grovel是什么意思 grovel在线中文翻译

grovel['grɒvl]

汉语翻译

vi. 趴, 匍匐, 卑躬屈膝

词型变化

副词:grovelingly 名词:groveler 动词过去式:groveled,grovelled 过去分词:groveled,grovelled 现在分词:groveling,grovelling 第三人称单数:grovels,grovels 

英语解释

动词 grovel:

  1. show submission or fear同义词:fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower

例句

  1. You will just have to grovel to the bank manager for a loan.你只得低声下气地向银行经理借贷。
  2. Those who wished a favour of the emperor had to grovel on hands and knees before him.凡希望受到皇帝恩宠的人都要拜倒在他面前。

详细解释


grov.el
v.intr.(不及物动词)grov.eled 也作 grov.elled grov.el.ing grov.el.ling grov.els grov.els To behave in a servile or demeaning manner; cringe.低声下气,卑从:表现出卑躬曲膝或自甘下贱的态度;阿谀奉承To lie or creep in a prostrate position, as in subservience or humility.匍匐爬行,趴着:以俯卧的姿势躺或爬,如奉承或屈辱To give oneself over to base pleasures:沉缅,沉溺:例句:.Have we not groveled here long enough, eating and drinking like mere brutesô.(Walt Whitman).难道我们现在放纵得还不够长久,仅仅象畜生一样地吃喝?.(沃尔特·惠特曼)
来源:Back-formation from obsolete groveling [prone, face downward] 源自 废语 groveling的逆构词 [俯身,脸朝下弯腰] from Middle English 源自 中古英语 (on) grufe [face downwards] from Old Norse 3 grôfu from grôfa [to grovel] (on) grufe [脸朝下弯腰] 源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 3 grôfu 源自 grôfa [吃喝] -ling [adv. suff.] * see -ling 2-ling [副词后缀] *参见 -ling2
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grov.eler
n.(名词)grov.elingly
adv.(副词)