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他对老板的尊敬几乎是低三下四。He is almost abject in his respect for his boss.

所有那些低三下四的话并没有打动他。All that bowing and scraping did not impress him.

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那夜总会的表演有很多是低三下四的。There was a lot of sleaze going on at that night club.

我想和她重温旧情,但我不会低三下四求她的。I want to get back with her. But I'm not going to grovel.

无论我们如何低三下四,也摆脱不了无处不在的窘迫难堪。No matter how we may demean ourselves, we find embarrassments everywhere.

这位首领拒绝在他的部下面前低三下四,这使得皇帝很恼火。The leader's refusal to abase himself before his followers irritated the king.

如果他认为这样的低三下四可以改善美中两国的关系,那么他错了。If he thinks US-Chinese relations are well-served by such obsequiousness, he's wrong.

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难道我没有看到他常常把帽子拿在手里,走近白人来宾,低三下四,毕恭毕敬地向他们弯腰鞠躬?Hadn't I seen him approach white visitors too often with his hat in hand, bowing humbly and respectfully ?

我们不需要他们的钱,不要再低三下四,我们控制我们的市场,中国的继续增长需要这个市场。We do not need their money, stop being so obsequious, we control OUR markets and China needs those markets to continue its growth, absolutely.

他们觉得洗生菜是低三下四的工作,因此做起来很勉强而且往往从开始工作就开始叫苦不迭。They believe that cleaning lettuce is beneath them and they do it begrudgingly. They complain and whine the whole time they are cleaning lettuce.

低三下四地讨好教授实在是恶心,更何况我们都知道那老头是多么地厌恶和鄙视他。It was sickening to watch young Stevenson trying to ingratiate himself with the professor, knowing as we did how much the old man detested and despised him.

一般来说胜方都是会同意的,当然战败方肯定要低三下四,卑躬屈膝,然后按照胜方的指示,拿回死者的尸体然后埋葬Typically, that is granted and they can then do it, but they are of course humbling themselves by making the request and coming down under the orders of the winners and taking their dead away and being buried.