grovel
🇺🇸
/ˈɡrɑːvl/
🇬🇧
/ˈɡrɒvl/
intransitive verb
R
To act very submissively or humbly towards someone, often to gain favor or forgiveness.
After losing his job, he had to grovel for a chance to be rehired.
失业后，他不得不低声下气地求情以获得重新雇用的机会。
R
To crawl or move along the ground on hands and knees, typically in search of something.
The child was groveling on the floor, trying to find his lost toy.
孩子在地板上爬行，试图找到他丢失的玩具。
translation
卑躬屈膝, 匍匐前进
词形变化
3rd Present
grovels
Past
groveled
Perfect
groveled
Progressive
groveling