叩头；磕头
kowtows — plural of kowtow
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)
An act of kowtowing; the former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission.
磕头的动作；叩头。
The act of kowtowing.
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
In imperial China, a kowtow was required when meeting the emperor.
在帝制中国，觐见皇帝时需行叩头礼。
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.
外国使节深叩一头以示敬意。
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.
历史学家研究叩头在中国宫廷礼仪中的象征意义。
用法提示：kowtow作为名词，前面用定冠词the特指该习俗。
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