(also curtsey)Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense curtsies, present participle curtsying, past tense, past participle curtsied
VERB (女子行的)屈膝礼 If a woman or a girl curtsies, she lowers her body briefly, bending her knees and sometimes holding her skirt with both hands, as a way of showing respect for an important person. (女子行的)屈膝礼
We were taught how to curtsy to the Queen. [VERB + to]
有人教我们如何向女王行屈膝礼。
Ingrid shook the Duchess's hand and curtsied. [VERB]