grovelling

grovelling

美 [groʊvɪŋ] 　英 [ˈgrɔvəlɪŋ]

• adj.趴着的；奴颜婢膝的
• v.“grovel”的现在分词
• 网络匍匐的；卑躬折节的

英汉解释

adj.	1. 趴着的 2. 奴颜婢膝的
v.	1. “grovel”的现在分词
na.	1. “groveling”的变体

英英解释

v.	1. The present participle of grovel
na.	1. The variant of groveling

例句

White House pressure on ABC is thought to be behind a grovelling apology later issued by the broadcaster.

人们认为，这位播音员后来低声下气地道歉是由白宫向美国广播公司施压而一力促成的。

It certainly . . . I'm going in to see Cyrus now , so expect some blushes , fulsome apologies and serious Grovelling. . .

那是当然…我现在要见赛勒斯，好期望多些红脸，令人生厌的歉意和严重的卑躬屈膝…

The power of the state prompts firms to spend more time grovelling to politicians than grappling with original thoughts.

比起处理独到的思想，国家权力迫使企业花费更多的时间去讨政府官员的欢心。

David Beckham quit as skipper and departing manager Sven Goran Eriksson made a grovelling apology for the team's performance .

贝克汉姆辞去队长职务，即将离任的主教练埃里克松也对球队的表现表示歉意。

Some people who get that they shouldn't behave rudely or arrogantly , demanding an answer, retreat to the opposite extreme of grovelling.

有些人知道他们在求解答的时候不应无礼傲慢，而相反以低声下气的口气陈述。

Unless we start fully funding our educational system and stop attacking teachers, we will all be grovelling to China.

除非我们开始全力支持本国的教育系统，不在攻击教师。否则我们将要向中国卑躬屈膝。

EVEN when desperate, Wall Street bankers are not given to grovelling.

就算绝望，华尔街银行家也不会卑躬屈膝。

The paper was forced to make a grovelling apology.

该报纸作出卑躬的道歉。

Some of us even started pukingand grovelling sounds as we saw the ghostly feature approaching us.

看到那个鬼魅一般的身影往我们走来时，船上有些人甚至开始呕吐起来，还有些人匍匐在地。

A grovelling apology may not have rescued his campaign from this disastrous start.

低声下气的道歉对于如此糟糕的选战开局已经于事无补。

The difference is that when they do, you can usually have them grovelling, because they know that you can take your business elsewhere.

不同点在于，当他们这么做时，你通常可以让他们表现得低声下气，因为他们知道，你可以把业务转移到别处。

choked with sobs and grovelling on the floor in terror as the twomen fought over her

（那两个男人为她打了起来时吓得趴在地上哽咽哭泣）；