genuflect
英 /'dʒenju(:)flekt/
中文释义
v. 曲膝半跪(以示敬意)；屈从
v. to bend the knee in worship.
常用搭配
- genuflect in prayer祈祷屈膝
- genuflect before the altar祭坛前跪拜
- genuflect to authority屈从权威
例句
- Worshippers genuflect as they enter the chapel.信徒们进入小教堂时单膝跪地。
- He refused to genuflect to the board's every demand.他拒绝对董事会的每个要求都唯命是从。