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prostrate
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音标：英 ['prɒstreɪt] 美 ['prɑstret]
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解释：
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adj. 俯卧的；拜倒的；降伏的；沮丧的
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vt. 使…屈服；将…弄倒；使…俯伏
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中文词源：
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prostrate 俯伏，拜倒来自拉丁语prostratus,俯伏的，来自prosternere,俯伏，拜倒，来自pro-,向前，sternere,展开，张开，词源同stratum,structure.
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英文词源：
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prostrate
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prostrate: see strata
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prostrate (adj.)
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mid-14c., "lying face-down" (in submission, worship, etc.), from Latin prostratus, past participle of prosternere "strew in front, throw down," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + sternere "to spread out," from PIE root *stere- "to spread, extend, stretch out" (see structure (n.)). Figurative use from 1590s. General sense of "laid out, knocked flat" is from 1670s.
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prostrate (v.)
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early 15c., prostraten, "prostrate oneself," from prostrate (adj.). Related: Prostrated; prostrating.
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双语例句：
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1. Immediately after my father's death my stepmother was prostrate.
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我父亲死后，我的继母一下就垮了。
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来自柯林斯例句
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2. Percy was lying prostrate, his arms outstretched and his eyes closed.
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珀西闭着眼四仰八叉地平躺着。
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来自柯林斯例句
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3. I was prostrate with grief.
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我当时痛不欲生。
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来自柯林斯例句
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4. They fell prostrate in worship.
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他们拜倒在地。
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来自《权威词典》
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5. She was prostrate on the floor.
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她俯卧在地板上.
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来自《简明英汉词典》
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更多相关例句：
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Percy was lying prostrate, his arms outstretched and his eyes closed.
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珀西闭着眼四仰八叉地平躺着。【柯林斯例句】
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I was prostrate with grief.
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我当时痛不欲生。【柯林斯例句】
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They fell prostrate in worship.
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他们拜倒在地。【《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》】
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She was prostrate on the floor.
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她俯卧在地板上.【《简明英汉词典》】
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The Yankees had the South prostrate and they intended to keep It'so.
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北方佬已经使南方屈服了,他们还打算继续下去.【飘（部分）】
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The prisoners were forced to lie prostrate in front of their captors.
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囚犯们被迫在逮捕他们的那些人面前卧倒.【辞典例句】
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France no doubt would have lain prostrate under the German rule.
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法国无疑会屈服在德国的统治之下.【辞典例句】
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Bundy struck a match and held it over the prostrate figure.
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邦迪擦了一根火柴照看那个俯卧着的东西.【辞典例句】
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All the rest of them are dancing over his prostrate form.
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其他人在他身上跳起舞来.【辞典例句】
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The insect , writhed, and lay prostrate again.
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昆虫折腾了几下, 重又直挺挺地倒了下去.【辞典例句】
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The chair collapsed , leaving Jeo prostrate.
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这把椅一下子散了架,琼摔倒在地.【辞典例句】
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Italy lies prostrate under her miseries and disasters.
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意大利在贫穷灾祸的重压下已经奄奄一息.【辞典例句】
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She was prostrate with grief after his death.
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她在他死后因悲伤而憔悴了.【辞典例句】
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Once France was prostrate, he must if possible conquer or destroy Great Britain.
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法国一经投降,只要可能, 他就必然要征服或毁灭大不列颠.【辞典例句】
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The young mother was prostrate with grief at her baby's death from pneumonia.
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年轻妈妈的孩子患肺炎而死去,这使她悲痛欲绝.【辞典例句】
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