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kowtow

音標[,kәu'tau] 

中文翻譯:


n. 磕頭
vi. 叩頭

詞型變化:

動詞過去式:kowtowed 過去分詞:kowtowed 現在分詞:kowtowing 第三人稱單數:kowtows kowtow

英文解釋:

名詞 kowtow:

  1. a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
    同義詞:kotow

動詞 kowtow:

  1. bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
    同義詞:scrape, genuflect
  2. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
    同義詞:fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kotow, suck up

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