How do you pronounce kowtow?

kowtow is pronounced as /ˌkaʊˈtaʊ/.

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kowtow

🙏kowtow (kaútau)

verb

/ˌkaʊˈtaʊ/

actuar de manera excesivamente sumisa (actuar de manera excesivamente sumisa)

korean kudos

Meaning

To act in an excessively subservient or obedient manner.

Traducción del significado

actuar de manera excesivamente subyugada o obediente

Oraciones de ejemplo

He refused to kowtow to the unreasonable demands.

Se negó a ceder a las demandas irracionales.

Synonyms

bow, submit, yield, obey, grovel

Antonyms

resist, defy, oppose

Colocaciones

kowtow to authority, kowtow to demands, kowtow attitude

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