prostrate

adjective

🔊/ˈprɒstreɪt/

🔊/ˈprɑːstreɪt/

(formal)

lying on the ground and facing downwards俯卧的；趴着的；俯伏的 synonym prone (3)
- They fell prostrate in worship.他们拜倒在地。🔊🔊
- He stumbled over Luke's prostrate body.他绊倒在卢克俯卧的身躯上。🔊🔊
- lying prostrate on the ground匍匐在地上
compare supine (1)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- lie
- fall
- …
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prostrate (with something) so shocked, upset, etc. that you cannot do anything给（悲伤等）压倒
- She was prostrate with grief after her son's death.她因丧子悲痛欲绝。🔊🔊

Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin prostratus ‘thrown down’, past participle of prosternere, from pro- ‘before’ + sternere ‘lay flat’.

verb

🔊/prɒˈstreɪt/

🔊/ˈprɑːstreɪt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they prostrate	🔊/prɒˈstreɪt/ 🔊/ˈprɑːstreɪt/
he / she / it prostrates	🔊/prɒˈstreɪts/ 🔊/ˈprɑːstreɪts/
past simple prostrated	🔊/prɒˈstreɪtɪd/ 🔊/ˈprɑːstreɪtɪd/
past participle prostrated	🔊/prɒˈstreɪtɪd/ 🔊/ˈprɑːstreɪtɪd/
-ing form prostrating	🔊/prɒˈstreɪtɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈprɑːstreɪtɪŋ/

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prostrate yourself to lie on your front with your face looking downwards, especially as a way of showing respect for God or a god 俯伏；拜倒
[usually passive] prostrate somebody to make somebody feel weak, shocked, and unable to do anything使一筹莫展；使无能为力 synonym overcome
- He was expecting to find her prostrated by the tragedy.他以为这场悲剧会使她一蹶不振。🔊🔊
- For months he was prostrated with grief.他好几个月都悲痛不已。🔊🔊

Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin prostratus ‘thrown down’, past participle of prosternere, from pro- ‘before’ + sternere ‘lay flat’.