supinely
adverb
disapprovinguk/ˈsuː.paɪn.li//ˈsjuː.paɪn.li/us/ˈsuː.paɪn.li/in a way thatshowsyou areweak, andwillingto becontrolledby otherpeople:
仰卧地(掌心向上地); 因循地;服从地He isloyalto hisclanbut not supinely so.他忠于自己的氏族,但并非绝对服从。
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supine
- Nomediaorganisationworthitssaltshould supinelyaccepttherulingof a Britishcourtwhichcurtailstherightof thepresstoreportmattersofpublicinterest.
- How supinely weaccepttheideathatyouthmust haveitsfling.
- He hasstoodsupinely by while thegovernmenthassignedourrightsaway.
Weakness and vulnerability
- Achilles heel
- at a low ebbidiom
- be (only) flesh and bloodidiom
- besomeone'spoodleidiom
- brittle
- helplessly
- helplessness
- house of cardsidiom
- human
- impotence
- sitting target
- soft target
- submissive
- submissively
- submissiveness
- watery
- wetness
- wimpy
- wonky
- wuss