kowtow

中英词典：kowtow

名词

1. 磕头；叩拜

2. 卑躬屈膝；奴颜婢膝

动词

1. 磕头；叩拜

2. 卑躬屈膝；奴颜婢膝

3. 奉承；讨好

形容词

1. 卑躬屈膝的

2. 奴颜婢膝的

词语辨析

1. 磕头、叩拜：形容一种向尊贵或权威者表达敬意的动作。

2. 卑躬屈膝、奴颜婢膝：形容一个人出于怯懦或谄媚而毫无尊严地屈服或顺从他人。

词汇扩充

1. kowtow to：向...卑躬屈膝；奴颜婢膝地顺从...

2. kowtower：奴颜婢膝的人；谄媚者

近义词

反义词

柯林斯词典

动词

1. If you say that someone kowtows to a person or group, you are criticizing them because they do whatever that person or group wants, in order to please or impress them.

2. If you say that someone kowtows to a person or group, you disapprove of them because they show too much respect or obedience towards that person or group, often when their respect or obedience is not deserved.

牛津词典

动词

1. Act in an excessively subservient manner.

2. Kneel and touch the ground with the forehead in worship or submission as part of Chinese custom.

3. Act in an obsequious way in order to obtain someone's forgiveness or favor.

用法

1. He refused to kowtow to the demands of the dictator.

2. The CEO expected all his employees to kowtow to him.

3. She kowtowed before the emperor as a sign of respect.

4. The politician kowtowed to the powerful interest groups in order to gain their support.

例句

1. The ambassador was criticized for kowtowing to the foreign dignitaries.

2. The employees had to kowtow to their demanding boss to keep their jobs.

3. The dictator demanded that everyone kowtow to his authority.

4. He was too proud to kowtow to anyone.

5. She refused to kowtow to the company's unethical practices.

6. The journalist refused to kowtow to the government's censorship.

7. The minister kowtowed to the wealthy individuals who funded his campaign.

8. The students were forced to kowtow to the school administration's rules.

9. She felt uncomfortable kowtowing to her boss's unreasonable demands.

10. The CEO expected his subordinates to kowtow and never question his decisions.

11. He kowtowed before the king, seeking his forgiveness.

12. The politician kowtowed to the powerful lobbyists to secure their support.

13. The employees had to kowtow to the company's strict dress code.

14. The citizens were tired of politicians who kowtowed to special interest groups.

15. The company's CEO kowtowed to the demands of the shareholders.

16. She refused to kowtow to societal expectations and followed her own path.

17. The leader expected everyone to kowtow to his ideology.

18. He kowtowed to his wife's every whim.

19. The journalist faced backlash for refusing to kowtow to the government's propaganda.

20. The king demanded that his subjects kowtow before him as a sign of loyalty.