grovel
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If you say that someone grovels, you think they are behaving too respectfully towards another person, for example because they are frightened or because they want something. 卑躬屈膝[表不满]
I don't grovel to anybody. 我对谁都不会卑躬屈膝。
Speakers have been shouted down, classes disrupted, teachers made to grovel. 发言者完全被叫嚷声压住了，教室一片混乱，老师们不得不低声下气。
2. V-I If you grovel, you crawl on the ground, for example in order to find something. 爬行 (找东西等)
We grovelled around the room on our knees. 我们在房间到处爬着寻找。
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grovel /ˈɡrɒvəl/ (grovelling,grovelled,grovels)
AM groveling, groveled
剑桥词典
grovel verb [I] (TRY TO PLEASE)
to behave with too much respect towards someone to show that you are very eager to please them
卑躬屈膝，奴颜婢膝，俯首帖耳
He sent a grovelling note of apology . 他寄去了一封低三下四的道歉信。
grovel verb [I] (MOVE)
to move close to or on the ground
匍匐前进，爬行
I was grovelling under the sofa , trying to find my contact lens . 我正爬到沙发底下找我的隐形眼镜。 返回 grovel