| 单词 | genuflect |
| 释义 | genuflect (once / 13432 pages) v If you are genuflecting, you are on your knees — either physically or in spirit. Politicians are experts at genuflecting to whatever idea or person is most popular at the time. In the old days, when you came in front of your social superiors, you were expected to genuflect: that is, bend your knee and bow submissively. You did it before kings and nobles, and everyone did it in church before God. In our more egalitarian age, genuflecting has taken on a rather insincere and servile meaning. Best not to genuflect, but simply to admire. WORD FAMILYgenuflect: genuflected, genuflecting, genuflection, genuflects, genuflexion+/genuflection: genuflections/genuflexion: genuflexions USAGE EXAMPLESRonald Reagan and the two Bushes at least genuflected in the direction of cosmopolitanism and to the idea of progress. Slate(Nov 09, 2016) When the net neared the shore, Sebastian waded into the surf and genuflected toward the sea. Slate(Sep 19, 2016) Celebrities and power brokers genuflected to Abedin, but Band was sure he could lean on her. The New Yorker(Aug 12, 2016) 1v bend the knees and bow in a servile manner Syn|Hyper kowtow, scrape bow bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting 2v bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image Hyper bow bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting |
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