bend the knee to sb.
1. 向某人下跪; 屈服于某人
You cannot expect a prince to bend the knee to an ordinary man.
你不能指望王子会向平民屈膝。
bring sb. to his knees
1. 迫使某人屈服
They tried to bring him to his knees.
他们试图迫使他屈服。
习惯用语across one'sknee1.■(把小孩)脸朝下放在膝盖上打屁股beat sb. to his knees1.■打败某人; 迫使某人屈服bow one's knee before sb.1.■向某人屈服; 服从某人, 哀求某人bend one's knee before sb.1.■向某人屈服; 服从某人, 哀求某人bend one's knee to sb.1.■向某人屈服; 服从某人, 哀求某人bow one's knee to sb.1.■向某人屈服; 服从某人, 哀求某人bow the knee to Baal1.■信奉流行的异教邪神bring sb. to his knees1.■使某人屈服drop on one's knees1.■跪下(乞求等)drop to one's knees1.■跪下(乞求等)fall to one's knees1.■跪下(乞求等)fall on one's knees1.■跪下(乞求等)give a knee to sb.1.■(拳击中)当助手; 支持offer a knee to sb.1.■(拳击中)当助手; 支持go on one's knees to sb.1.■向某人屈膝down on one's knees to sb.1.■向某人屈膝have one's knees under sb.'s mahogany1.■受某人款待(吃饭)put one's knees under sb.'s mahogany1.■受某人款待(吃饭)stretch one's knees under sb.'s mahogany1.■受某人款待(吃饭)on bended knees1.■跪着哀求on one's knees1.■跪着; 卑躬屈膝地(祈求)2.■处于严重危急状态on the knees of the gods1.■人力所不及的; 尚未可知[定]的one's knees knock together1.■吓得两腿发抖rise on the knees1.■站起来特殊用法buck knee1.■凹膝cypress knee1.■【植】落羽杉膝diagonal knee1.■对角接铁knock-knee1.■【医】弓形腿, 膝内翻sliding knee1.■滑动膝杆tank knee1.■舱底接角through vault bent knees1.■屈腿腾越