genuflect /ˈdʒɛnjʊˌflɛkt/ ( genuflecting, genuflected, genuflects )

• 1. 

  V-I If you genuflect, you bend one or both knees and bow, especially in church, as a sign of respect. (尤指在教堂里)施屈膝礼 [正式]

  例：

  He genuflected in front of the altar.

  他在祭坛前屈膝施礼。

• 2. 

  V-I You can say that someone is genuflecting to something when they are giving it a great deal of attention and respect, especially if you think it does not deserve this. 膜拜 [journalism]

  例：

  They refrained from genuflecting to the laws of political economy.

  他们拒不向政治经济学定律顶礼膜拜。