kowtows的中文翻譯是什麼意思

kowtows

/kaʊˈtaʊz/

v. 叩頭( kowtow的第三人稱單數 ); 順從; 惟命是從; (對…)卑躬屈膝

kowtows柯林斯釋義

VERB叩頭;磕頭;卑躬屈膝;唯命是從

If you say that someone kowtows to someone else, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to obey or be polite to someone in authority.

  • See how stupidly they kow-tow to persons higher in the hierarchy.

    瞧他們對上級唯命是從的樣子是多麼愚蠢啊。