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Chinese dictionary
slderogbe all obedience; be docile and obedient; be servile (to)
我知道这是她拉拢我,好让我俯首帖耳地为他效劳。
I knew she was trying to wheedle me into being at his beck and call.
她很快就会让他们俯首帖耳的。
She'll have them eating out of her hand in no time.
我想嫁给一个能对我俯首帖耳的男人。
I want to marry a man who will wait on me hand and foot.
他们早先受过的教育已把他们训练得俯首帖耳、唯命是从。
Their early training programmed them to be obedient and submissive.
Word usage
- Note"俯首帖耳" cannot be written as "俯首贴耳".