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[表不滿]
I don't grovel to anybody. 我對誰都不會卑躬屈膝。
Speakers have been shouted down, classes disrupted, teachers made to grovel. 發言者完全被叫嚷聲壓住了，教室一片混亂，老師們不得不低聲下氣。
2. V-I If you grovel, you crawl on the ground, for example in order to find something. 爬行 (找東西等)
We grovelled around the room on our knees. 我們在房間到処爬著尋找。
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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，奴顔婢膝，頫首帖耳
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
匍匐前進，爬行
I was grovelling under the sofa , trying to find my contact lens . 我正爬到沙發底下找我的隱形眼鏡。 返回 grovel