1 grovel (to sb) (for sth) to try too hard to please sb who is more important than you or who can give you sth that you want 低声下气；奴颜婢膝: to grovel for forgiveness 低声下气地请求原谅

2 grovel (around/about) (for sth) to move around on your hands and knees (usually when you are looking for sth) 爬行，匍匐（通常为了找东西） ➔grovelling adj I wrote a grovelling letter to my bank manager. 我低声下气地给我银行的经理写了一封信。