表達(dá) bow and scrape 用來表示某人過于禮貌或?qū)e人表現(xiàn)出過分的關(guān)注或尊重。它常用來描述某個人在與要緊人士交往時,點(diǎn)頭哈腰,過分謙恭 的舉動。
例句
Look at him bowing and scraping to the bosses! Hes such a sucker I hope he doesnt get promoted.
瞧他向老板們點(diǎn)頭哈腰的樣子!他真是個馬屁精,我期望他可不要被提拔。
She thinks shes so important now. She expects everyone to bow and scrape to her all day.
她感覺她目前特別要緊。她期望所有人整天都對著她鞠躬作揖。
The hotel staff were really attentive, almost too attentive! In fact, I felt a bit uncomfortable as they bowed and scraped to us throughout our stay.
這家酒店的員工們真的非常用心,甚至有的過于體貼了!在大家住店期間,他們一直對大家點(diǎn)頭哈腰的,這讓我感到有點(diǎn)不自在。