English Dictionary

bow and scrape

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌbaʊ ən ˈskɹeɪp/

動詞

広義 慣用表現

To make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.

日本語の意味

（極度の謙譲や服従を示すための）深々とお辞儀をすること。右脚を引いて床を擦るほどに体を屈める礼儀作法。 / 非常に深い礼として、右脚を引いて床に擦り付けるようにお辞儀をする動作

When the ambassador entered the hall, his aides bow and scrape before him to show their utmost respect.

大使がホールに入ると、側近たちは右脚を引いて床を擦るほど深くお辞儀をし、左手を腹の前に当て、右腕を横に伸ばして彼に最大限の敬意を示した。

意味（1）

To make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, by extension) To behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner.

But he is not one of those lawyers who bow and scrape before wealthy clients. He will not be pushed around.

bows and scrapes （ present singular third-person ）

bowing and scraping （ participle present ）

bowed and scraped （ participle past ）

bowed and scraped （ past ）