与不定冠词a连用，表示一次叩头动作。
Historians study the symbolism of the kowtow in Chinese court rituals.
用法提示：kowtow作为名词，前面用定冠词the特指该习俗。
perform a kowtow
kowtow 作名词时为可数名词，常与 perform、make 等动词连用，表示“行叩头礼”这一动作。
The envoys performed a kowtow before the emperor.
使节们在皇帝面前行叩头礼。
a kowtow to sb
用 to 引出叩头的对象，前面通常带冠词 a。
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