prostrate 详细解释

prostrate

['prɔstreit]

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

vt.

1. 使俯卧; 弄倒

2. 使(自己)俯卧; 拜倒

He prostrated himself before rank and wealth.

他拜倒在地位和财富面前。

3. 使屈服

4. 使衰竭; 使疲惫; 使沮丧[H]

a.

1. 俯卧的; 倒在地上的

fall prostrate on the floor

跌倒在地板上

2. 俯伏的; 拜倒的

3. 被征服的; 降伏的

4. 衰竭的; 疲惫的; 沮丧的

5. 【植】爬地的, 匍匐的

词形变化

名词: prostrator | 动词过去式: prostrated | 动词过去分词: prostrated | 动词现在分词: prostrating | 动词第三人称单数: prostrates |

词义辨析

同义:

a.倒下的; 败的; 沮丧的

helpless  overcome  defenseless  powerless

a.平的; 水平的; 横卧的

prone  horizontal  flat  lying  reclining  

同义参见:

obedient  down  tire  acquiescent  conformable  

英英释义

动词 prostrate:

get into a prostrate position, as in submission

同义词：bow down

render helpless or defenseless

throw down flat, as on the ground

形容词 prostrate:

stretched out and lying at full length along the ground

同义词：flat

lying face downward

同义词：prone

补充

prostrateprostrate英:[ˈprɔstreit] 美:[ˈprɑsˌtret]adj.1.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。2.被某事物所制服的; 瓦解的; 无能为力的vt.1.使俯伏; 使拜倒They prostrated themselves before the emperor.他们拜倒在皇帝的面前。2.(指疾病、天气等)使某人无能为力

例句

1. Percy was lying prostrate, his arms outstretched and his eyes closed.珀西趴着, 双臂伸展, 眼睛闭着。 2. Immediately after my father's death my stepmother was prostrate.父亲死后, 继母一下就垮了。 3. I was prostrate with grief.我当时痛不欲生。 4. They prostrated themselves before their king.他们向国王跪拜行礼。 5. The cholera was virulent, prostrating the victim and killing him where he fell.霍乱具有致命性, 能使患者身体虚弱而死亡。 6. Dido was prostrated by pregnancy.迪多因怀孕而疲惫不堪。 7. The trees were prostrated by the gales yesterday.昨天大风刮倒了树木。 8. They prostrated themselves before the king.他们拜倒在国王的脚下。 9. The competitors were prostrated by the heat.竞赛者们由于天气炎热而力不从心。 10. his wife was prostrate with shock.他妻子震惊得昏倒了。 11. she prostrated herself on the bare floor of the church.她匍匐在教堂光秃秃的地板上。 12. she was so prostrated by migraine that she could scarcely totter up the stairs to bed.偏头痛把她折腾得几乎不能跌跌撞撞登楼上床。 13. The police found the body in a prostrate position.警方发现尸体呈俯卧姿势。 14. a prostrate body俯卧的身体 15. She was lying prostrate on the bed.她趴在床上。 16. They were prostrate from/with the heat.对这样的高温他们无能为力。 17. He was prostrate with grief. [=he was completely overcome by grief]他悲痛欲绝。 18. She was prostrated [=overcome] with/by grief.她因悲伤而一蹶不振。 19. The worshippers prostrated themselves on the ground before the shrine.敬神者拜倒在圣坛前。 20. The campers suffered from heat prostration. [=physical exhaustion caused by heat]露营者在高温下筋疲力尽。

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