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

• To her the Mullah made obeisance, and, kneeling before her, told his tale.
  毛拉深鞠一躬，跪在她面前，讲述了自己的故事。
• One day, the youth that came to wearing junk, do obeisance to division into the door.
  有一天，来了一个穿着破烂的年轻人，进门拜师。
• Explore a hand Luo man hands merger, stoop from the waist a to do obeisance, heart but to this artificial of emperor in the sky don't quite not pare.
  探手罗汉双手合并，弯腰一拜，内心却对这个虚伪的天帝十分不削。
• 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。
• 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。
• While paying obeisance to general principles, it left the decision to its individual members.
  它在尊重总的原则的同时让其成员个人作出决定。
• 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。
• The daughter did to do obeisance to the movement of hall, father understood: Somebody marriage.
  女儿就做了一个拜堂的动作，父亲明白了：有人结婚了。
• By doing obeisance we are learning obedience.
  借着与主的联合，我们学习顺服。
• No presidential election in the US is complete without all candidates paying obeisance to the idea that "freedom" is not just morally superior it is also what makes America strong.
  在美国总统选举中，如果候选人没有大肆赞扬那种“自由”不但具有道德优势，而且还让美国强盛起来的观点，那么这次选举将是不完整的。