groveling ['ɡrɔvəliŋ]

英汉解释

adj. 匍匐的；卑躬屈节的
v. （在卑屈、恐惧等时）匍匐；卑躬屈膝（grovel的ing形式）

1. You must know how an ant feels, groveling like that.

你要知道蚂蚁如何感受当你那样爬行。

2. He dropped a church roof on 34 of his worshippers in Texas last Wednesday night, just as they were groveling through a hymn to his majesty.

在德州的上周五晚上，他让坠落的教堂顶棚砸死了34个对他顶礼膜拜的人。

3. To many bloggers, the apology made Ms. Stone seem at once groveling and insincere — another actress doing what she has to save a movie career.

对于很多博客人来说，沙通的道歉让她看起来好像马上变得卑躬屈膝，并且也没有诚意可言-----就像任何其他的一个明星（竭力可怜地去）保护她的职业生涯一样。

adj.

groveling
匍匐的; 卑躬屈膝地讨好; 卑躬折节的; （卑躬屈膝地讨好）：你只是申请人，不是位仆人。避免任何;

creepy decumbent groveling procumbent reptant
匍匐的;