truck·le /ˈtrʌkəl/
小輪,滑輪(vi.)靠小腳輪移動,屈從,討好(vt.)用小腳輪使移動
Truc·kle, v. i. To yield or bend obsequiously to the will of another; to submit; to creep. “Small, trucking states.”
Religion itself is forced to truckle to worldly poliey. --Norris.
Truc·kle n. A small wheel or caster.
Truc·kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Truckled p. pr. & vb. n. Truckling ] To roll or move upon truckles, or casters; to trundle.
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truckle
n : a low bed to be slid under a higher bed [syn: trundle bed,
trundle, truckle bed]
v 1: yield to out of weakness
2: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always
kowtowing to his boss" [syn: fawn, toady, bootlick,
kowtow, kotow, suck up]