genuflect
🇬🇧 UK/'dʒenjuflekt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To bend one knee to the ground as a sign of reverence or worship; to act in a servile manner
屈膝下跪(表示敬意);卑躬屈膝
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.genuflect before在……前屈膝下跪
- 2.genuflect to向……屈膝
Example Sentences
- 1.
The worshippers genuflected before the altar.