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

• Prostrate spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region cultivated for its greenish flower buds which are pickled.
  地中海地区俯卧的多刺的灌木，由于其绿色的有盐渍的花蓓而载植。
• 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。
• He did not lie prostrate under this blow.
  他并没有在这一打击下趴下。
• They prostrated themselves before their king.
  他们向国王跪拜行礼。
• A low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry.
  美国西南的一种散布的或俯卧的灌木，有类似越橘类植物的小橡树果和叶子。
• I told him you was prostrate with grief.
  我告诉他，你悲伤地起不来。
• She was prostrate with grief after his death.
  她在他死后因悲伤而憔悴了。
• 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。
• 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。
• We could see a man prostrate on the ground with two policemen standing over him holding guns.
  我们可以看见一个男人俯卧在地上，而两个警察站在他身边，手里拿着枪。