grovel 音标拼音: [gr'ɑvəl]
vi . 趴,匍匐,卑躬屈膝
趴,匍匐,卑躬屈膝
grovel v 1 :
show submission or fear [
synonym : {
fawn }, {
crawl }, {
creep },
{
cringe }, {
cower }, {
grovel }]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
To creep and grovel on the ground . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To tend toward ,
or delight in ,
what is sensual or base ;
to be low ,
abject ,
or mean .
[
1913 Webster ]
94 Moby Thesaurus words for "
grovel ":
apple -
polish ,
be promiscuous ,
bend ,
bend the knee ,
bend the neck ,
bend to ,
bootlick ,
bow ,
bow and scrape ,
bow down ,
bow to ,
chase women ,
commit adultery ,
couch ,
cower ,
crawl ,
creep ,
cringe ,
cringe to ,
crouch ,
crouch before ,
curtsy ,
debauch ,
dissipate ,
do homage ,
do obeisance ,
fawn ,
flatter ,
flounder ,
fornicate ,
genuflect ,
get down ,
go on tiptoe ,
gumshoe ,
hug the earth ,
hunch ,
hunch down ,
inch ,
inch along ,
kneel ,
kneel to ,
knuckle to ,
kowtow ,
lay ,
lick the dust ,
lickspittle ,
lie ,
lie down ,
lie flat ,
lie limply ,
lie low ,
lie prone ,
lie prostrate ,
lie under ,
loll ,
lounge ,
nightwalk ,
pad ,
philander ,
prowl ,
pussyfoot ,
rake ,
recline ,
repose ,
roll ,
scrabble ,
scramble ,
scrouch down ,
sidle ,
sleep around ,
slink ,
snake ,
sneak ,
sprawl ,
squat ,
steal ,
steal along ,
stoop ,
swing ,
tippytoe ,
tiptoe ,
toadeat ,
toady ,
truckle ,
truckle to ,
tumble ,
underlie ,
wallow ,
wanton ,
welter ,
whore ,
womanize ,
worm ,
worm along
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