单词 | kowtow |
释义 | kowtow From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishkowtowkow‧tow /ˌkaʊˈtaʊ/ verb [intransitive] informalBENDto be too eager to obey or be polite to someone in authoritykowtow to We will not kowtow to the government.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuskowtow to• Members of Congress shouldn't be kowtowing to special interest groups.Origin kowtow (1800-1900) Chinese ke tou “to hit your head”; because when you bow very low you hit your head on the floor |
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