| 单词 | prostrate |
| 释义 | prostrate Word forms: prostrates , prostrating , prostrated pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (prɒstreɪt , US prɑːstreɪt ). The adjective is pronounced (prɒstreɪt ). 1. verb 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. They prostrated themselves before their king. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE after verb] If you are lying prostrate, you are lying flat on the ground, on your front. Percy was lying prostrate, his arms outstretched and his eyes closed. Synonyms: prone, fallen, flat, horizontal 3. adjective If someone is prostrate, they are so distressed or affected by a very bad experience that they are unable to do anything at all. [formal] Immediately after my father's death my stepmother was prostrate. I was prostrate with grief. ...his country's prostrate economy. Synonyms: exhausted, overcome, depressed, drained |
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