grov·el/`grɑvḷ; ˈɡrɒvəl/ v [I] -lled, -llingBrE 【英】, -led, -lingAmE 【美】 1 to try too hard to please someone or to keep telling them you are sorry 低声下气，卑躬屈膝: Never grovel to your boss. 千万不要向老板低声下气。 2 to move around on your hands and knees because you are looking for something 〔因寻找某物而〕匍匐在地，趴伏: I saw him grovelling in the road for his hat. 我看到他趴在路上找帽子。