prostrate

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For me the absolutely shocking fact of this simile ] is that its primary purpose is merely to describe the number of angels who are prostrate on the burning lake of hell.
爲(wèi)了他們悲慘的境遇黯然神傷,對我來說，這個比喻令人震驚的事實,是它最初的目的衹不過,是爲(wèi)了描述葬身於地獄火海的天使的數(shù)量之多。
No Italian banks went bust, and rather than having to prostrate itself before the IMF or the EU, Italy became one of the biggest contributors to rescue funds for troubled European economies.
意大利銀行沒有一家宣佈破産，也沒有一家曏IMF或EU低頭要錢，相反意大利成爲(wèi)歐洲問題經(jīng)濟(jì)救助基金中最大的共享者之一。
Silently, they prostrate themselves before the abbot, while he scribbles down their new monastic names.
他們安靜的跪拜在主持的身前，而主持正在潦草的寫下他們新的僧侶名字。

They're prostrate on the burning lake of this miserable new realm called hell, yet nonetheless Satan pulls himself together and begins to analyze, to theorize, his situation.
他們匍匐在這個痛苦的被叫做地獄的國度,身邊是燃燒的湖水，然而撒旦還是振作了起來,開始分析思考他的処境。
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For me the absolutely shocking fact of this simile ] is that its primary purpose is merely to describe the number of angels who are prostrate on the burning lake of hell.
爲(wèi)了他們悲慘的境遇黯然神傷,對我來說，這個比喻令人震驚的事實,是它最初的目的衹不過,是爲(wèi)了描述葬身於地獄火海的天使的數(shù)量之多。
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The recent uproars over changes in breasts and prostrate cancer screens are a good example.
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Sevi's followers dreamed not only of returning to Israel but of having Gentiles prostrate themselves before them.
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(LYING) lying with the face down and arms stretched out, especially as a sign of respect or worship
(VERY TIRED) having lost all strength or all determination because of an illness or an extremely bad experience
to lie with the face down and arms stretched out, especially as a sign of respect or worship

If you prostrate yourself, you lie down flat on the ground, on your front, usually to show respect for God or a person in authority.
If you are lying prostrate, you are lying flat on the ground, on your front.
If someone is prostrate, they are so distressed or affected by a very bad experience that they are unable to do anything at all.