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grovel

音標['gr?vl] 讀音

漢語翻譯


vi. 趴, 匍匐, 卑躬屈膝

詞型變化:

副詞:grovelingly 名詞:groveler 動詞過去式:groveled,grovelled 過去分詞:groveled,grovelled 現在分詞:groveling,grovelling 第三人稱單數:grovels,grovels 

英文解釋:

動詞 grovel:

  1. show submission or fear
    同義詞:fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower

例句:

  1. You will just have to grovel to the bank manager for a loan.
    你只得低聲下氣地向銀行經理借貸。
  2. Those who wished a favour of the emperor had to grovel on hands and knees before him.
    希望受到皇帝恩寵的人都要拜倒在他面前。

詳細解釋:


grov.el

v.intr.(不及物動詞)
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.
低聲下氣,卑從:表現出卑躬曲膝或自甘 * 的態度;阿諛奉承
To lie or creep in a prostrate position, as in subservience or humility.
匍匐爬行,趴著:以俯臥的姿勢躺或爬,如奉承或屈辱
To give oneself over to base pleasures:
沉緬,沉溺:
例句:
.Have we not groveled here long enough, eating and drinking like mere brutesô.(Walt Whitman)
.難道我們現在放縱得還不夠長久,僅僅象畜生一樣地吃喝?.(沃爾特·惠特曼)

來源:
Back-formation from obsolete groveling [prone, face downward]
源自 廢語 groveling的逆構詞 [俯身,臉朝下彎腰]
from Middle English
源自 中古英文
(on) grufe [face downwards] from Old Norse 3 grôfu from grôfa [to grovel]
(on) grufe [臉朝下彎腰] 源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 3 grôfu 源自 grôfa [吃喝]
-ling [adv. suff.] * see -ling 2
-ling [副詞後綴] *參見 -ling2

【引伸】
grov.eler
n.(名詞)
grov.elingly
adv.(副詞)

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