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单词 kowtow
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kowtow

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishkowtowkow‧tow /ˌkaʊˈtaʊ/ verb [intransitive] informal  BENDto 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 toMembers 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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