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kowtower

/kou-tou, -tou, koh-/US // ˈkaʊˈtaʊ, -ˌtaʊ, ˈkoʊ- //UK // (ˌkaʊˈtaʊ) //

叩头塔,磕头塔,叩头,叩头台

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to act in an obsequious manner; show servile deference.
    • : to touch the forehead to the ground while kneeling, as an act of worship, reverence, apology, etc., especially in former Chinese custom.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of kowtowing.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inbrownnoser
Synonyms
apple-polisher苹果抛光机,苹果抛光剂ass-kisser马屁精,拍马屁的人,拍马屁者,拍马屁的backscratcher仰卧起坐者,仰卧起坐的人,仰卧起坐,仰卧起坐器backslapper反击者,倒打一耙,倒打一耙的人,倒打一耙者bootlicker马屁精,拍马屁的人,拍马屁者,马屁精们brownnose棕色的鼻子,棕褐色的鼻子,棕鼻,棕褐色doter点子手,点缀者,点子,点阵fawner媚娘,媚者,媚俗者,媚儿flatterer谄媚者,拍马者,奉承者,谄媚的人flunky矮胖子,矮子,矮人,矮小的人kiss-ass吻屁股lackey奴才,仆人,奴仆,奴才们minion奴才,爪牙,仆人,奴仆teacher's pet老师的宠物,教师的宠物,师范生,师资力量yes-man是人,是的人,是者yes-person是人,是的人
as inyes man
Synonyms
apple-polisher苹果抛光机,苹果抛光剂ass-kisser马屁精,拍马屁的人,拍马屁者,拍马屁的assenter担当者,担任职务的人,担任者,负责人bootlicker马屁精,拍马屁的人,拍马屁者,马屁精们brownnose棕色的鼻子,棕褐色的鼻子,棕鼻,棕褐色camp follower营地追随者,训练营追随者,营员doormat门垫,门板,门帘,门槛fawner媚娘,媚者,媚俗者,媚儿flatterer谄媚者,拍马者,奉承者,谄媚的人flunky矮胖子,矮子,矮人,矮小的人groveler吐槽者,卑躬屈膝者,卑鄙小人,吐槽君lackey奴才,仆人,奴仆,奴才们minion奴才,爪牙,仆人,奴仆pawn典当,当,典当品,典当业puppet傀儡,木偶,儡,木偶人sheep绵羊,羊群,绵阳,羊stooge傀儡,走狗,狗腿子,附庸风雅sycophant跟屁虫,跟班,附庸风雅,跟班的toady马屁精,拍马者,拍马屁者,马屁精们underling下属,下属人员,隶属关系,下属们

Examples

  • And, of course, all these people had to kowtow and sell to Saatchi.

  • If President Obama wants to kowtow more to "the markets" (Wall Street), he might appoint someone like Summers or Rubin.

  • He likes to remind people that he supports abortion rights and does not kowtow to the fire-breathers in the Republican ranks.

  • At certain points, the legislative kowtow went over the top.

  • Make the flag of the free so well known and respected that everywhere peopled kowtow to the same and take off their hats.

  • After a great deal of kowtow, they were planted in two chairs opposite each other in the living-room.

  • As he declined to kowtow before the emperor, he was not admitted to the imperial presence and the mission proved 199 abortive.

  • To the emperor, the “kowtow” is performed by kneeling three times, each act accompanied by touching the ground with the forehead.

  • And yet he did not move—he made no movement save to kowtow for mercy with his head.

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