/ˈprɒstreɪt/1
- lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downwards俯卧的; 卧倒的。
1.1
- predic. figurative completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion〈喻〉衰竭的, 沮丧的; 被征服的：
his wife was prostrate with shock.
他妻子震惊得昏倒了。
1.2
- Botany growing along the ground【植】平卧的, 匍匐的, 爬地的。
/prɒˈstreɪt/
with obj.
1prostrate oneself
throw oneself flat on the ground so as to be lying face downwards, especially in reverence or submission（尤指尊敬或屈从）使（自己）俯伏; 使拜倒：she prostrated herself on the bare floor of the church.
她匍匐在教堂光秃秃的地板上。
1.1
- （常作be prostrated）(of distress, exhaustion, or illness) reduce (someone) to extreme physical weakness（痛苦, 疲惫, 疾病）使衰竭, 使疲惫; 使沮丧：
she was so prostrated by migraine that she could scarcely totter up the stairs to bed.
偏头痛把她折腾得连跌跌撞撞登楼上床都极为困难。
派生词
prostration
noun词源
Middle English: from Latin prostratus 'thrown down'， past participle of prosternere,from pro-'before'+sternere 'lay flat'.