grovel的读音 grovel中文意思

英音 ['ɡrɒvl]

美音 [ˈɡrɑvəl, ˈɡrʌv-]

vi. 卑躬屈节，奴颜婢膝；趴
第三人称单数： grovels
过去式： grovelled
过去分词： grovelled
现在分词： grovelling

中文词源

grovel 卑躬曲膝

词源同creep, 爬。

grovel 用法和例句

Waiters and receptionists grovel before him . The police treat him with deference .: 服务生和接待员们在他面前卑躬屈膝，警察对他区别对待。

I will apologize to him but I won 't grovel .: 我会向他道歉，但我不会卑躬屈膝。

I had been about to apologize and grovel for her forgiveness hearing the tears leak into her voice .: 我低估了道歉，并为她的听觉卑躬屈膝的泪水把她的声音泄漏的宽恕。

If you expect to gain favours from theking , you will have to grovel beforehimtoshow your respect and obedience .: 你要想得到国王的宠爱就得在他面前卑躬屈膝,做出尊敬和顺从的样子.

Mayis if I really grovel , he will pass me .: 如果我真的去说说好话，也许他（老师）会让我及格。

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:

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

例句

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。
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
【引伸】
grov.eler
n.（名词）grov.elingly
adv.（副词）

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