mid-14c., "lying face-down" (in submission, worship, etc.), from Latin prostratus, past participle of prosternere "strew in front, throw down," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + sternere "to spread out," from PIE root *stere- "to spread, extend, stretch out" (see structure (n.)). Figurative use from 1590s. General sense of "laid out, knocked flat" is from 1670s.
prostrate (v.)
early 15c., prostraten, "prostrate oneself," from prostrate (adj.). Related: Prostrated; prostrating.
prostrate 英文释义
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"
prostrate 双语例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
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。
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3. I was prostrate with grief.
我当时痛不欲生。
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4. They fell prostrate in worship.
他们拜倒在地。
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5. She was prostrate on the floor.
她俯卧在地板上.
来自《简明英汉词典》
prostrate 实用场景例句
Percy was lying prostrate, his arms outstretched and his eyes closed.
珀西闭着眼四仰八叉地平躺着。
柯林斯例句
I was prostrate with grief.
我当时痛不欲生。
柯林斯例句
They fell prostrate in worship.
他们拜倒在地。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
She was prostrate on the floor.
她俯卧在地板上.
《简明英汉词典》
The Yankees had the South prostrate and they intended to keep It'so.
北方佬已经使南方屈服了,他们还打算继续下去.
飘（部分）
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.
辞典例句
France no doubt would have lain prostrate under the German rule.
法国无疑会屈服在德国的统治之下.
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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.
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All the rest of them are dancing over his prostrate form.
其他人在他身上跳起舞来.
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The insect , writhed, and lay prostrate again.
昆虫折腾了几下, 重又直挺挺地倒了下去.
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The chair collapsed , leaving Jeo prostrate.
这把椅一下子散了架,琼摔倒在地.
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Italy lies prostrate under her miseries and disasters.
意大利在贫穷灾祸的重压下已经奄奄一息.
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She was prostrate with grief after his death.
她在他死后因悲伤而憔悴了.
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Once France was prostrate, he must if possible conquer or destroy Great Britain.
法国一经投降,只要可能, 他就必然要征服或毁灭大不列颠.
辞典例句
The young mother was prostrate with grief at her baby's death from pneumonia.
