卑躬屈膝；奴颜婢膝；阿谀奉承；讨好
kowtows — third person singular of kowtow
磕头；叩头；跪拜；卑躬屈膝,极其顺从；以这种姿态向(某人或某物)表示敬意；鞠躬。；深深地鞠躬。；阿谀奉承以博取好感
to act in a very submissive or flattering way toward someone in authority, often to gain favor; to grovel
现代英语中多用于比喻义，常与 to 连用。
卑躬屈膝,极其顺从；以这种姿态向(某人或某物)表示敬意；鞠躬。
To grovel, act in a very submissive manner; to show obeisance to (someone or something) in such a manner; to bow.
深深地鞠躬。
To bow very deeply.
卑躬屈膝
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
阿谀奉承以博取好感
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
一般现在时
He kowtows to his boss every day.
他每天对老板卑躬屈膝。
一般过去时
They kowtowed to the emperor.
他们对皇帝叩头。
现在进行时
She is kowtowing for favors.
她正在卑躬屈膝地乞求恩惠。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
In some traditional ceremonies, participants kowtow to show humility.
在一些传统仪式中，参与者叩头以示谦卑。
用法提示：这里'kowtow'作为动词，表示跪拜的动作。
AI contextual example
He refuses to kowtow to his boss's unreasonable demands.
他拒绝向老板的不合理要求卑躬屈膝。
用法提示：这里'kowtow'作为动词，表示谄媚奉承的行为。
AI contextual example
She was tired of kowtowing to everyone in the office just to get ahead.
她厌倦了为了升职而向办公室里的每个人谄媚逢迎。
用法提示：这里'kowtowing'是动词的现在分词形式，表示持续的谄媚行为。
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