adj.
vt.
- 过去式: prostrated
- 过去分词: prostrated
- 现在分词: prostrating
- 第三人称单数: prostrates
The verb is pronounced /prɒ'streɪt, am 'prɑːstreɪt/. The adjective is pronounced /'prɒstreɪt/. 动词读作 /prɒ'streɪt, 美 'prɑːstreɪt/。形容词读作 /'prɒstreɪt/。
1.
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.
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They prostrated themselves before their king.
他们向国王跪拜行礼。
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Percy was lying prostrate, his arms outstretched and his eyes closed.
珀西闭着眼四仰八叉地平躺着。
3.
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.
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Immediately after my father's death my stepmother was prostrate...
我父亲死后,我的继母一下就垮了。
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I was prostrate with grief.
我当时痛不欲生。
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...his country's prostrate economy.
他的国家一蹶不振的经济
- Verb
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1. get into a prostrate position, as in submission
- synonym: bow down
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2. render helpless or defenseless;
- "They prostrated the enemy"
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3. throw down flat, as on the ground;
- "She prostrated herself with frustration"
- 1. She was prostrate on the floor.
- 她俯卧在地板上。
来自《简明英汉词典》


