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kowtow    音标拼音: [k'ɑʊt'ɑʊ] [k'ot'o]
v. 叩头;恭服;磕头;阿谀;奉承

叩头;恭服;磕头;阿谀;奉承

kowtow
n 1: a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the
forehead as a sign of respect or submission [synonym: {kowtow},
{kotow}]
v 1: bend the knees and bow in a servile manner [synonym: {scrape},
{kowtow}, {genuflect}]
2: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always
kowtowing to his boss" [synonym: {fawn}, {toady}, {truckle},
{bootlick}, {kowtow}, {kotow}, {suck up}]

Kotow \Ko*tow"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kotowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Kotowing}.]
1. To perform the kotow. Now usually spelled {kowtow}. [Also
spelled {kowtow}.]
[1913 Webster]

2. To defer to another in a servile or humiliating manner; to
act obsequiously.
[PJC]


Kotow \Ko*tow"\, n. [Chinese, knock head.]
Same as {kowtow}, the more common spellings. [China] [Also
spelled {kowtow}.] --S. W. Williams.
[1913 Webster]


Kowtow \Kow*tow"\, n. [Chinese, knock head.]
The prostration made by mandarins and others to their
superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the
forehead on the ground; same as {Kotow}. There are degrees in
the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings.
[China] [Also spelled {kotow}.] --S. W. Williams.
[1913 Webster]


Kowtow \Kow*tow"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kowtowed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Kowtowing}.]
To perform the kowtow. Same as {Kotow}
[1913 Webster]

I have salaamed and kowtowed to him. --H. James.
[1913 Webster]

2. To defer to another in a servile or humiliating manner; to
act obsequiously.

Syn: kotow.
[PJC]

75 Moby Thesaurus words for "kowtow":
apple-polish, bend, bend the knee, bend the neck, bend to,
bending the knee, bob, bob a curtsy, bob down, bootlick, bow,
bow and scrape, bow down, bow the head, bow to,
bowing and scraping, brown-nose, butter up, cower, crawl, creep,
cringe, cringe to, crouch, crouch before, curtsy,
dance attendance on, dipping the colors, do homage, do obeisance,
duck, fall down before, fawn, flatter, genuflect, genuflection,
grovel, homage, inclination, kneel, kneel to, kneeling, knuckle to,
lick the dust, lickspittle, make a leg, make a reverence,
make obeisance, making a leg, nod, obeisance, obsequiousness,
pander to, pay court to, play up to, presenting arms, prostration,
reverence, salaam, salutation, salute, scrape, servility,
shine up to, squat, standing at attention, stoop, submission,
submissiveness, suck up to, supination, toadeat, toady, truckle,
truckle to


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  • Kowtow - Wikipedia
    A kowtow ( ˈkaʊtaʊ ), also spelled kaotao (simplified Chinese: 叩头; traditional Chinese: 叩頭; Jyutping: kau3 tau4), is the act of deep respect shown by prostration, that is, kneeling and bowing so low as to have one's head touching the ground [1] It was commonly used in religious worship which emphasizes its emotional depth, sincerity, and willing submission [2] In Sinospheric
  • KOWTOW Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of KOWTOW is to show obsequious deference : fawn How to use kowtow in a sentence Did you know?
  • KOWTOW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    KOWTOW definition: 1 to show respect by going down into a position where your knees are on the floor and then bending… Learn more
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  • Kowtow | Bowing, Prostration, Respect | Britannica
    Kowtow, in traditional China, the act of supplication made by an inferior to his superior by kneeling and knocking his head to the floor This prostration ceremony was most commonly used in religious worship, by commoners who came to make a request of the local district magistrate, and by officials





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