prostrate oneself; worship; submit
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to prostrate oneself; to worship; to submit
neutralLiteral action of kneeling and bowing to show worship (e.g., to a deity or idol) or submission. Often implies a complete, unresisting surrender. The dictionary note '多含贬义' (often has a derogatory sense) applies when used to describe fawning, obsequious, or uncritical adoration towards a person or ideology.
Xìn信
tú徒
men们
qián虔
chéng诚
de地
bài拜
dǎo倒
zài在
shén神
xiàng像
qián前
。
The devotees piously prostrated themselves before the statue of the deity.
Tā他
jué绝
bù不
huì会
xiàng向
qiáng强
quán权
bài拜
dǎo倒
。
He would never submit to authoritarian power.
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Tā他
bài拜
dǎo倒
zài在
jīn金
qián钱
de的
mó魔
lì力
zhī之
xià下
，
shī失
qù去
le了
yuán原
zé则
。
He prostrated himself before the power of money and lost his principles. (Derogatory sense)
Bài拜
dǎo倒
zài在
mǒu某
rén人
de的
shí石
liu榴
qún裙
xià下
。
To be infatuated with and submit to a woman's charms. (Idiomatic, informal)
Yǒu有
xiē些
rén人
duì对
míng名
rén人
máng盲
mù目
chóng崇
bài拜
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
bài拜
dǎo倒
zài在
tā他
men们
jiǎo脚
xià下
。
Some people blindly worship celebrities; they practically prostrate themselves at their feet.