Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #20005
prostrate
/ˈprɑstreɪt/
adjective
俯卧的；平卧的
核心释义
Lying flat, face down.
- 1.
平躺的,面朝下的。
Lying flat, face-down.
- 2.
情绪上被摧毁的。
Emotionally devastated.
- 3.
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.
- 4.
匍匐在地的；平卧的。
Trailing on the ground; procumbent.
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。
用法In use
The worshippers lay prostrate before the altar.
用法提示：prostrate 作形容词，表示因崇敬而俯卧的姿势。
After the long illness, he was completely prostrate.
用法提示：prostrate 作形容词，表示极度虚弱无力的状态。
The earthquake left many people prostrate on the ground.
用法提示：prostrate 作形容词，描述身体平躺的姿势。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
近义词Synonyms
易混词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。
词族Word family
- prostrates
- plural, third person singular
- prostrated
- past, past participle
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明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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