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prostration

/pro-strey-shuhn/US // prɒˈstreɪ ʃən //

跪姿,跪拜,俯卧撑,匍匐前进

Related Words

weariness疲惫,疲惫感,疲倦,疲劳fatigue疲劳,疲劳症,疲惫,疲倦collapse崩溃,坍塌,崩塌,塌陷lassitude倦怠,倦怠症,倦怠感,懈怠powerlessness无力感,无能为力,无力,无能submissiveness顺从性,顺服性,顺应性,顺从abashment贬损,抛弃,贬值,贬低stupefaction惊愕,昏厥,昏昏沉沉,昏迷burnout烧伤,倦怠,烧毁,职业倦怠

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of prostrating.
    • : the state of being prostrated.
    • : extreme mental or emotional depression or dejection: nervous prostration.
    • : extreme physical weakness or exhaustion: heat prostration.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounexhaustion
Synonyms
collapse崩溃,坍塌,崩塌,塌陷fatigue疲劳,疲劳症,疲惫,疲倦lassitude倦怠,倦怠症,倦怠感,懈怠tiredness疲劳,疲惫,疲倦,劳累weariness疲惫,疲惫感,疲倦,疲劳burnout烧伤,倦怠,烧毁,职业倦怠
nounsubmission
Synonyms
abashment贬损,抛弃,贬值,贬低collapse崩溃,坍塌,崩塌,塌陷powerlessness无力感,无能为力,无力,无能stupefaction惊愕,昏厥,昏昏沉沉,昏迷submissiveness顺从性,顺服性,顺应性,顺从

Examples

  • Prostration following severe shock was what the doctor called it, but it looked to me more like a touch of brain fever.

  • Prostration rapidly increases until death puts an end to the patient's sufferings.

  • Prostration occurs much earlier and is usually much more marked in the latter.

  • Prostration is the Eastern mode of signifying profound respect, complete submission.

  • Prostration of ourselves before God produces a calm and dispassionate frame of mind, and a sense of our accountability.

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