grovel

动词 grovel:

1. show submission or fear
   同义词：fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower

1. You will just have to grovel to the bank manager for a loan.
   你只得低声下气地向银行经理借贷。
2. Those who wished a favour of the emperor had to grovel on hands and knees before him.
   凡希望受到皇帝恩宠的人都要拜倒在他面前。

grov.el

v.intr.（不及物动词）
grov.eled 也作 grov.elled grov.el.ing grov.el.ling grov.els grov.els
To behave in a servile or demeaning manner; cringe.
低声下气，卑从：表现出卑躬曲膝或自甘下贱的态度；阿谀奉承
To lie or creep in a prostrate position, as in subservience or humility.
匍匐爬行，趴着：以俯卧的姿势躺或爬，如奉承或屈辱
To give oneself over to base pleasures:
沉缅，沉溺：
例句：
.Have we not groveled here long enough, eating and drinking like mere brutesô.(Walt Whitman)
.难道我们现在放纵得还不够长久，仅仅象畜生一样地吃喝？.(沃尔特·惠特曼)

来源：
Back-formation from obsolete groveling [prone, face downward]
源自 废语 groveling的逆构词 [俯身，脸朝下弯腰]
from Middle English
源自 中古英语
(on) grufe [face downwards] from Old Norse 3 grôfu from grôfa [to grovel]
(on) grufe [脸朝下弯腰] 源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 3 grôfu 源自 grôfa [吃喝]
-ling [adv. suff.] * see -ling 2
-ling [副词后缀] *参见 -ling2

【引伸】
grov.eler
n.（名词）
grov.elingly
adv.（副词）