| 单词 | prostrate yourself |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to cast (oneself) face downwards, as in submission They prostrated themselves before the king in awe and fear. Synonyms bow down submit kneel She knelt by the bed and prayed. cringe grovel I refuse to grovel to anybody. fall at someone's feet bowkowtow bend the knee abase yourself cast yourself fall on your knees Additional synonymsin the sense of cringe Definition to behave in a submissive or timid way Synonyms grovel, bend, bow, creep, crawl, sneak, kneel, crouch, stoop, fawn, pander to, toady, kowtow, brown-nose (taboo, slang), truckle, kiss ass (US, Canadian, taboo, slang), bootlick (informal) in the sense of grovel Definition to behave excessively humbly towards someone, esp. a superior, in an attempt to win his or her favour I refuse to grovel to anybody. Synonyms humble yourself, creep, crawl, flatter, fawn, pander, cower, toady, kowtow, brown-nose (taboo, slang), bow and scrape, kiss ass (taboo, slang), lick someone's boots, lick someone's arse (taboo, slang), bootlick (informal), demean yourself, abase yourself in the sense of kneel Definition to rest, fall, or support oneself on one's knees She knelt by the bed and prayed. Synonyms genuflect, bow, stoop, curtsy or curtsey, bow down, kowtow, get down on your knees, make obeisance Nearby words of |
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