英语词汇“kowtow”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	kowtow
释义	kow·tow I. noun or ko·tow \(ˈ)kau̇\|tau̇ sometimes kōˈtau̇\ (-s) Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) k'o¹ t'ou², from k'o¹ to strike, bump + t'ou² head : an act of kowtowing II. intransitive verb or kotow \“\ (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. : to kneel and touch the forehead to the ground (as in old Chinese custom) in token of homage, worship, or deep respect < everyone should kowtow to the abbot, even the chief, but no one receives the abbot's kowtow — Ju-K'ang T'ien > 2. : to show obsequious deference : fawn < you'll never find a Swiss kowtowing or bootlicking — T.H.Fielding > < a brilliant scholar … kowtowed to the regime and became an empty, self-hating shell of a man — Time >
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