kowtow
🇺🇸
/ˌkaʊˈtaʊ/
🇬🇧
/ˌkaʊˈtaʊ/
verb
R
to show too much respect to someone in power, usually more than is necessary, and do whatever they say.
He refused to kowtow to his boss's demands that seemed unfair.
他拒绝对他的老板提出的不公平要求卑躬屈膝。
translation
卑躬屈膝
词形变化
3rd Present
kowtows
Past
kowtowed
Perfect
kowtowed
Progressive
kowtowing