小狗向它的主人摇尾乞怜。

The puppy was fawning on its master.

她蜷缩在地上，象只摇尾乞怜的狗。

She crouched low like a fawning dog.

他说他永远不会在征服者脚下摇尾乞怜。

He said he would never grovel before a conqueror.

因此，斯威士兰国王不得不对其富有的邻居南非摇尾乞怜。

So the king has had to go cap in hand to his rich neighbour, South Africa.

演化的目的是将我们拉出泥淖，不是要我们摇尾乞怜。

The purpose of evolution is to raise us out of the mud, not have us grovelling in it.