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genuflect

C2 verb

genuflect /ˈd͡ʒɛn.jʊ.flɛkt/ nghĩa là quỳ gối

Các nghĩa

  1. quỳ gối

    To briefly enter a position that touches one knee to the ground in a manner that is typically associated with formal homage or religious worship.

    intransitive

    At high Mass the deacon and subdeacon stand on either side, genuflect too, and answer.

    First you get down on your knees, fiddle with your rosaries, / Bow your head with great respect, and / genuflect, genuflect, genuflect.

  2. khúm núm, quỵ lụy

    To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.

    figuratively · intransitive

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