单词 | prostrate |
释义 | prostrate¹ 1.(lying flat)俯伏的;拜倒的 Percy was lying prostrate, his arms outstretched and his eyes closed.珀西趴着, 双臂伸展, 眼睛闭着。 2.(distressed)精疲力竭的;沮丧的;一蹶不振的 Immediately after my father's death my stepmother was prostrate.父亲死后, 继母一下就垮了。 to be prostrate with grief悲痛欲绝 I was prostrate with grief.我当时痛不欲生。 3.(helpless)虚弱的;无助的;脆弱不堪的 his country's prostrate economy他的国家脆弱不堪的经济 4.【植】(growing along ground)匍匐的;平铺的;爬地的 prostrate² 1.(bow)使(自己)俯伏;使(自己)拜倒 to prostrate yourself worshipper +跪拜 to prostrate yourself before sb跪拜在某人面前 They prostrated themselves before their king.他们向国王跪拜行礼。 2.(throw down)使俯卧;使平卧 3.(make helpless)使虚弱;使无助的;使脆弱不堪 The cholera was virulent, prostrating the victim and killing him where he fell.霍乱具有致命性, 能使患者身体虚弱而死亡。 4.(exhaust)使筋疲力尽;使疲惫不堪 Dido was prostrated by pregnancy.迪多因怀孕而疲惫不堪。 |
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