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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   grovel

   • IPA[ˈɡräv(ə)l]

   美式

   • v.
     lie or crawl abjectly on the ground with one's face downward；act in an obsequious way in order to obtain someone's forgiveness or favor

   • verb: grovel, 3rd person present: grovels, gerund or present participle: grovelling, past tense: grovelled, past participle: grovelled

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. lie or crawl abjectly on the ground with one's face downward she was groveling on the floor in fear 同義詞 crawl, creep, cringe, crouch, prostrate oneself, ... 更多kneel, fall on one's knees, throw oneself at someone's feet
   • ▪ act in an obsequious way in order to obtain someone's forgiveness or favor everyone expected me to grovel with gratitude 同義詞 behave obsequiously, be obsequious, be servile, be sycophantic, fawn, ... 更多kowtow, bow and scrape, toady, truckle, abase oneself, humble oneself, prostrate oneself, curry favor with, flatter, court, woo, dance attendance on, make up to, play up to, ingratiate oneself with, informalcrawl, creep, suck up, butter up, be all over, fall all over, lick someone's boots, rub up the right way, archaicblandish
3. • 更多解釋

   grovel

   • IPA[ˈɡrɒvl]

   英式

   • v.
     lie or crawl abjectly on the ground with one's face downwards: he grovelled at George's feet

   Oxford Dictionary