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grov·el AHD[grŏvʹəl, grŭvʹ-] D.J.[ˈgrɒvəl, ˈgrʌv-]K.K.[ˈgrɑvəl, ˈgrʌv-]v.intr.（不及物动词）grov.eled 也作 grov.elled grov.el.ing grov.el.ling grov.els grov.els - To behave in a servile or demeaning manner; cringe.低声下气，卑从：表现出卑躬曲膝或自甘下贱的态度；阿谀奉承
- To lie or creep in a prostrate position, as in subservience or humility.匍匐爬行，趴着：以俯卧的姿势躺或爬，如奉承或屈辱
- To give oneself over to base pleasures:沉缅，沉溺："Have we not groveled here long enough, eating and drinking like mere brutes?”(Walt Whitman)“难道我们现在放纵得还不够长久，仅仅象畜生一样地吃喝？”(沃尔特·惠特曼)
- Back-formation from obsolete groveling [prone, face downward] 源自 废语 groveling的逆构词 [俯身，脸朝下弯腰]
- from Middle English 源自 中古英语
- (on) grufe [face downwards] from Old Norse ā grūfu from grūfa [to grovel] (on) grufe [脸朝下弯腰] 源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 ā grūfu 源自 grūfa [吃喝]
- -ling [adv. suff.] * see -ling 2-ling [副词后缀] * 参见 -ling2
grovʹeler n.（名词）grovʹelingly adv.（副词） |