kneeling
kneeling — 動詞
1. moving down onto your knees, or remaining with one knee or both touching the flo
跪著
單膝或雙膝著地
moving down onto your knees, or remaining with one knee or both touching the floor.
Amani stayed kneeling beside the bed until the prayer ended.
Amani 一直跪著待在床邊，直到禱告結束。
stay kneeling + place during prayer
The mechanic was kneeling on the garage floor at sunset.
那名技師在日落時仍跪在車庫地板上。
be kneeling on [surface]
Three children were kneeling in the front row for the class photo.
三個孩子跪在前排拍班級照。
Mira hurt her ankle while kneeling in the vegetable garden.
Mira 在菜園裡跪著時扭傷了腳踝。
Otis kept kneeling beside the bicycle until the paramedics arrived.
Otis 一直跪在腳踏車旁，直到救護人員趕到。
- on one's knees
the closest everyday phrase; used more often as a phrase than as a single word
- crouching
body is lowered, but the knees do not have to touch the ground
- bowing
focuses on lowering the head or upper body, not on the knee position
文法句型
be kneeling
stay kneeling
keep kneeling
kneeling on [surface]
kneeling beside [something]
用法筆記
Often follows be, stay, or keep. Common scenes include prayer, showing respect, or doing work close to the floor.