| 释义 |
grovel /'grovl; 'gravl/ vi (-II-; US also -I-) [VP2A, C] lie down on one's face, crawl, in front of sb whom one fears, (as if) begging for mercy; (fig) humble oneself; behave in a way that shows one has no self-respect: 匍匐(作乞怜状); (喻)奴颜婢膝; 卑躬屈节： ~ at the feet of a conqueror. 向征服者屈膝。 ~ler n person who ~s. 奴颜婢膝者。 |