prostration

英 [prɒˈstreɪʃn]

美 [prɑːˈstreɪʃn]

n.  筋疲力尽; 极度虚弱; 虚脱; 拜倒; 俯伏

复数：prostrations　

医学

BNC.35323 / COCA.35936

牛津词典

noun

• 筋疲力尽；极度虚弱；虚脱
  extreme physical weakness
  1. a state of prostration brought on by the heat
     暑热导致的虚脱状态
• 拜倒；俯伏
  the action of lying with your face downwards, especially in worship

英英释义

noun

• the act of assuming a prostrate position
• abject submission
• an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
  1. the commander's prostration demoralized his men
  Synonym:collapse

双语例句

• Sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat.
  由于曝晒或过热而导致突然腑倒。
• Two of the runners collapsed in a state of prostration.
  有两名赛跑选手因虚脱而倒下了。
• A glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin.
  由于肾上腺皮层功能衰退引起的一种腺体疾病，明显标志是贫血症和衰竭，皮肤呈褐色。
• Heat exhaustion ( or heat prostration): Response of the Body to excessive heat.
  热衰竭：身体对过热的反应。
• 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。
• Conclusion A significant effect had been achieved by the application of CPAP on neonatal acute respiration prostration.
  结论使用CPAP治疗新生儿急性呼吸衰竭效果显著。
• A person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure.
  畏寒的人的症状是虚脱、皮肤湿冷而且血压低。
• The sickness is characterized by sudden onset, coughing, dyspnea, fever, prostration, and rapid recovery.
  此病特点是突然发作，咳嗽，呼吸困难，发热，虚弱，并很快康复。
• There was a general prostration of business after the war.
  战后商业普遍萧条。
• As the drought grew worse, they had witnessed the barbarous rites of their elders, which they had never seen before, the mutilation of their bodies, and their prostration before wood and clay idols.
  他们目睹了老年人搞的那一套摧残身体的野蛮仪式，那种对木雕泥塑偶像的顶礼膜拜。他们过去从未见过这种场面。