1. 屈膝:genu 膝 | genuflect 屈膝 | genuine epilepsy 真性癫痫
2. 屈服:genual 膝的 | genuflect 屈服 | genuflection 曲膝
3. 曲膝半跪(以示敬意),屈从:genuflect 曲膝半跪(以示敬意),屈从 | circumspect 慎重的,仔细的 | retrospect 反顾,回顾
4. genuflect
4. 曲膝, 屈服, 跪 (动):genu 膝 (名) | genuflect 曲膝, 屈服, 跪 (动) | genuflection 屈膝; 屈服 (名)
1. (尤指在教堂里)跪拜,屈膝下跪
If you genuflect, you bend one or both knees and bow, especially in church, as a sign of respect.
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e.g. He genuflected in front of the altar.
他在祭坛前跪拜。
2. 膜拜;过分重视
You can say that someone is genuflecting to something when they are giving it a great deal of attention and respect, especially if you think it does not deserve this.
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e.g. They refrained from genuflecting to the laws of political economy.
他们拒不向政治经济学定律顶礼膜拜。
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