Abject - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly.

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A craven abdication of his moral duty

noun

A cowardly person.

adjective

Lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful

verb

Move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground.

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They crawled from under the table

noun

An act of moving on one's hands and knees or dragging one's body along the ground.

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They began the crawl back to their own lines

noun

A swimming stroke involving alternate overarm movements and rapid kicks of the legs.

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She could do the crawl and so many other strokes

adjective

(of a plant) growing along the ground or other surface by means of extending stems or branches.

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Creeping ivy can do damage to the wall surface

verb

Move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.

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He crept downstairs, hardly making any noise

adjective

Happening, developing, or moving slowly or gradually

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We are totally against any form of creeping socialism.

adjective

Bent in fear or apprehension.

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He lugged his carry-on bag and computer case past cringing passengers wary of being hit

verb

Bend one's head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile manner.

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He cringed away from the blow

verb

Present participle of cringe

adjective

Displaying exaggerated flattery or affection; obsequious.

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Fawning adoration

verb

(of a deer) produce young.

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The forest was closed for hunting when the does were fawning

verb

(of a person) give a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection, typically in order to gain favour.

adjective

Acting obsequiously in order to obtain forgiveness or favour.

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His grovelling references to ‘great’ historians

noun

Obsequious behaviour aimed at obtaining forgiveness or favour.

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It was time to give in and do a bit of grovelling

verb

Lie or crawl abjectly on the ground with one's face downwards.

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He grovelled at george's feet

adjective

Making someone feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and pride.

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A humiliating defeat

verb

Make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and pride.

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You'll humiliate me in front of the whole school!

adjective

Making you feel ashamed or stupid

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Losing my job was the most humiliating thing that ever happened to me., the government suffered a h…

adjective

Intended to gain approval or favour; sycophantic.

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An ingratiating manner

verb

Bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them.

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A sycophantic attempt to ingratiate herself with the local aristocracy

adjective

Ingratiating behaviour is intended to make people like you

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An ingratiating smile/manner

adjective

Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

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They were served by obsequious waiters

adjective

Too eager to serve or obey someone

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She is embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in authority.

adjective

Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.

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He bowed his head in a servile manner

adjective

Eager to serve and please someone else in a way that shows a lack of respect for yourself

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As a waiter, you want to be pleasant to people without appearing servile.

noun

The action of crying and sniffing in a feeble or fretful way.

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The sound of snivelling woke me

adjective

Crying and sniffing in a feeble or fretful way.

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Families with snivelling children

verb

Cry and sniff in a feeble or fretful way.

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Kate started to snivel, looking sad and stunned

adjective

Ready to conform to the authority or will of others; meekly obedient or passive.

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A submissive, almost sheeplike people

adjective

Behaving or done in an obsequious way in order to gain advantage.

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A sycophantic interview

adjective

(of a person or of behaviour) praising people in authority in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get some advantage from them

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There was sycophantic laughter from the audience at every one of his terrible jokes.

verb

Act in an obsequious way.

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She imagined him toadying to his rich clients

noun

A person who behaves obsequiously to someone important.

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He calls it a ‘parasite’, which she learned in school is usually defined as a hanger-on, a toady, a…

noun

A pufferfish.