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grovelling

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

卑躬屈膝,卑躬屈节,卑躬屈膝的,卑躬屈膝的人

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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
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

  • When I picked myself up, I saw half the men securing the crate and the other half grovelling around something on the deck.

  • Men fell grovelling, only to be dragged into the open air and resuscitated, then sent once more into the cruelty of the fight.

  • He lashed her so long, and he lashed her so sore, That grovelling she lay in a stream of red gore.

  • Then I took to writing, but the motive was grovelling, for I aimed at gaining money and flattery.

  • The low style of Horace is according to his subject, that is, generally grovelling.