grovel

英 [ˈɡrɒvl]

美 [ˈɡrɑːvl]

v.  卑躬屈膝; 俯首帖耳; 奴颜婢膝; 爬行，匍匐(尤指找东西)

现在分词：grovelling　过去式：grovelled　第三人称单数：grovels　过去分词：grovelled　

GRETEM8

BNC.21873 / COCA.24523

牛津词典

verb

• 卑躬屈膝；俯首帖耳；奴颜婢膝
  to behave in a very humble way towards sb who is more important than you or who can give you sth you want
• 爬行，匍匐（尤指找东西）
  to move along the ground on your hands and knees, especially because you are looking for sth

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 groveling, groveled


• VERB 卑躬屈膝；奴颜婢膝
  If you say that someonegrovels, you think they are behaving too respectfully towards another person, for example because they are frightened or because they want something.
  1. I don't grovel to anybody...
     我对谁都不会卑躬屈膝。
  2. Speakers have been shouted down, classes disrupted, teachers made to grovel.
     发言人的声音被叫嚷声盖住了，课堂一片混乱，老师们不得不好言相劝。
  3. ...a letter of grovelling apology.
     一封低声下气的致歉信
• VERB （为找东西等）爬行，匍匐
  If yougrovel, you crawl on the ground, for example in order to find something.
  1. We grovelled around the club on our knees.
     我们趴在俱乐部的地上四处找。

英英释义

verb

• show submission or fear
  Synonym:fawncrawlcreepcringecower

双语例句

• "Maybe if I really grovel, he will pass me."
  如果我真的去说说好话，也许他（老师）会让我及格
• I was the author of the profound sense of admiration, I am willing to grovel at the feet of Jack London is turning to his extraordinary talent.
  我被作者的渊博的常识所折服，我心甘情愿拜倒在杰克·伦敦的脚下仰慕他的非凡的才华。
• They are going to make you grovel.
  他们将使你变得奴颜婢膝。
• To gawk and grovel and stare at Prince Ali!
  目瞪口呆，卑躬屈膝，并盯著阿里王子看！
• He said he would never grovel before a conqueror.
  他说他永远不会在征服者脚下摇尾乞怜。
• I will apologize to him but I won't grovel.
  我会向他道歉，但我不会卑躬屈膝。
• A man apologizes when he is wrong, but he will grovel to no one She does the job adequately but she's not going to set the world on fire!
  男子汉做错事时会认错，但不会对任何人卑躬屈节。她工作做得不错，但也不会有什么惊人之举！
• However, no matter how grovel a woman become the victim of the society environment, such as prostitution, male can also become the victim of the subconsciousness impulsion by alcoholism and other vices.
  然而，不管一个女人将会怎样卑躬屈膝地沦为社会环境的牺牲品，比如卖淫，男人也可能同样地透过酒精中毒和其它恶行而沦为潜意识冲动的牺牲品。
• Don't grovel on the ground there: up, this moment! '
  不要在那边地上趴着：起来，立刻起来！
• We grovelled around the club on our knees.
  我们趴在俱乐部的地上四处找。