【每日一词】genuflect - vi. 屈服；跪拜（尤指做宗教仪式时）

genuflect

1a: to bend the knee

1b: to touch the knee to the floor or ground especially in worship

genuflected before the altar

2: to be humbly obedient or respectful

bureaucrats who genuflect before the governor

Examples of genuflect in a Sentence

1 They genuflected before the altar in the church.

2 Instead of genuflecting before Arab autocrats, the Biden administration should deliver one simple message to Israel in its war against Hamas: Get the job done. —The Editors, National Review, 5 Dec. 2023

3 But a battle is unfolding between a still-thriving collector’s market and an increasing number of companies genuflecting to the headwinds of streaming, where server space for a full panorama of titles is becoming more limited than the technology once promised. —Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023

3 Or partner with an expert, learn from them and be willing to genuflect to them as needed.—Dr. Eric George, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023

4 Nike executives, and NBA commissioner David Stern, should genuflect at Yao's size-18 feet.

5 What is genuflect is begged fixed assets depreciation? What does the basis of depreciation have?