obeisance

英 [əʊˈbeɪsns]

美 [oʊˈbiːsns]

n.  景仰; 尊敬; 忠顺; 顺从; 鞠躬示敬; 颔首行礼

复数：obeisances　

GRE

BNC.33321 / COCA.30658

牛津词典

noun

• 景仰；尊敬；忠顺；顺从
  respect for sb/sth or willingness to obey sb
• 鞠躬示敬；颔首行礼
  the act of bending your head or the upper part of your body in order to show respect for sb/sth

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 敬意；尊敬；敬重
  Obeisance tosomeone or something is great respect shown for them.
  1. While he was still young and strong all paid obeisance to him.
     他年轻力壮时所有人都对他毕恭毕敬。
• N-VAR 敬礼；（尤指）鞠躬
  Anobeisanceis a physical gesture, especially a bow, that you make in order to show your respect for someone or something.
  1. One by one they came forward, mumbled grudging words of welcome, made awkward obeisances.
     他们挨个儿走上前去，勉强地咕哝出几句欢迎词，生硬地鞠躬致礼。

英英释义

noun

• the act of obeying
  Synonym:obedience
• bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
  Synonym:bowbowing

双语例句

• Three times it made obeisance before him, then it spoke.
  它对着他鞠了三躬，开始说话了。
• I assume this obeisance is simply par for the course.
  我想斯图尔特受到这种礼遇完全应在意料之中。
• By doing obeisance we are learning obedience.
  借着与主的联合，我们学习顺服。
• Accordingly, bright red beauty pulls palmy island project to be equivalent to be in maritime and new built new enlighten do obeisance to.
  因此，朱美拉棕榈岛项目相当于在海上重新建造了一个新的迪拜。
• Hold to do obeisance a rites after.
  之后，要举行拜堂仪式。
• Making a very low obeisance, she received a kiss from him.
  她深深鞠了一躬，接受了他的亲吻。
• He was asked afterwards why he could not make just one small gesture of obeisance.
  随后，红卫兵问他，为什么他不做哪怕是一个很小的屈服动作。
• I have dreamed another dream and the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
  约瑟说：“我梦见太阳，月亮和十一个星，向我下拜”。
• The emperor made obeisance to this image.
  皇帝向这尊偶像鞠躬。
• And they made obeisance to him, saying, Hail, King of.
  他们向他敬礼，说，万岁，以色列之王！