genuflects

英 [ˈdʒenjuflekts]

美 [ˈdʒenjuflekts]

v.  (在教堂礼拜时)跪拜，单膝跪拜; 卑躬屈膝
genuflect的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB （尤指在教堂里）跪拜，屈膝下跪
  If yougenuflect, you bend one or both knees and bow, especially in church, as a sign of respect.
  1. He genuflected in front of the altar.
     他在祭坛前跪拜。
• VERB 膜拜；过分重视
  You can say that someoneis genuflecting tosomething when they are giving it a great deal of attention and respect, especially if you think it does not deserve this.
  1. They refrained from genuflecting to the laws of political economy.
     他们拒不向政治经济学定律顶礼膜拜。