kowtow
美 [ˈkaʊˌtaʊ] 
英 [ˌkaʊˈtaʊ]
- v.磕头；叩头；卑躬屈膝；唯命是从
- n.磕头
- 网络顿首；跪拜；叩首
词形变化
第三人称单数：kowtows 现在分词：kowtowing 过去式：kowtowed 同义词
英汉双解
1. | [i]
~ (to sb/sth) 叩头；磕头；卑躬屈膝；唯命是从to show sb in authority too much respect and be too willing to obey them |
英汉解释
英英解释
例句
When the head of the giant software corporation refused to kowtow to the swami, he was promptly transformed into a little bug.
当这个软件巨头公司的老板拒绝象神像磕头时，他马上被变作了一只小虫子。
They saw in it a willingness by the new left-of-centre government to kowtow to Beijing.
他们认为这是中左翼的新政府有意向中国政府卑躬屈节。
But it had served the bank well enough since 1992, when the takeover of Midland in the UK meant HSBC had to kowtow to local rules.
但自1992年以来，这种结构在汇丰发挥了良好的效用。当时，汇丰为了收购英国的米德兰银行（Midland），不得不向当地法规低头。
He had no competence whatsoever because all he did was kowtow his way up the corporate ladder.
他只靠拍马屁来升职，根本没有实力可言。
Forced to bow his head in the ritual kowtow, he kept trying to raise it.
在被迫低头行通常的那种磕头礼后，他总是努力再抬起头来。
She has a wide influence there with millions of believers. Even politicians go and call on her. Some of them go so far as to kowtow to her.
台湾有个尼姑叫澄严法师，她的影响力在台湾非常大，有几百万信徒，政治人物都要去拜访她，有的还向她磕头。
Mr Abe would back away from Mr Koizumi's pledge to visit Yasukuni without appearing to kowtow to China, he said.
他表示，安倍将在不显得是屈从于中国压力的情况下，放弃小泉参拜靖国神社的承诺。
Zhuji people burn pine smoke kowtow to the gods, prayers read, easy to play sharp bamboo shuttle to the axillary stabbed cattle.
主祭人烧松烟向天神磕头、念祷词后，便于挥锋利的竹梭向牛腋猛刺。
The British envoy was represented as bearing tribute to the Son of Heaven, and his refusal to kowtow was put down to outlandish ignorance.
这位不列颠使者没有向“天之子”表达敬意，也拒绝行使叩头这种蒙昧的礼节。
ADAPTING a novel for the stage requires courage, vision and a spirit that refuses to kowtow to the original author.
将一本小说搬上舞台需要勇气、见识以及拒绝向原作者卑躬屈膝的精神。
From sneakers to skin cream, Chinese consumer goods companies are no longer willing to kowtow to the foreigners who taught them branding.
从运动鞋到护肤霜，中国消费品公司不再愿意向教会了自己品牌概念的外资企业低头。
If he had performed the kowtow, what would this have said about the power of the Chinese emperor compared to the power of King George?
如果马戛尔尼伯爵真的叩头了，和乔治三世的权力相比，这将如何说明中国皇帝的权力？
To avoid war with the northern colossus, history suggests, the Vietnamese will kowtow but finally fight rather than capitulate.
为了避免与北方巨人的军事冲突，历史的经验是越南将会磕头臣服，但最终仍会斗争而不是屈服。（译者按：反复无常？）
Kowtow, please back, needless talk doesn't say, small Wan Zhen hurriedly Semitic bird! Emperor's six palaces? Have no interest!
叩首，请退，废话不说，小婉蓁赶紧闪人鸟！皇六殿吗？没兴趣！
an unkempt woman humming a ditty squatting on the bridge to have been kowtow.
一个披头散发的女人哼着小曲蹲在天桥边给人一直磕头。
This brother's grandson little straightens up after bowing or performing the kowtow obtains most prominent manifesting.
这点从孙少平身上得到最突出的体现，。
They wear frazzled clothes and kowtow to you with a bowl or a box in their hand.
他们穿着破烂，手里拿着一只碗或盒子朝你磕头。
Teacher will instantaneous its severely wounded, broke his weapon and legs, make him kowtow ahead the grave at you.
师父会第一时间将其重伤，断了他的四肢，之后让他在你坟前磕头。
To pay bribes to tax police and fire inspectors; to kowtow to rapacious mayors and governors.
可以对税警和消防检查员行贿；对贪婪的市长和州长百依百顺。
And they would not kowtow to anyone, whether rate-checker, foreman, boss or government.
然而他们不会屈服于任何人，无论对方是评级员、工头、老板还是政府。
That money will not kowtow to Mr de Villepin or anyone else in the French government.
这些资金是不会向德维尔潘或任何其他法国政府官员妥协的。
[color=#000000]Only English-speakers, it seems, are expected to kowtow to name-changers' whims.
[color=#000000][font=Tahoma][font=宋体]看来，只有说英语的人可望屈从于更名者的奇想。
Their actions tell us that unless politicians kowtow to theirparty's special interests they will not be elected or they willhave no effect.
他们的举动告诉我们，除非这些政客向党内特殊利益磕头，否则他们就无法当选或者不能发挥作用。
Be polite, but do not kowtow to him.
要有礼貌，但不要对他卑躬屈节。
When necessary we have to kneel down and kowtow to the people.
必要的时候我们要跪下来给人家磕头。
During ancestor worship services and the Bright and Clear Festival, kowtow is also often performed.
人们也在祭拜祖先和清明节时磕头。
Some people took the practice of three-steps-one-bow or even three-steps-one-kowtow.
一些人三步一拜，甚至三步一叩首。
They are there to govern, not to kowtow to vested interests.
他们的职责是管治，而不是向既得利益屈服。
Li Shi finishes saying and then pulls farmland the leaf kowtow.
李氏说完便拉着田叶磕头。
When you kowtow , hold an image of Buddha in your mind and imagine yourself as Him, then the kowtow rites will be more meaningful .
想象如果最后达到了目标你将会有什么样的好处，而且总是要把这个想法放在最重要的位置。
Poles may sense a sell-out: Mr Putin's language at Gdansk last year fell short of the kowtow that some desire; it may be the same at Katyn.
波兰人可能会感到失望，因为去年普京在革但斯克未如一些波兰人希望的表示歉意，今年在卡廷活动中可能也是这样。
kowtow Be polite, but don't kowtow to him.
奉承，卑躬屈节要有礼貌，但不要对他卑躬屈节…
Sheldon: I'm taking a sabbatical because I won't kowtow to mediocre minds.
我在休假，因为我不愿向平庸之流屈服。
kowtow to the emperor when he entered the room.
皇帝进房间时，所有的仆人都得向他叩首。
Have you seen the people when they make a long kowtow? Their faces and hands are all dirty, but their hearts are clean.
见过磕长头的人吗？他们的脸和手都很脏，可是心灵却很干净。
But if you Chinese dont wanna kowtow to us, we will treat you like how we treat Jap pigs.
如果中国人不愿意对我们美国人磕头，我们将象对待日本猪那样对待你们。
Tomorrow I'll have Papa make you kneel three times and kowtow nine times before photographs of my granDparents as a penalty
明天我教爸爸罚你对祖父祖母的照片三跪九叩首。
The first thing to do was to kowtow to the picture of Confucius,
第一件事情就是先要拜孔子像，
That year my long kowtow hug dust not only for toward Buddha stick your warm
那一年我磕长头拥抱尘埃不为朝佛只为贴着你的温暖
Must I kowtow to him? (=I need not. )
我还得给他磕头？
