prostration

常见例句

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。
《新英汉大辞典》
"Thanks, thanks," said Monte Cristo, judging from the steward's utter prostration that he could not stretch the cord further without danger of breaking it.
“谢谢，谢谢，”基督山说道，他从那位管家失魂落魄的样子上判断出，他不能再把弦拉紧了，再紧便有绷断的危险。
In the midst of this prostration, a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said to him
他正处在万分颓丧之中，忽然一只手放在他的肩上，一个轻轻的声音向他说

While common to the caste-like system of Persia, prostration was something the freedom-loving Greeks scorned.
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