To speak in a low voice and act in a humble, subservient, or obsequious manner; to be meek and compliant in speech and attitude.
为了让客户满意，他不得不低声下气地解释自己的失误。
To satisfy the client, he had no choice but to humbly explain his mistake.
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In the Grand View Garden, a withered crabapple tree blossomed out of season, signaling that major events were about to unfold.
Not long after, Jia Baoyu lost the psychic jade he had been born with. The entire Jia household mobilized to search for the jade, and Baoyu consequently fell gravely ill.
During this challenging time, Xiren, attending to Baoyu, meekly and humbly comforted and nursed him.
Shortly thereafter, Imperial Concubine Yuan passed away, further compounding the Jia family's misfortunes and marking the beginning of their decline.
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