genuflect

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I am simply someone who is unable to genuflect before those who have more ability than myself. And for this, I will die a lonely and pathetic death.
可恥的，而且經常受傷的麥蒂曏記者懺悔，“我是一個不能曏比我強大的人屈服的傻瓜，我一定會在孤獨淒涼中老去。”
Each time Japan must apologize for World War II, it loses much face among fellow Asians, many who relish watching the fiercely proud Japanese having to genuflect to their `inferior' neighbors.
每次日本因二戰而不得不道歉時，都會在亞洲同胞麪前顔麪盡失，很多亞洲人喜歡看到氣焰囂張的日本人不得不屈服於地位比他們低的鄰居。
Nike executives, and NBA commissioner David Stern, should genuflect at Yao's size-18 feet.
NIKE的執行長和NBA的執行官大衛斯特恩都要拜倒在姚明18碼的腳上。

Investors ought to not only express gratitude to entrepreneurs, but genuflect to this force.
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In general, we did not genuflect much before the temple of the body.
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Anyone who fails to genuflect toward Monument Park at the end of each inning, as house rules require, will be ejected.
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to bend one or both knees as a sign of respect to God, especially when entering or leaving a Catholic church

If you genuflect, you bend one or both knees and bow, especially in church, as a sign of respect.
You can say that someone is genuflecting to something when they are giving it a great deal of attention and respect, especially if you think it does not deserve this.