Groveling generals kept a deferential distance from him .
俯首帖耳的将军们跟他保持着一种恭敬的距离。
Huawei had formerly maintained a fairly deferential tone in its dealings with the government .
此前华为在与美国政府打交道时一直保持相当恭敬的语调。
For the royal weddings of the past , the celebratory crockery and linen in shops was starchy and deferential .
过去的皇家婚礼,商家里庆祝的陶器和亚麻布是古板而恭敬的。
Once deferential chinese officials now take delight in lambasting the mistakes of their us counterparts .
曾经恭敬的中国官员现在对痛批美国同行的错误而津津乐道。
As someone who came up through the ranks of the often hidebound and highly deferential corporate world , I am glad to say good riddance to much of the old office culture .