单词 | prostrate |
释义 | Word Frequency prostrateadjective (ˈprɒstreɪt) 1. lying with the face downwards, as in submission 2. exhausted physically or emotionally 3. helpless or defenceless 4. (of a plant) growing closely along the ground verb (prɒˈstreɪt) (transitive) 5. to bow or cast (oneself) down, as in submission 6. to lay or throw down flat, as on the ground 7. to make helpless or defenceless 8. to make exhausted Derived forms prostration (prosˈtration) noun Word origin C14: from Latin prōsternere to throw to the ground, from prō- before + sternere to lay low |
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