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be prostrate
The worshippers were prostrate before the altar.
朝拜者俯伏在祭坛前。
俯卧的；平卧的
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俯卧的；平卧的
Lying flat, face down.
The worshippers were prostrate before the altar.
朝拜者俯伏在祭坛前。
平躺的,面朝下的。
Lying flat, face-down.
情绪上被摧毁的。
Emotionally devastated.
因环境暴露或使人衰弱的疾病而身体虚弱的。
Physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease.
匍匐在地的；平卧的。
Trailing on the ground; procumbent.
The worshippers lay prostrate before the altar.
信徒们拜倒在祭坛前。
After the long illness, he was completely prostrate.
长期患病后，他完全衰竭了。
The earthquake left many people prostrate on the ground.
地震使许多人俯卧在地上。
The worshippers were prostrate before the altar.
朝拜者俯伏在祭坛前。
She was prostrate with grief after the loss.
失去亲人后，她悲痛欲绝。
He lay prostrate on the ground, exhausted.
他精疲力尽地俯卧在地上。
该模式通常用于表示屈服或崇拜。
The conquered people prostrated themselves before the emperor.
被征服的人民拜倒在皇帝面前。
Not this
He was prostrate grief after the loss.
Use this
He was prostrate with grief after the loss.
形容词 prostrate 表示“因...而衰竭/沮丧”时，后需接介词 with 引出原因，不可直接跟名词。
Not this
He lay prostate on the floor.
Use this
He lay prostrate on the floor.
拼写错误：prostrate (俯卧的) 与 prostate (前列腺) 发音相近但含义不同，注意拼写区分。
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常与介词 before 或 on 连用，表示俯伏在某人或某物前。
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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