单词：prostrates
音标：[ˈprɔsˌtreɪts] ；
v. 使俯伏, 使拜倒( prostrate的第三人称单数 ); （指疾病、天气等）使某人无能为力
v get into a prostrate position, as in submission
v render helpless or defenseless
v throw down flat, as on the ground
v render helpless or defenseless
v throw down flat, as on the ground
prostrate的用法和样例：
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- The prisoners were forced to lie prostrate in front of their captors.囚犯们被迫在逮捕他们的那些人面前卧倒。
- The country,prostrate after years of war,began slowly to recover.这个国家连年战争元气尽失后
- The illness left her prostrate for several weeks.这场病把她拖倒了几个星期。
用作动词(v.)
- The slaves prostrated themselves at their master's feet.奴隶们拜倒在主子的脚下.
- The trees were prostrated by the gales.这些树被大风刮倒了。
- The competitors were prostrated by the heat.竞赛者们由于天气炎热而力不从心。
- Two of the runners collapsed in a state of prostration.有两名赛跑选手因虚脱而倒下了。
词汇搭配
- prostrate stem平卧茎
经典引文
Some lay prostrate..foreheads touching the ground.
出自：A. B. EdwardsKicking the prostrate body of his rival.
出自：D. H. LawrenceEverybody..prostrated before the image.
出自：R. K. NarayanThe straw was so lovely it could almost make him want to prostrate himself upon it.
出自：P. Kavanagh
【近义词】
- prone易于 ... 的
- flat平坦的
- powerless无力的
- horizontal水平的
- helpless无助的
- overcome战胜
- lying说谎的
- defenseless无防备的
- face down正面朝下
- level数量
- drained动词drain的过去式,...
- exhausted用完的
- desperate绝望的
- at a low ebb处于低潮
- miserable痛苦的
- depressed沮丧的
- low低的
- reclining动词recline的现在...
- dispirited沮丧的
- obedient服从的
- acquiescent默许的
- conformable一致的
- down向下
- tire轮胎
- bow down鞠躬