Lingaku- to kneel down
- to sink to one's knees
- to grovel
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- to kneel down
- to sink to one's knees
- to grovel
This meaning refers to physically positioning oneself on the ground with one or both knees touching it, often as a sign of respect or submission.
She sank to her knees to ask for forgiveness.
This phrase emphasizes the act of collapsing or lowering oneself to the ground, often due to emotional distress or overwhelming circumstances.
In his moment of grief, he could no longer hold himself up and sank to his knees.
This meaning conveys a sense of submissive behavior, often asking for forgiveness or showing extreme humility, typically in a figurative sense.
He started to grovel in the office, begging for his boss's forgiveness.
Generated collocations (experimental)
guì dǎo跪倒zài dì在地to kneel down on the groundguì dǎo跪倒qiú ráo求饶to kneel and beg for mercyguì跪dǎo倒fú服cóng从to kneel in submissionguì dǎo跪倒chén fú臣服to kneel and submitguì dǎo跪倒biǎo shì表示jìng yì敬意to kneel to show respectguì dǎo跪倒zài在shén xiàng神像qián前to kneel before the statueguì dǎo跪倒Xiàng向lǐng dǎo领导to kneel before a leaderguì dǎo跪倒qí dǎo祈祷to kneel in prayerguì dǎo跪倒qǐng qiú请求bāng zhù帮助to kneel and request helpguì跪dǎo倒shì示chéng yì诚意to kneel to demonstrate sincerity