Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #20005
prostrate
/ˈprɑstreɪt/
adjective
俯卧的；平卧的
Lying flat, face down.
- 1.
Lying flat, face-down.
平躺的,面朝下的。
- 2.
Emotionally devastated.
情绪上被摧毁的。
- 3.
Physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease.
因环境暴露或使人衰弱的疾病而身体虚弱的。
- 4.
Trailing on the ground; procumbent.
匍匐在地的；平卧的。
崩溃的；沮丧的；虚弱的；精疲力竭的；匍匐的；蔓生的；平躺的,面朝下的。；情绪上被摧毁的。
In use
The worshippers lay prostrate before the altar.
After the long illness, he was completely prostrate.
The earthquake left many people prostrate on the ground.
be prostrate
The worshippers were prostrate before the altar.
朝拜者俯伏在祭坛前。
prostrate with/from sth
She was prostrate with grief after the loss.
失去亲人后，她悲痛欲绝。
lie/fall prostrate
He lay prostrate on the ground, exhausted.
他精疲力尽地俯卧在地上。
Connections
Synonyms
Confusing words
- prostate
- 前列腺 · 拼写和发音相似，但意思完全不同：prostrate 指俯卧或衰竭，prostate 是男性生殖腺体。
Word family
- prostrates
- plural, third person singular
- prostrated
- past, past participle
- prostrating
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常与介词 before 或 on 连用，表示俯伏在某人或某物前。
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