prostrate

prostrate

英[ˈprɒstreɪt]美[ˈprɑstreɪt]

adj.卧倒的，被某事物所制服的，瓦解的，无能为力的；

vt.使俯伏，使拜倒，（指疾病、天气等）使某人无能为力；

第三人称单数：prostrates;

过去式：prostrated;

过去分词：prostrated;

现在分词：prostrating;

例句

She was prostrate on the floor.她俯卧在地板上。

They fell prostrate in worship.他们拜倒在地。

I was prostrate with grief.我当时痛不欲生。

Immediately after my father's death my stepmother was prostrate...我父亲死后，我的继母一下就垮了。

Percy was lying prostrate, his arms outstretched and his eyes closed.珀西闭着眼四仰八叉地平躺着。

同义词

adj.

prostrate的同义词之：倒下的;败的;沮丧的

powerlessdefenselesshelplessovercome

prostrate的同义词之：平的;水平的;横卧的

lyingpronehorizontalrecliningflat

prostrate的同义词之：其他释义

overcomepowerlesslyinghelplessproneobedientflatdefenselessconformableacquiescenthorizontal

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

VERB

使（自己）俯伏；使（自己）拜倒

If you prostrate yourself, you lie down flat on the ground, on your front, usually to show respect for God or a person in authority.

例句

They prostrated themselves before their king.他们向国王跪拜行礼。

ADJ

俯卧的；平卧的

If you are lying prostrate, you are lying flat on the ground, on your front.

例句

Percy was lying prostrate, his arms outstretched and his eyes closed.珀西闭着眼四仰八叉地平躺着。

ADJ

衰竭的；沮丧的；一蹶不振的

If someone is prostrate, they are so distressed or affected by a very bad experience that they are unable to do anything at all.

例句

Immediately after my father's death my stepmother was prostrate...我父亲死后，我的继母一下就垮了。I was prostrate with grief.我当时痛不欲生。

英汉词典释义

adj.

卧倒的, 俯卧的, 拜倒的(尤指因筋疲力尽或为表示顺从、敬意等)

She was prostrate on the floor.她俯卧在地板上。

被某事物所制服的;瓦解的;无能为力的

vt.

使俯伏;使拜倒

They prostrated themselves before the emperor.他们拜倒在皇帝的面前。

(指疾病、天气等)使某人无能为力

英英词典释义

Verb

1. get into a prostrate position, as in submission

2. render helpless or defenseless;

"They prostrated the enemy"

3. throw down flat, as on the ground;

"She prostrated herself with frustration"

Adjective

1. stretched out and lying at full length along the ground;

"found himself lying flat on the floor"

2. lying face downward