prostrate

adj.

1. 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。
2. 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

1. 俯伏；拜倒
   to lie on your front with your face looking downwards, especially as an act of worship
2. 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。

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.
   1. They prostrated themselves before their king.
      他们向国王跪拜行礼。
2. ADJ 俯卧的；平卧的
   If you are lying prostrate, 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。
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.
   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

1. They prostrated themselves before their king.
   他们向国王跪拜行礼。
2. 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. Immediately after my father's death my stepmother was prostrate
   我父亲死后，我的继母一下就垮了。
4. I was prostrate with grief.
   我当时痛不欲生。
5. Last but not least, it also reduces the chances of breast, colon and prostrate cancer.
   最重要的是，它还能降低人们罹患乳腺癌、结肠癌和身体衰竭症的几率。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. The captain bowed low, for the guard and the attendants did not prostrate themselves, but remained standing.
   卫队长深深鞠了一躬，卫兵和随从没有匍伏在地，都肃立一旁。
10. Bundy struck a match and held it over the prostrate figure.
    邦迪擦了一根火柴照看那个俯卧着的东西。
11. I told him you was prostrate with grief.
    我告诉他，你悲伤地起不来。
12. 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。
13. She was prostrate with grief after his death.
    她在他死后因悲伤而憔悴了。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. He stumbled and lay prostrate on the floor.
    他被绊倒而俯伏在地。
17. Common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures.
    旧大陆一种匍匐的草本植物，经常用作地被植物；原来被认为可以治愈裂口。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. The illness left her prostrate for several weeks.
    这场病把她拖倒了几个星期。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. He did not lie prostrate under this blow.
    他并没有在这一打击下趴下。
24. Sumer and its great civilization lie prostrate.
    苏美尔和它的伟大文明衰竭了。
25. The most repugnant thing is to prostrate yourself to another human being and adore him or her.
    最让人厌恶的事情就是拜倒在另一个人类的脚下并崇拜他或者她。
26. He stmbled over luke's prostrate body.
    他绊倒在卢克俯卧的身躯上。
27. 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。
28. Why are your mighty men prostrate? He does not stand, because Jehovah has cast him down.
    你的壮士为何仆倒？他站立不住，因为耶和华将他推倒了。
29. Prostrate or twining woody vine with small leathery leaves and umbels of red flowers; Australia and Tasmania.
    匍匐或缠绕木质藤蔓植物，有似皮革的小叶子和红色伞状花序；澳大利亚和塔斯马尼亚岛。
30. But having got it, I am prostrate with exhaustion; I seem to have been sucked dry of all my energy, and I feel nothing but desolation.
    可是我得到了也累垮了，我像被抽空了一样精疲力尽，心境苍凉。

verb

1. render helpless or defenseless
   1. They prostrated the enemy

2. throw down flat, as on the ground
   1. She prostrated herself with frustration

3. get into a prostrate position, as in submission

   Synonym:    bow down

adj

1. stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
   1. found himself lying flat on the floor

   Synonym:    flat

2. lying face downward

   Synonym:    prone