kotow

[US]/ˈkaʊtaʊ/
[UK]/ˈkaʊtaʊ/

Translation

n.磕头(头着地的大礼);磕头(等于kowtow)
v.磕头,卑躬屈膝
vi.磕头,卑躬屈膝
Word Forms
第三人称单数kotows
复数kotows
现在分词kotowing
过去式kotowed
过去分词kotowed

Phrases & Collocations

kotow to authority

向权威屈服

kotow to tradition

向传统屈服

kotow to pressure

向压力屈服

kotow to demands

向要求屈服

kotow to rules

向规则屈服

kotow to expectations

向期望屈服

kotow to customs

向习俗屈服

kotow to norms

向规范屈服

kotow to leaders

向领导屈服

kotow to society

向社会屈服

Example Sentences

he refused to kotow to the demands of his boss.

他拒绝向老板的要求屈服。

in some cultures, people still kotow as a sign of respect.

在某些文化中,人们仍然以叩头表示尊敬。

she felt the need to kotow to tradition during the ceremony.

在仪式上,她感到有必要向传统叩头。

many politicians seem to kotow to public opinion.

许多政治家似乎向公众舆论屈服。

to succeed in the industry, you might have to kotow to powerful figures.

要在这个行业取得成功,你可能不得不向有权势的人屈服。

he was criticized for choosing to kotow to the elite.

他因选择向精英屈服而受到批评。

in ancient times, it was common to kotow before the emperor.

在古代,向皇帝叩头是很常见的。

she refused to kotow to societal pressures.

她拒绝向社会压力屈服。

he believes that one should not have to kotow to anyone.

他认为一个人不应该向任何人屈服。

they expected him to kotow to their authority.

他们期望他向他们的权威屈服。

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