prostrate

英 ['prɒstreɪt] 美 ['prɑːstreɪt]

• adj. 卧倒的；拜倒的；瓦解的；无能为力的
• v. 拜倒；倒下；无能为力；筋疲力尽；虚脱

英英释义

Adjective:

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

   "found himself lying flat on the floor"
   

2. lying face downward

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"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The prisoners were forced to lie prostrate in front of their captors.
   囚犯们被迫在逮捕他们的那些人面前卧倒。
2. The country,prostrate after years of war,began slowly to recover.
   这个国家连年战争元气尽失后
3. The illness left her prostrate for several weeks.
   这场病把她拖倒了几个星期。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The slaves prostrated themselves at their master's feet.
   奴隶们拜倒在主子的脚下.
2. The trees were prostrated by the gales.
   这些树被大风刮倒了。
3. The competitors were prostrated by the heat.
   竞赛者们由于天气炎热而力不从心。
4. Two of the runners collapsed in a state of prostration.
   有两名赛跑选手因虚脱而倒下了。

经典引文

• Some lay prostrate..foreheads touching the ground.

  出自： A. B. Edwards

• Kicking the prostrate body of his rival.

  出自： D. H. Lawrence

• Everybody..prostrated before the image.

  出自： R. K. Narayan

• The straw was so lovely it could almost make him want to prostrate himself upon it.

  出自： P. Kavanagh

词汇搭配

• prostrate stem 平卧茎

近反义词

【近义词】

• prone 易于 ... 的
• flat 平坦的
• powerless 无力的
• horizontal 水平的
• helpless 无助的
• overcome 战胜
• lying 说谎的
• defenseless 无防备的
• face down 正面朝下
• level 数量
• drained 动词drain的过去式,...
• exhausted 用完的
• desperate 绝望的
• at a low ebb 处于低潮
• miserable 痛苦的
• depressed 沮丧的
• low 低的
• reclining 动词recline的现在...
• dispirited 沮丧的
• obedient 服从的
• acquiescent 默许的
• conformable 一致的
• down 向下
• tire 轮胎
• bow down 鞠躬