prostrate

英 [ˈprɒstreɪt , prɒˈstreɪt]

美 [ˈprɑːstreɪt]

adj.  俯卧的; 趴着的; 俯伏的; 给(悲伤等)压倒
v.  俯伏; 拜倒; 使一筹莫展; 使无能为力

过去式：prostrated　现在分词：prostrating　过去分词：prostrated　第三人称单数：prostrates　复数：prostrates　

GRE

BNC.20005 / COCA.21485

牛津词典

adj.

• 俯卧的；趴着的；俯伏的
  lying on the ground and facing downwards
  1. They fell prostrate in worship.
     他们拜倒在地。
  2. He stumbled over Luke's prostrate body.
     他绊倒在卢克俯卧的身躯上。
• 给（悲伤等）压倒
  so shocked, upset, etc. that you cannot do anything
  1. She was prostrate with grief after her son's death.
     她因丧子悲痛欲绝。

verb

• 俯伏；拜倒
  to lie on your front with your face looking downwards, especially as an act of worship
• 使一筹莫展；使无能为力
  to make sb feel weak, shocked, and unable to do anything
  1. He was expecting to find her prostrated by the tragedy.
     他以为这场悲剧会使她一蹶不振。
  2. For months he was prostrated with grief .
     他好几个月都悲痛不已。

柯林斯词典

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/。


• VERB 使（自己）俯伏；使（自己）拜倒
  If youprostrate yourself, you lie down flat on the ground, on your front, usually to show respect for God or a person in authority.
  1. 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 lyingprostrate, you are lying flat on the ground, on your front.
  1. 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 isprostrate, they are so distressed or affected by a very bad experience that they are unable to do anything at all.
  1. Immediately after my father's death my stepmother was prostrate...
     我父亲死后，我的继母一下就垮了。
  2. I was prostrate with grief.
     我当时痛不欲生。
  3. ...his country's prostrate economy.
     他的国家一蹶不振的经济

英英释义

verb

• render helpless or defenseless
  1. They prostrated the enemy
• throw down flat, as on the ground
  1. She prostrated herself with frustration
• get into a prostrate position, as in submission
  Synonym:bow down

adj

• stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
  1. found himself lying flat on the floor
  Synonym:flat
• lying face downward
  Synonym:prone

双语例句

• Immediately after my father's death my stepmother was prostrate
  我父亲死后，我的继母一下就垮了。
• He stmbled over luke's prostrate body.
  他绊倒在卢克俯卧的身躯上。
• One of them was lying prostrate on the ground, another rising to his feet, others walking forward.
  其中一个匍匐着躺在地上，另一个正站起来，其他人在向前走。
• Low to prostrate shrub of Canada and northern United States; bronzed purple in winter.
  比加拿大和北美灌木丛低的一种杉树；冬天呈深紫色。
• Large genus of low much-branched woody evergreens ranging from prostrate subshrubs to trees: true heaths.
  一个低矮多分枝的木本常绿植物大属，从俯生亚灌木至乔木；真石楠。
• Others sniffed haughtily that while France was great at culture, it remained economically and politically prostrate.
  其他一些人则傲慢地表示不屑，虽然法国在文化上很伟大，但在经济和政治领域，它依旧不怎么样。
• About the hardiest Podocarpaceae species; prostrate spreading shrub similar to mountain rimu; mountains of southern Chile.
  最硬的属于罗汉松科的俯卧散布的灌木，类似山区芮木泪柏；分布在智利南部山区。
• Prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America.
  欧洲平卧草本植物，开小黄花，结弯曲的黑荚；已经引入美国。
• He lay prostrate on the ground, not daring to look up at the emperor.
  他俯伏在地，不敢仰视皇帝。
• Annual prostrate mat-forming weed having whorled leaves and small greenish-white flowers; widespread throughout North America.
  一年生有轮生叶子和小白绿色花的杂生野草；广泛分布于北美洲。