grovelling

美 [gro?v??] 　英 [?gr?v?l??]

• adj.趴著的；奴顏婢膝的
• v.“grovel”的現(xiàn)在分詞
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)匍匐的；卑躬折節(jié)的

英漢解釋

adj.	1. 趴著的 2. 奴顏婢膝的
v.	1. “grovel”的現(xiàn)在分詞
na.	1. “groveling”的變體

英英解釋

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.

人們認(rèn)為，這位播音員后來低聲下氣地道歉是由白宮向美國(guó)廣播公司施壓而一力促成的。

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

那是當(dāng)然…我現(xiàn)在要見賽勒斯，好期望多些紅臉，令人生厭的歉意和嚴(yán)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.

比起處理獨(dú)到的思想，國(guó)家權(quán)力迫使企業(yè)花費(fèi)更多的時(shí)間去討政府官員的歡心。

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

貝克漢姆辭去隊(duì)長(zhǎng)職務(wù)，即將離任的主教練埃里克松也對(duì)球隊(duì)的表現(xiàn)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.

有些人知道他們在求解答的時(shí)候不應(yīng)無禮傲慢，而相反以低聲下氣的口氣陳述。

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

除非我們開始全力支持本國(guó)的教育系統(tǒng)，不在攻擊教師。否則我們將要向中國(guó)卑躬屈膝。

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

就算絕望，華爾街銀行家也不會(huì)卑躬屈膝。

The paper was forced to make a grovelling apology.

該報(bào)紙作出卑躬的道歉。

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

看到那個(gè)鬼魅一般的身影往我們走來時(shí)，船上有些人甚至開始嘔吐起來，還有些人匍匐在地。

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

低聲下氣的道歉對(duì)于如此糟糕的選戰(zhàn)開局已經(jīng)于事無補(bǔ)。

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

不同點(diǎn)在于，當(dāng)他們這么做時(shí)，你通常可以讓他們表現(xiàn)得低聲下氣，因?yàn)?/c>他們知道，你可以把業(yè)務(wù)轉(zhuǎn)移到別處。

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

（那兩個(gè)男人為她打了起來時(shí)嚇得趴在地上哽咽哭泣）；