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servile

[英] [ˈsɜ:vəl, -ˌvaɪl] [美] [ˈsə:vəl, -ˌvaɪl] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 奴性的;逢迎的;恭顺的 If you say that someone is servile, you disapprove of them because they are too eager to obey someone or do things for them. 
  • He was subservient and servile...

    他低声下气、卑躬屈膝。

  • They said she had a servile attitude to her employer.

    他们说她对她的老板阿谀逢迎。

servility
  • She's a curious mixture of stubbornness and servility.

    她既固执又恭顺,令人捉摸不透。

Adjective

1. pertaining to or involving slaves;

  • "the servile wars of Sicily"

2. submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior;

  • "spoke in a servile tone"
  • "the incurably servile housekeeper"
  • "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"

3. involving slaves;

  • "Brown's attempt at servile insurrection"
1. An honest judge cannot be servile to public opinion.
一个正直的法官不能一味顺从舆论。

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2. He is servile to his boss.
他对老板一味地顺从。

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