kowtow

US [ˈkaʊˌtaʊ]
UK [ˌkaʊˈtaʊ]
  • v.磕头；叩头；卑躬屈膝；唯命是从
  • n.磕头
  • Web顿首；跪拜；叩首
Simple Present：kowtows  Present Participle：kowtowing  Past Tense：kowtowed  

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kowtow
v.
1.
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(informal)
~ (to sb/sth)
叩头；磕头；卑躬屈膝；唯命是从to show sb in authority too much respect and be too willing to obey them

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Definition:
AllAll,磕头磕头,叩头叩头,卑躬屈膝卑躬屈膝,唯命是从唯命是从,顿首顿首,跪拜跪拜,叩首叩首
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1.
When the head of the giant software corporation refused to kowtow to the swami, he was promptly transformed into a little bug.
当这个软件巨头公司的老板拒绝象神像磕头时，他马上被变作了一只小虫子。
dāng zhè ge ruǎn jiàn jù tóu gōng sī de lǎo bǎn jù jué xiàng shén xiàng kē tóu shí , tā mǎ shàng bèi biàn zuò le yī zhī xiǎo chóng zǐ 。
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2.
They saw in it a willingness by the new left-of-centre government to kowtow to Beijing.
他们认为这是中左翼的新政府有意向中国政府卑躬屈节。
tā men rèn wéi zhè shì zhōng zuǒ yì de xīn zhèng fǔ yǒu yì xiàng zhōng guó zhèng fǔ bēi gōng qū jié 。
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3.
But it had served the bank well enough since 1992, when the takeover of Midland in the UK meant HSBC had to kowtow to local rules.
但自1992年以来，这种结构在汇丰发挥了良好的效用。当时，汇丰为了收购英国的米德兰银行（Midland），不得不向当地法规低头。
dàn zì yī jiǔ jiǔ èr nián yǐ lái , zhè zhǒng jié gòu zài huì fēng fā huī le liáng hǎo de xiào yòng 。 dāng shí , huì fēng wèi le shōu gòu yīng guó de mǐ dé lán yín háng ( Midland ) , bù dé bù xiàng dāng dì fǎ guī dī tóu 。
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4.
He had no competence whatsoever because all he did was kowtow his way up the corporate ladder.
他只靠拍马屁来升职，根本没有实力可言。
tā zhǐ kào pāi mǎ pì lái shēng zhí , gēn běn méi yǒu shí lì kě yán 。
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5.
Forced to bow his head in the ritual kowtow, he kept trying to raise it.
在被迫低头行通常的那种磕头礼后，他总是努力再抬起头来。
zài bèi pò dī tóu xíng tōng cháng de nà zhǒng kē tóu lǐ hòu , tā zǒng shì nǔ lì zài tái qǐ tóu lái 。
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6.
She has a wide influence there with millions of believers. Even politicians go and call on her. Some of them go so far as to kowtow to her.
台湾有个尼姑叫澄严法师，她的影响力在台湾非常大，有几百万信徒，政治人物都要去拜访她，有的还向她磕头。
tái wān yǒu gè ní gū jiào chéng yán fǎ shī , tā de yǐng xiǎng lì zài tái wān fēi cháng dà , yǒu jǐ bǎi wàn xìn tú , zhèng zhì rén wù dōu yào qù bài fǎng tā , yǒu de hái xiàng tā kē tóu 。
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7.
Mr Abe would back away from Mr Koizumi's pledge to visit Yasukuni without appearing to kowtow to China, he said.
他表示，安倍将在不显得是屈从于中国压力的情况下，放弃小泉参拜靖国神社的承诺。
tā biǎo shì , ān bèi jiāng zài bù xiǎn de shì qū cóng yú zhōng guó yā lì de qíng kuàng xià , fàng qì xiǎo quán cān bài jìng guó shén shè de chéng nuò 。
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8.
Zhuji people burn pine smoke kowtow to the gods, prayers read, easy to play sharp bamboo shuttle to the axillary stabbed cattle.
主祭人烧松烟向天神磕头、念祷词后，便于挥锋利的竹梭向牛腋猛刺。
zhǔ jì rén shāo sōng yān xiàng tiān shén kē tóu 、 niàn dǎo cí hòu , biàn yú huī fēng lì de zhú suō xiàng niú yè měng cì 。
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9.
The British envoy was represented as bearing tribute to the Son of Heaven, and his refusal to kowtow was put down to outlandish ignorance.
这位不列颠使者没有向“天之子”表达敬意，也拒绝行使叩头这种蒙昧的礼节。
zhè wèi bù liè diān shǐ zhě méi yǒu xiàng " tiān zhī zǐ " biǎo dá jìng yì , yě jù jué xíng shǐ kòu tóu zhè zhǒng méng mèi de lǐ jié 。
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10.
ADAPTING a novel for the stage requires courage, vision and a spirit that refuses to kowtow to the original author.
将一本小说搬上舞台需要勇气、见识以及拒绝向原作者卑躬屈膝的精神。
jiāng yī běn xiǎo shuō bān shàng wǔ tái xū yào yǒng qì 、 jiàn shi yǐ jí jù jué xiàng yuán zuò zhě bēi gōng qū xī de jīng shén 。
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