KOWTOW
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Example

He refused to kowtow to the boss's unreasonable demands.

他拒绝向老板的不合理要求叩头。

Definition

To kneel and bow with forehead touching the ground

  • To act in an excessively submissive, deferential, or flattering way
  • To show obsequious obedience to someone or something

下跪叩头,前额触地的深深鞠躬

  • 以过分卑躬屈膝、谄媚的方式行事
  • 对某人或某事表现出奴颜婢膝的服从

The act of kowtowing

  • A gesture or display of excessive submission

叩头这一行为

  • 表现出过分屈从的姿态或举动