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grovel

/gruhv-uhl, grov-/US // ˈgrʌv əl, ˈgrɒv- //UK // (ˈɡrɒvəl) //

卑躬屈膝,吐槽,跪拜,跪求

Related Words

fawn小鹿,黄褐色,小鹿斑斑,小鹿乱撞beseech恳求,恳请,求告,求助kowtow叩头,叩拜,磕头,叩首pamper呵护,宠爱,娇惯,呵护着flatter谄媚,谄媚者,谄媚的,谄媚的人creep爬行,蠕变,攀登,匍匐前进humor幽默,幽默感,幽默风趣,幽默的stoop弯腰,弯腰驼背,弯腰鞠躬,弯弯implore恳求,哀求,恳请,祈求blandish乏味,寡淡无味,乏味的,寡淡kneel跪下,跪下来,跪拜,跪wheedle软磨硬泡,软磨硬泡的,软磨硬泡的方法,鞭策crouch蹲下,蹲在地上,蹲下来,蹲下身子snivel流言蜚语,哭哭啼啼,鼻涕,鼻涕虫court法庭,法院,法庭上,法庭上的crawl爬行,匍匐前进,抓取,攀爬truckle卡车,卡车司机,卡车公司,货车cower畏缩,畏缩不前,畏畏缩缩,蜷缩beg乞讨,乞求,恳求,恳请bootlick马屁精,马屁精们

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    grov·eled, grov·el·ing or grov·elled, grov·el·ling.

    • : to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
    • : to lie or crawl with the face downward and the body prostrate, especially in abject humility, fear, etc.
    • : to take pleasure in mean or base things.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbabase, demean oneself
Forms: groveling
Synonyms
beseech恳求,恳请,求告,求助fawn小鹿,黄褐色,小鹿斑斑,小鹿乱撞beg乞讨,乞求,恳求,恳请blandish乏味,寡淡无味,乏味的,寡淡bootlick马屁精,马屁精们brown-nose棕鼻,棕色的鼻子,棕褐色的鼻子,棕褐色鼻子court法庭,法院,法庭上,法庭上的cower畏缩,畏缩不前,畏畏缩缩,蜷缩crawl爬行,匍匐前进,抓取,攀爬creep爬行,蠕变,攀登,匍匐前进cringe畏缩不前,畏缩,崩溃crouch蹲下,蹲在地上,蹲下来,蹲下身子flatter谄媚,谄媚者,谄媚的,谄媚的人humor幽默,幽默感,幽默风趣,幽默的implore恳求,哀求,恳请,祈求kneel跪下,跪下来,跪拜,跪kowtow叩头,叩拜,磕头,叩首pamper呵护,宠爱,娇惯,呵护着prostrate匍匐前进,平卧,匍匐前行,匍匐revere尊崇,崇尚,崇敬,尊敬snivel流言蜚语,哭哭啼啼,鼻涕,鼻涕虫soft-soap软肥皂,软皂,软性肥皂,柔和肥皂stoop弯腰,弯腰驼背,弯腰鞠躬,弯弯truckle卡车,卡车司机,卡车公司,货车wheedle软磨硬泡,软磨硬泡的,软磨硬泡的方法,鞭策apple-polish苹果打磨beg for mercy讨饶,求饶,讨饶吧,乞怜bow and scrape卑躬屈膝,躬耕不辍,鞠躬尽瘁butter up抹上黄油cater to迎合,满足,迎合了,照应eat crow吃乌鸦嘴,吃乌鸦嘴吧,食乌鸦嘴,吃乌乌eat dirt吃土,吃泥土,吃泥巴,吃土的eat humble pie忍辱负重,含羞忍辱,含羞忍耻fall all over遍体鳞伤,遍地开花,摔倒在地,摔倒了humble oneself谦虚,谦逊,谦卑,拱手相让kiss one's feet接吻,接吻的脚,亲嘴,接吻脚make much of大肆宣扬,大肆宣传,大肆渲染,大肆鼓吹make up to弥补到,补到,补足到,弥补play up to玩到,玩到了,玩到最后,玩到最后的suck up to吸纳,拉拢,吸取,巴结yes是,是的,有

Examples

  • I found the island’s one pier, paddled out, and proceeded to grovel for two-foot waves.

  • A 17th-century astronomer and naturalist, Giovanni Battista Hodierna, thought snakes used their tongues for “picking the dirt out of their noses … since they are always grovelling on the ground.”

  • I love watching Washington partisans grovel, backpedal, and spin.

  • Would-be partners had to grovel for deals and were only accepted on onerous terms, they said.

  • We need not grovel in the sinks and cellars, neither need we ruminate upon the house-tops.

  • Behind the back of Monsieur P—— they grouch; before his face they grovel.

  • Nay, I would ask her forgiveness and grovel before her, if she would only let me enjoy her love again.

  • Then the two ladies who looked beheld Houdaine fall down at the feet of Sir Tristram and grovel there with joy.

  • Mahmud tried to grovel at the captains feet, wailing to Allah and the Prophet.

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