be prostrate
The worshippers were prostrate before the altar.
朝拜者俯伏在祭坛前。
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。
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。
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.
长期患病后，他完全衰竭了。
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.
地震使许多人俯卧在地上。
用法提示：prostrate 作形容词，描述身体平躺的姿势。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was prostrate grief after the loss.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He lay prostate on the floor.
正确表达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。
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。
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