lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect
单膝下跪
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she genuflected and crossed herself .她跪下并在自己身上画十字。
[with adverbial]
〈喻〉 表示顺从;卑躬屈膝
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politicians had to genuflect to the far left to advance their careers .为了发展自己的事业,政客们得向极左人士屈膝献媚。
"mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘bend (the knee)’): from ecclesiastical Latin