curtsey, curtsy /'kxtsi; 'kjtsi/ n (pl ~s, -sies) gesture of respect (bending the knees) made by women and girls (eg to a queen): 婦女所行的應(yīng)膝禮 (如對(duì)女王所行者) : to make/drop/bob a ~ (to sb). (|Sj 某人) 行屈膝禮。 vi (pt, pp ~ed, curtsied) make a ~ (to). 行屈膝禮 (與 to 連用) 。