摇尾乞怜 meaning in English
wag the tail and flatter [beg for pity]; be like a dog wagging its tail pitifully; beg abjectly for mercy; beg like a dog; fawn on [upon]; flatter others; grovel in the dust [dirt]; humble oneself; wag the tail ingratiatingly -- fawn
Examples
- Only miserable creatures would survive such a catastrophe anyhow .
只有摇尾乞怜的家伙，才会经过这场灭顶之灾后幸存下来。 - He held himself to be a gentleman at heart, and did not like courting an old fellow for his money .
他认为他应该象个绅士，不屑为了几个钱，向老人摇尾乞怜。 - The truth was the nation as a body was in the world for object, and one only: to grovel before king and church and noble; to slave for them .
其实呢，这个民族生存在世界上，也只有一个目的：那就是在国王、教会与贵人面前摇尾乞怜；替他们当牛当马。 - The puppy was fawning on its master
小狗朝着主人摇尾乞怜。 - He fawning manner whenever the boss is around just makes me curl up
每当老板在时，他那摇尾乞怜的样子真使我恶心。