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词汇 grovel
释义 grov·el AHD[grŏvʹəl, grŭvʹ-] D.J.[ˈgrɒvəl, ˈgrʌv-]K.K.[ˈgrɑvəl, ˈgrʌv-]v.intr.(不及物动词)grov.eled 也作 grov.elled grov.el.ing grov.el.ling grov.els grov.els
    1. To behave in a servile or demeaning manner; cringe.低声下气,卑从:表现出卑躬曲膝或自甘下贱的态度;阿谀奉承
    1. To lie or creep in a prostrate position, as in subservience or humility.匍匐爬行,趴着:以俯卧的姿势躺或爬,如奉承或屈辱
    1. To give oneself over to base pleasures:沉缅,沉溺:"Have we not groveled here long enough, eating and drinking like mere brutes?”(Walt Whitman)“难道我们现在放纵得还不够长久,仅仅象畜生一样地吃喝?”(沃尔特·惠特曼)
Etymology语源
    1. Back-formation from obsolete groveling [prone, face downward] 源自 废语 groveling的逆构词 [俯身,脸朝下弯腰]
    1. from Middle English 源自 中古英语
    1. (on) grufe [face downwards] from Old Norse ā grūfu from grūfa [to grovel] (on) grufe [脸朝下弯腰] 源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 ā grūfu 源自 grūfa [吃喝]
    1. -ling [adv. suff.] * see -ling 2-ling [副词后缀] * 参见 -ling2
Related Forms继承用法grovʹeler n.(名词)grovʹelingly adv.(副词)
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