curtsy
英 [ˈkɜːtsi]
美 [ˈkɜːrtsi]
n. (女子行的)屈膝礼
v. 行屈膝礼
过去式:curtsied 复数:curtsies 过去分词:curtsied 现在分词:curtsying 第三人称单数:curtsies
BNC.36512 / COCA.27455
牛津词典
noun
- (女子行的)屈膝礼
a formal sign made by a woman in a dance or to say hello or goodbye to an important person, by bending her knees with one foot in front of the other
柯林斯词典
- VERB (女子行的)屈膝礼
If a woman or a girlcurtsies, she lowers her body briefly, bending her knees and sometimes holding her skirt with both hands, as a way of showing respect for an important person.- We were taught how to curtsy to the Queen...
有人教我们如何向女王行屈膝礼。 - Ingrid shook the Duchess's hand and curtsied.
英格丽德和公爵夫人握了握手并行了屈膝礼。 - Curtsyis also a noun.
- She gave a curtsy.
她行了个屈膝礼。
- We were taught how to curtsy to the Queen...
英英释义
noun
- bending the knees
verb
- make a curtsy
- She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand
- bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting
双语例句
- Danish women in the identity of the man with the meeting, Shi curtsy.
丹麦女子在与有身份的男子见面时,施屈膝礼。 - She swept me a curtsy.
她优雅地向我行个礼。 - Now you bow, and I curtsy.
现在你鞠躬,我行屈膝礼。 - We were taught how to curtsy to the Queen
有人教我们如何向女王行屈膝礼。 - And I am sure, as many as have good beards, or good faces, or sweet breaths will for my kind offer, when I make curtsy, bid me farewell ( Epi. 16-21).
为了我这种慷慨的奉献,我相信凡是生得一副好胡子、长得一张好脸蛋或是有一口好气息的诸君,当我屈膝致敬的时候,都会向我道别。 - You may remember her curtsy the first time you met.
你可能还记得第一次见面时她行屈膝礼。 - The ballerina bobbed a curtsy to the audience before leaving the stage.
那个芭蕾舞女演员在下台之前向观众行屈膝礼。 - When a person is given the honor of meeting the Queen, a man is supposed to bow to her while women are supposed to curtsy.
如果有人能够幸运地被女王接见,这时男士必须向女王鞠躬,然而女士则必须行屈膝礼。 - She swept him a low curtsy and a dazzling smile and he bowed, one hand on his frilled bosom.
她轻捷地给他一个低低的屈膝礼和一丝娇媚的微笑。他将手放在他穿着皱边衬衣的胸口上鞠了一躬。 - Not much chance of that unless you curtsy on my face real soon.
那可能性不大,除非你在我的脸上真的马上就行屈膝礼。