grovelled
v.
卑躬屈节,奴颜婢膝( grovel的过去式和过去分词 );
趴;
例句:
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We grovelled around the club on our knees.
我们趴在俱乐部的地上四处找。
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The dog grovelled before his master when he saw the whip.
那狗看到鞭子,便匍匐在主人面前.
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He grovelled so helplessly, she pitied him.
他卑躬屈节,无可奈何, 她不由得同情起他来.
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He could barely stand the sight of them the way they bent and grovelled to Mr. Ganesh Pai.
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