柯林斯詞典grovel /?ɡr?v?l/ (grovelling,grovelled,grovels) AM groveling, groveled1. V-I If you say that someone grovels, you think they are behaving too respectfully towards another person, for example because they are frightened or because they want something. 卑躬屈膝[表不滿] I don't grovel to anybody. 我對(duì)誰(shuí)都不會(huì)卑躬屈膝。 Speakers have been shouted down, classes disrupted, teachers made to grovel. 發(fā)言者完全被叫嚷聲壓住了,教室一片混亂,老師們不得不低聲下氣。2. V-I If you grovel, you crawl on the ground, for example in order to find something. 爬行 (找東西等) We grovelled around the room on our knees. 我們?cè)诜块g到処爬著尋找。 返回 grovel劍橋詞典 grovel verb [I] (TRY TO PLEASE) to behave with too much respect towards someone to show that you are very eager to please them 卑躬屈膝,奴顔婢膝,頫首帖耳 He sent a grovelling note of apology . 他寄去了一封低三下四的道歉信。 grovel verb [I] (MOVE) to move close to or on the ground 匍匐前進(jìn),爬行 I was grovelling under the sofa , trying to find my contact lens . 我正爬到沙發(fā)底下找我的隱形眼鏡。 返回 grovel