prostration
n. (為表示恭敬或崇拜)俯伏在地上; 身體極度衰竭; 虛脫; 筋疲力盡
1. a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes
2. abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body
3. the act of assuming a prostrate position
There was a general prostration of business after the war.
戰後商業普遍蕭條.
Ceremonial prostration is part of Muslim prayer.
倒伏行禮是穆斯林禱告的一部份.
A long period of worrying led to her nervous prostration.
長期的焦慮導致她的神經衰弱.
Two of the runners collapsed in a state of prostration.
有兩名賽跑選手因虛脫而倒下了.
The commander's prostration demoralized his men.
指揮官的屈服造成士兵意志消沉.