動詞 grovel:

1. show submission or fear
   同義詞：fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower

1. You will just have to grovel to the bank manager for a loan.
   你只得低聲下氣地向銀行經(jīng)理借貸。
2. Those who wished a favour of the emperor had to grovel on hands and knees before him.
   凡希望受到皇帝恩寵的人都要拜倒在他面前。

grov.el

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
grov.eled 也作 grov.elled grov.el.ing grov.el.ling grov.els grov.els
To behave in a servile or demeaning manner; cringe.
低聲下氣，卑從：表現(xiàn)出卑躬曲膝或自甘下賤的態(tài)度；阿諛奉承
To lie or creep in a prostrate position, as in subservience or humility.
匍匐爬行，趴著：以俯臥的姿勢躺或爬，如奉承或屈辱
To give oneself over to base pleasures:
沉緬，沉溺：
例句：
.Have we not groveled here long enough, eating and drinking like mere brutesô.(Walt Whitman)
.難道我們現(xiàn)在放縱得還不夠長久，僅僅象畜生一樣地吃喝？.(沃爾特·惠特曼)

來源：
Back-formation from obsolete groveling [prone, face downward]
源自 廢語 groveling的逆構詞 [俯身，臉朝下彎腰]
from Middle English
源自 中古英語
(on) grufe [face downwards] from Old Norse 3 grôfu from grôfa [to grovel]
(on) grufe [臉朝下彎腰] 源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 3 grôfu 源自 grôfa [吃喝]
-ling [adv. suff.] * see -ling 2
-ling [副詞后綴] *參見 -ling2

【引伸】
grov.eler
n.（名詞）
grov.elingly
adv.（副詞）