prostrate
adj. 臥倒的; 被某事物所制服的; 瓦解的; 無能為力的
vt. 使俯伏,使拜倒; (指疾病、天氣等)使某人無能為力
If you prostrate yourself, you lie down flat on the ground, on your front, usually to show respect for God or a person in authority.
They prostrated themselves before their king.
他們向國王跪拜行禮。
If you are lying prostrate, you are lying flat on the ground, on your front.
Percy was lying prostrate, his arms outstretched and his eyes closed.
珀西閉著眼四仰八叉地平躺著。
If someone is prostrate, they are so distressed or affected by a very bad experience that they are unable to do anything at all.
Immediately after my father's death my stepmother was prostrate...
我父親死後,我的繼母一下就垮了。
I was prostrate with grief.
我當時痛不欲生。
1. get into a prostrate position, as in submission
2. render helpless or defenseless;
3. throw down flat, as on the ground;
1. stretched out and lying at full length along the ground;
2. lying face downward
Percy was lying prostrate, his arms outstretched and his eyes closed.
珀西閉著眼四仰八叉地平躺著。
I was prostrate with grief.
我當時痛不欲生。
They fell prostrate in worship.
他們拜倒在地。
She was prostrate on the floor.
她俯臥在地板上.
The Yankees had the South prostrate and they intended to keep It'so.
北方佬已經使南方屈服了,他們還打算繼續下去.
adj. 倒下的;敗的;沮喪的
powerlessdefenselesshelplessovercome
adj. 平的;水平的;橫臥的
lyingpronehorizontalrecliningflat
其他釋義
overcomepowerlesslyinghelplessproneobedientflatdefenselessconformableacquiescenthorizontal