prostrates

英 [prɒˈstreɪts] 美 [ˈprɑːstreɪts]

v.  俯伏; 拜倒; 使一筹莫展; 使无能为力
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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/。

  1. VERB 使(自己)俯伏;使(自己)拜倒
    If you prostrate 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。
  2. ADJ 俯卧的;平卧的
    If you are lying prostrate, 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。
  3. ADJ 衰竭的;沮丧的;一蹶不振的
    If someone is prostrate, 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