grovel

英 [ˈɡrɒvl]

美 [ˈɡrɑːvl]

v.  卑躬屈膝; 俯首帖耳; 奴颜婢膝; 爬行，匍匐(尤指找东西)

现在分词：grovelling　过去式：grovelled　第三人称单数：grovels　过去分词：grovelled　

GRETEM8

BNC.21873 / COCA.24523

牛津词典

verb

• 卑躬屈膝；俯首帖耳；奴颜婢膝
  to behave in a very humble way towards sb who is more important than you or who can give you sth you want
• 爬行，匍匐（尤指找东西）
  to move along the ground on your hands and knees, especially because you are looking for sth

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 groveling, groveled


• VERB 卑躬屈膝；奴颜婢膝
  If you say that someonegrovels, you think they are behaving too respectfully towards another person, for example because they are frightened or because they want something.
  1. I don't grovel to anybody...
     我对谁都不会卑躬屈膝。
  2. Speakers have been shouted down, classes disrupted, teachers made to grovel.
     发言人的声音被叫嚷声盖住了，课堂一片混乱，老师们不得不好言相劝。
  3. ...a letter of grovelling apology.
     一封低声下气的致歉信
• VERB （为找东西等）爬行，匍匐
  If yougrovel, you crawl on the ground, for example in order to find something.
  1. We grovelled around the club on our knees.
     我们趴在俱乐部的地上四处找。

英英释义

verb

• show submission or fear
  Synonym:fawncrawlcreepcringecower

双语例句

• However, no matter how grovel a woman become the victim of the society environment, such as prostitution, male can also become the victim of the subconsciousness impulsion by alcoholism and other vices.
  然而，不管一个女人将会怎样卑躬屈膝地沦为社会环境的牺牲品，比如卖淫，男人也可能同样地透过酒精中毒和其它恶行而沦为潜意识冲动的牺牲品。
• Manager: ah! The famous Monsieur poirot. I grovel in mortification, I grovel!
  乔德利：啊，著名的波洛先生，我未免太失敬了，失敬了。
• They are going to make you grovel.
  他们将使你变得奴颜婢膝。
• To gawk and grovel and stare at Prince Ali!
  目瞪口呆，卑躬屈膝，并盯著阿里王子看！
• After struggling for months, it dawned on me that I needed to grovel.
  在苦苦挣扎了几个月后，我终于顿悟到自己应该在她面前卑躬屈膝才是。
• A man apologizes when he is wrong, but he will grovel to no one She does the job adequately but she's not going to set the world on fire!
  男子汉做错事时会认错，但不会对任何人卑躬屈节。她工作做得不错，但也不会有什么惊人之举！
• Since they speak straightforwardly and selflessly and never appear to grovel or fawn.
  因为他们说话正直无私，容色也不阿谀谄媚。
• Were I such they would grovel at my feet.
  倘若我真是暴君，他们就会俯伏在我的脚下了。
• Those who wish a favour of the emperor have to grovel on hand and knee before him.
  凡希望受到皇帝恩宠的人都要拜倒在他面前。
• We grovelled around the club on our knees.
  我们趴在俱乐部的地上四处找。