单词 | prostrated |
释义 | > as lemmasˈprostrated ˈprostrated adj. ΚΠ 1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel (vii.) f. 96v A lyon is a cruell beast yf he be exaspered, and gentle yf the man faldowne naked before him, & except it be in great honger he hurteth not siche humble prostrated proyes. 1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. App. 215 Stretch out an helping hand to an afflicted people, and a prostrated Commonweale. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 307 The 17 prostrated Wretches, were the People who brought the Offering. 1859 K. Cornwallis Panorama New World I. 354 That gentleman reported the prostrated hopes of the over-sanguine goldhunters. 1911 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 50 593 The prostrated trunks lie in all directions. 1990 Ess. in Crit. 40 202 The prostrated lover who took to his bed and drowned himself in tears was not a credible representation of natural behaviour. < as lemmas |
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