grovelling

基本解釋

EVEN when desperate, Wall Street bankers are not given to grovelling.
就算絕望，華爾街銀行家也不會(huì)卑躬屈膝。
Some of us even started pukingand grovelling sounds as we saw the ghostly feature approaching us.
看到那個(gè)鬼魅一般的身影往我們走來時(shí)，船上有些人甚至開始嘔吐起來，還有些人匍匐在地。
But I think things should go back, not to the old deference, not to grovelling, not to any of that but just to feeling respect, because I think that would make everyone's life more pleasant.
但我認(rèn)爲(wèi)我們還是要發(fā)敭傳統(tǒng)，這竝不是說要順從恭敬或卑躬屈膝，衹是要學(xué)會(huì)尊重別人，因爲(wèi)這會(huì)讓生活更加美好。

Shame on The Economist for grovelling at the sphincter of politically correct left-wing shibboleths.
ECONOMIST: Letters The
University behaviour is at its worst when it comes to grovelling to celebrities.
ECONOMIST: Lexington: Poison Ivy