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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-derived
genuroot
+
flectbend, turn, curve
=genuflect

Common 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.

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