| 单词 | kowtow |
| 释义 | Kowtow nnoun.communicationa former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission Synset:kotow Derivationally Related Form:kowtowkotow Hypernyms:bow bowing obeisance Inherited Hypernyms:kowtowbowgesturevisual communicationcommunicationabstractionentity Inherited Hypernyms:kowtowbowreverenceactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity vverb.motionbend the knees and bow in a servile manner Synset:genuflect scrape Derivationally Related Form:scrapingscrapegenuflexionkowtowgenuflection Hypernyms:bow Inherited Hypernyms:scrapebowchange posturechange Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP vverb.communicationtry to gain favor by cringing or flattering Synset:bootlick fawn kotow suck up toady truckle Examples:
Derivationally Related Form:kotowkowtowtoadyfawnertrucklingbootlickertruckler Hypernyms:blandish flatter Inherited Hypernyms:fawnflatterpraisemeasureevaluatethink Direct Hyponyms:court favorcourt favourcurry favorcurry favour Full Troponyms:curry favor Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP | Somebody ---s (apply to: fawn) | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: fawn) |
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