| 释义 |
prostrateadj. & v.●adj. /ˈprɒstreit/ 1a lying face downwards, esp. in submission (尤指表示屈服)俯卧的；拜倒的 b lying horizontally 卧倒的；平卧的 2 overcome, esp. by grief, exhaustion, etc. (尤指因悲痛、精疲力竭等)虚弱的；衰竭的 prostrate with self-pity 因自哀而一蹶不振的 3 Bot. growing along the ground 【植】爬地的；匍匐的 ●v. tr. /prɒˈstreit/ 1 lay (a person etc.) flat on the ground 使(人等)平卧 2 (作 refl.) throw (oneself) down in submission etc. 使(自己)屈服(或服从等) 3 (of fatigue, illness, etc.) overcome; reduce to extreme physical weakness (疲劳、疾病等)使衰弱；使精疲力竭 □ prostration /prɒˈstreiʃ(ə)n/ n.[Middle English from Latin prostratus, past part. of prosternere (as PRO-1, sternere strat- ‘lay flat’)] |