prostrate

US [ˈprɑˌstreɪt]
UK [ˈprɒstreɪt]
  • v.俯伏；拜倒；使一筹莫展；使无能为力
  • adj.俯卧的；趴着的；俯伏的；给（悲伤等）压倒
  • Web使……衰弱；沮丧的；伏地的
Simple Present：prostrates  Present Participle：prostrating  Past Tense：prostrated  

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prostrate
adj.
1.
俯卧的；趴着的；俯伏的lying on the ground and facing downwards
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。
2.
~ (with sth)
给（悲伤等）压倒so shocked, upset, etc. that you cannot do anything
She was prostrate with grief after her son's death.
她因丧子悲痛欲绝。
v.
1.
~ yourself
俯伏；拜倒to lie on your front with your face looking downwards, especially as an act of worship
2.
[usupass]
~ sb
使一筹莫展；使无能为力to make sb feel weak, shocked, and unable to do anything
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。

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Definition:
AllAll,俯伏俯伏,拜倒拜倒,使一筹莫展使一筹莫展,使无能为力使无能为力,俯卧的俯卧的,趴着的趴着的,俯伏的俯伏的,给压倒给压倒,使……衰弱使……衰弱,沮丧的沮丧的,伏地的伏地的
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1.
Tom immediately grabbed a long knife, jumped astride her prostrate body, and with a great strong stroke, cut her head almost completely off.
汤姆立即抓起一把长刀，一下跨在她倒下的身体上，使劲割下去，她的头几乎被齐齐地割下来。
tāng mǔ lì jí zhuā qǐ yī bǎ cháng dāo , yí xià kuà zài tā dǎo xià de shēn tǐ shàng , shǐ jìn gē xià qù , tā de tóu jī hū bèi qí qí de gē xià lái 。
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2.
He missed the surface altogether, his legs flew up above his head, and he found himself lying on the top of the prostrate Rat.
桨根本没有划在水面。只见他两脚高高翘起，整个儿跌倒在躺倒的河鼠身上。
jiǎng gēn běn méi yǒu huà zài shuǐ miàn 。 zhǐ jiàn tā liǎng jiǎo gāo gāo qiáo qǐ , zhěng gè er diē dǎo zài tǎng dǎo de hé shǔ shēn shàng 。
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3.
I'm very sorry to offend your prejudices but it seems to me absurd that I should prostrate myself in gratitude to God.
很对不起，我会冒犯你们的偏见，可是说我应当对上帝伏拜感恩，我觉得是荒唐可笑的。
hěn duì bu qǐ , wǒ huì mào fàn nǐ men de piān jiàn , kě shì shuō wǒ yīng dāng duì shàng dì fú bài gǎn ēn , wǒ jué de shì huāng táng kě xiào de 。
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4.
His mission was to administer the consolations of religion to any of the prostrate figures in whom there might yet linger a spark of life.
他的使命是管理那些这个地区为了安慰生命微弱者而精疲力竭的人们。
tā de shǐ mìng shì guǎn lǐ nà xiē zhè ge dì qū wèi le ān wèi shēng mìng wēi ruò zhě ér jīng pí lì jié de rén men 。
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5.
He fell prostrate in the mud with a perforating wound of the neck, with the wound exit over the tracheal area and a fracture of the trachea.
他栽倒在泥泞中，脖子上伤口形成贯穿伤，因为贯穿出口位于气管区上方，加之气管断裂。
tā zāi dǎo zài ní nìng zhōng , bó zǐ shàng shāng kǒu xíng chéng guàn chuān shāng , yīn wèi guàn chuān chū kǒu wèi yú qì guǎn qū shàng fāng , jiā zhī qì guǎn duàn liè 。
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6.
One day Murlock returned from gunning in a distant part of the forest to find his wife prostrate with fever, and delirious.
有一天，摩洛克打猎归来，在森林里较远的地方发现他的妻子因为高烧昏迷，倒在地上。
yǒu yī tiān , mó luò kè dǎ liè guī lái , zài sēn lín lǐ jiào yuǎn de dì fang fā xiàn tā de qī zi yīn wèi gāo shāo hūn mí , dào zài dì shàng 。
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7.
On the floor lay prostrate some dozen or so of the enemy , on whom the Mole was busily engaged in fitting handcuffs .
地板上匍匐着好几十个敌人，鼹鼠在忙着给他们戴手铐。
dì bǎn shàng pú fú zhe hǎo jǐ shí gè dí rén , yǎn shǔ zài máng zhe gěi tā men dài shǒu kào 。
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8.
the captain bowed low , for the guard and the attendants did not prostrate themselves , but remained standing.
卫队长深深鞠了一躬，卫兵和随从没有匍伏在地，都肃立一旁。
wèi duì zhǎng shēn shēn jū le yī gōng , wèi bīng hé suí cóng méi yǒu pú fú zài dì , dōu sù lì yì páng 。
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9.
I urged Ioan to leave the inn immediately, but he remained prostrate, and refused to follow me.
我催促尤安立即离开旅馆，但他始终神智不清，拒绝跟我离开。
wǒ cuī cù yóu ān lì jí lí kāi lǚ guǎn , dàn tā shǐ zhōng shén zhì bù qīng , jù jué gēn wǒ lí kāi 。
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10.
It tends to confound and destroy all distinctions, and prostrate all ranks to one common level.
这将混淆和抹杀所有区别，削平所有等级。
zhè jiāng hùn xiáo hé mǒ shā suǒ yǒu qū bié , xuē píng suǒ yǒu děng jí 。
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