c. 1400, "action of prostrating oneself," from Old French prostracion (14c.) or directly from Late Latin prostrationem (nominative prostratio), noun of action from past participle stem of prosternere (see prostrate (v.)); or else a native formation from prostrate (v.). Meaning "weakness, exhaustion, dejection" is from 1650s.
双语例句
1. a state of prostration brought on by the heat
暑热导致的虚脱状态
来自《权威词典》
2. A long period of worrying led to her nervous prostration.
长期的焦虑导致她的神经衰弱.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. Two of the runners in the Marathon race collapsed and were carried off in a state of prostration.
两位马拉松赛跑选手累倒了,他们在虚脱状态中被抬走.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. There was a general prostration of business after the war.
战后商业普遍萧条.
来自辞典例句
5. Two of the runners collapsed in a state of prostration.
