柯林斯詞典genuflect /?d??nj??fl?kt/ (genuflecting,genuflected,genuflects) 1. V-I If you genuflect, you bend one or both knees and bow, especially in church, as a sign of respect. (尤指在教堂裡)施屈膝禮[正式] He genuflected in front of the altar. 他在祭罈前屈膝施禮。2. V-I 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. 膜拜[journalism] They refrained from genuflecting to the laws of political economy. 他們拒不曏政治經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)定律頂禮膜拜。 返回 genuflect劍橋詞典to bend one or both knees as a sign of respect to God , especially when entering or leaving a Catholic church （尤指進(jìn)出天主教教堂時(shí)）下跪，跪拜 People were genuflecting in front of the altar . 人們跪在聖罈前。 返回 genuflect