grovel
['grɑvl.]
vi. 趴, 匍匐, 卑躬屈膝

1. Those who wished a favour of the emperor had to grovel on hands and knees before him.
   希望受皇恩宠都拜倒.
2. You will just have to grovel to the bank manager for a loan.
   低声气银借贷.
3. She will not grovel to anyone.
   她任何屈。

grovel
grovelled, grovelling
[ verb ]
show submission or fear
<verb.motion> cower crawl creep cringe fawn




Grovel \Grov"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groveled}or {Grovelled};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Groveling} or {Grovelling}.] [From OE.
grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was
misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same
sense; of Scand. origin, cf. Icel. gr[=u]fa, in [=a] gr[=u]fu
on the face, prone, gr[=u]fa to grovel.]
1. To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to
lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the
earth; to lie flat on one's belly, expressive of
abjectness; to crawl.

To creep and grovel on the ground. --Dryden.

2. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to
be low, abject, or mean.