v.使俯伏,使拜倒( prostrate的过去式和过去分词 );(指疾病、天气等)使某人无能为力;
例句:
He prostrated himself before rank and wealth.
他屈服于地位和财富.
He was prostrated by the loss of his wife.
他因丧妻而忧郁.
She prostrated herself with frustration.
因受挫她平伏于地上.