submissive

Definitions

Common Collocations

• 1.submissive behavior顺从的行为
• 2.submissive posture服从的姿态
• 3.[overly submissive]过于顺从
• 4.meek and submissive温顺柔弱

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The submissive employee never questioned his manager's decisions, even when they were wrong.

• 2.

  Psychologists warn that raising children to be overly submissive can harm their self-esteem.

• 3.

  The dog adopted a submissive posture, lowering its head to signal it was not a threat.