prostrated

英 [prɒˈstreɪtɪd]

美 [ˈprɑːstreɪtɪd]

v.  俯伏; 拜倒; 使一筹莫展; 使无能为力
prostrate的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /prɒ'streɪt, am 'prɑːstreɪt/. The adjective is pronounced /'prɒstreɪt/. 动词读作 /prɒ'streɪt, 美 'prɑːstreɪt/。形容词读作 /'prɒstreɪt/。


• VERB 使（自己）俯伏；使（自己）拜倒
  If youprostrate yourself, you lie down flat on the ground, on your front, usually to show respect for God or a person in authority.
  1. They prostrated themselves before their king.
     他们向国王跪拜行礼。
• ADJ 俯卧的；平卧的
  If you are lyingprostrate, you are lying flat on the ground, on your front.
  1. Percy was lying prostrate, his arms outstretched and his eyes closed.
     珀西闭着眼四仰八叉地平躺着。
• ADJ 衰竭的；沮丧的；一蹶不振的
  If someone isprostrate, they are so distressed or affected by a very bad experience that they are unable to do anything at all.
  1. Immediately after my father's death my stepmother was prostrate...
     我父亲死后，我的继母一下就垮了。
  2. I was prostrate with grief.
     我当时痛不欲生。
  3. ...his country's prostrate economy.
     他的国家一蹶不振的经济

双语例句

• Like his father, when he finished handling over the kingdom affairs, he always came to the Chongsheng Temple and prostrated himself before the Buddha statues.
  和他的父亲一样，在处理完朝政的空隙，他也经常来崇圣寺拜佛。
• The statue before which they prostrated themselves in adoration.
  他们匍匐崇拜的神像。
• Winston was not hurt, only prostrated.
  温斯顿没有受到伤害，只是弄得精疲力尽。
• The old man prostrated himself before the altar.
  那个老人平伏[跪拜]在祭坛前。
• Any assessment of Mr Obama needs to acknowledge that when he was elected he inherited the in-box from Hell: a financial collapse, a prostrated economy, two wars.
  对奥巴马先生的任何评价都必须承认，当他当选的时候，他继承的是一个烂摊子：金融危机、萎靡不振的经济和两场战争。
• The captives prostrated themselves before the conqueror.
  俘虏们俯伏在征服者面前。
• The country's industry prostrated.
  这个国家的工业衰退了。
• They prostrated themselves before their king.
  他们向国王跪拜行礼。
• Emerging from Bangkok's airport after formally surrendering to police, Mr Thaksin prostrated himself, touching his forehead to the ground, hands clasped in a sign of respect, before briefly greeting throngs of cheering supporters.
  他信在正式向警方自首后出现在曼谷机场。他身体匍伏，前额触地，双手紧扣致敬。随后，他向一大群欢呼的支持者致以简短的问候。
• The typhoon prostrated numerous young trees.
  台风吹倒了无数棵小树苗。