cringing

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GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Showing excessive submission or servility; fawning.

奉承的,卑躬屈膝的

n.

The act of shrinking back or behaving in a servile manner.

畏缩;奉承

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
cringingother
=cringing

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The cringing servant bowed excessively before his master.

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