kowtow

noun

1. a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission

Synonym: kotow

verb

1. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

e.g. He is always kowtowing to his boss

Synonym: fawntoadytrucklebootlickkotowsuck up

2. bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

Synonym: scrapegenuflect

1. 叩头;磕头；卑躬屈膝；唯命是从
If you say that someone kowtows to someone else, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to obey or be polite to someone in authority.

kowtow在线翻译

e.g. See how stupidly they kow-tow to persons higher in the hierarchy.
瞧他们对上级唯命是从的样子是多么愚蠢啊。

1. 磕头：音译:人名、地名以及一些表示新概念 而本族语里又找不到对成词来表示时,均可采用 音译法介绍到译文语言中去,如: [汉译英] 磕头(kowtow),荔枝(litchi [英译汉]、engine(引擎),motor(马达), sofa(沙发),logic(逻辑)2.直译: paper tiger(纸老虎),

2. kowtow

2. 叩头,磕头：fengshui 风水 | kowtow 叩头,磕头 | kung fu 功夫