genuflect

英 [ˈdʒenjuflekt] 美 [ˈdʒenjuflekt]

v.  (在教堂礼拜时)跪拜,单膝跪拜; 卑躬屈膝

过去式:genuflected现在分词:genuflecting第三人称单数:genuflects过去分词:genuflected

GRE

BNC.41826 / COCA.28591



牛津词典

verb

  1. (在教堂礼拜时)跪拜,单膝跪拜
    to move your body into a lower position by bending one or both knees, as a sign of respect during worship in a church
    1. 卑躬屈膝
      to show too much respect to sb/sth

      柯林斯词典

      1. VERB (尤指在教堂里)跪拜,屈膝下跪
        If you genuflect, you bend one or both knees and bow, especially in church, as a sign of respect.
        1. He genuflected in front of the altar.
          他在祭坛前跪拜。
      2. VERB 膜拜;过分重视
        You can say that someone is genuflecting to something when they are giving it a great deal of attention and respect, especially if you think it does not deserve this.
        1. They refrained from genuflecting to the laws of political economy.
          他们拒不向政治经济学定律顶礼膜拜。

      双语例句

      1. He genuflected in front of the altar.
        他在祭坛前跪拜。
      2. They refrained from genuflecting to the laws of political economy.
        他们拒不向政治经济学定律顶礼膜拜。
      3. Just because they are ahead of India doesn't mean they can browbeat India and India in turn genuflect before them.
        不能说他们的实力在印度之上就可以打败我们。
      4. Knows how heart myositis is treated! Genuflect is begged! Who can be saved save me! My fast is dead!
        谁知道心肌炎怎么治疗!跪求!谁能救救我!我快死啦!
      5. Ceng Yin of advance childe serious side one character is inadvertent affront land and genuflect ground repents, forgive of invocatory blackland ground.
        晋公子重耳曾因一言不慎冒犯土地而跪地忏悔,祈求黑土地饶恕。
      6. Of course China was hardly the first country to genuflect in the direction of happiness.
        中国当然不是第一个膜拜幸福感的国家。
      7. What is genuflect is begged fixed assets depreciation? What does the basis of depreciation have?
        跪求什么是固定资产折旧?折旧的依据有哪些?

      英英释义

      verb

      1. bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

          Synonym:    scrapekowtow

        1. bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image